Live sports rights have been the last bastion of appointment television, and the prices paid for them reflect that status. The NFL, NBA, Premier League, and a handful of other properties command rights fees that have increased at rates that cannot continue indefinitely. The question is not whether the bubble breaks, but where. The traditional model — broadcast and cable … [Read more...] about The Sports Rights Bubble and Where It Breaks
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What Happens to Social Media When the Algorithms Change
Every major social media platform periodically changes its algorithm. Every time, the same thing happens: creators and publishers who built their strategy around the old signals lose reach overnight, and the platforms maintain that the change serves users better. Sometimes that is even true. The more interesting question is structural: what does it mean to build any kind of … [Read more...] about What Happens to Social Media When the Algorithms Change
Why Scientific Replication Crises Keep Happening
The replication crisis — the discovery that a significant portion of published findings in psychology, medicine, nutrition, and economics cannot be reproduced by independent researchers — has been a recurring story for over a decade. It keeps happening because the incentive structures that produced the original problem have not fundamentally changed. The academic publishing … [Read more...] about Why Scientific Replication Crises Keep Happening
ZGM 2023: Explore the Boundless Creativity of Generative Media, August 25, 2023
We are thrilled to announce the eagerly anticipated ZeitGeist Generative Media event, ZGM 2023, organized by zgm.org! Get ready to embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of limitless creativity, innovation, and imagination, all driven by the power of generative media. 🚀 Unveiling the Future of Creativity: ZGM 2023 is a one-of-a-kind event that celebrates the … [Read more...] about ZGM 2023: Explore the Boundless Creativity of Generative Media, August 25, 2023