Jessica Ryan
@jessicaryan
Piratical pioneer of experiences live on the Internet (circa 2013) // CEO Broadway Unlocked, your friendly theatre on the internet // Indefatigable advocate for arts
Jessica Ryan
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Broadway Unlocked and IP Strategy
Gavin puts the current state of FAST in perspective: Crowded. Fragmented. Very good for aggregators. Less good for channel publishers.
Broadway Unlocked and Live Digital
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Broadway Unlocked and IP Strategy
The library-building approach—where studios indefinitely own and exploit creative works—belongs to the pre-digital era. It's a business model designed for scarcity, not abundance.
What if the opportunity for creativity is much bigger than what we’ve all been calling the Creator Economy? I believe it is. I call this opportunity, The Creativity Supply Chain.
Fast Company • fastcompany.com
And so what you've ended up with, not surprisingly, is a few key players that happen to own the majority of the IP that is kind of a must have in this industry to have a product offering and a handful of distributors that have gotten scale on distribution of great user experiences like a Spotify, Amazon, a YouTube, whoever you might want to think... See more
Colossus • Universal Music Group: The Gatekeepers of Music
BARLOW I’ve been livestreaming while singing and songwriting for an audience since I was a teenager. It’s like a muscle; the more you do it, the better you get at it. Emily has classic training and is incredibly educated in her craft. I am not, so it was just sort of my process to gain an audience’s perspective on what they thought and how I could... See more
Julia Jacobs • TikTok to the Grammys: How a ‘Bridgerton’ Musical Beat Broadway (Published 2022)
Short-form is critical for building audience, but long-form is critical for building engagement. In the context of today’s revenue share formulas and sponsorship models, high-quality fan engagement will be the key to long-term success as the industry continues to evolve.
What does it mean to apply our power to promote our values? It means that we can have an impact on our shared political and cultural life. It means that we can support and care for each other. It means we can stand up, individually and together, and say “no” against the injustices in the world. It means that we have the ability to initiate the... See more