16min chapter

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The Year in Media and Entertainment: What’s Broken (News), What’s Surging (Netflix), and What’s Next

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

Media, Entertainment, and the Struggles of Digitization

The hosts discuss the challenges faced by journalists, the impact of the internet on traditional media, and the struggles of digitization in various forms of media and entertainment. They explore the increase in supply of news media, the decline of cross subsidies, and the lower barriers to entry that have resulted in more content and competition. The chapter also highlights the difficulties of making money from content creation despite the abundance of opportunities.

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