Things Right Now 019: TikTok Edition

Sean Monahan 8ball.report

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THE WAY WE CONSUME INFORMATION IS CHANGING

Unlike cable TV, platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Meta, and X offer real-time content and diverse formats. Some key shifts:

1. Sports events moving to streaming platforms

Traditional broadcast isn’t the default anymore. Platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and Apple TV+ are acquiring live sports rights, giving

But Bandcamp isn’t the answer. Moving all music from Spotify to Bandcamp is no more of a solution than moving all of TikTok’s content from ByteDance’s data centers to Oracle’s cloud. The Bandcamp model might offer artists a greater degree of control and revenue share, but Vine has shown that there’s too much to be lost by investing so much in a sin... See more

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