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His platform (which we were given beta access to) offers users ownership of video clips like a “Jayson Tatum jump shot” or a “Zion Williamson block.”

Thus, as the cable-tv-dominated status quo crumbles, pro sports will develop a new playbook, centered around better telling player stories. Players will also have more opportunity to tell and sell these stories themselves, direct-to-consumer:

Second, I’m reflecting on a point former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale famously made in 1995: “There are only two ways to make money in business: bundling and unbundling.” I think we’re burnt out by the fragmentation that the D2C era brought to everything. After subscribing to tons of hyper-niche content over the years, the idea of a couple brands we ... See more

Live content is rapidly becoming the most entertaining form of content today, yet discovery is a major bottleneck for creators and consumers — it’s nearly impossible for consumers to find what they want to watch, when they want to watch it. Content is now spread across a myriad of different platforms — from Facebook Live, Instagram Live and YouTube... See more