Media Moment: Analysis & Insights
At Media Moment, we enjoy covering the business of social and streaming platforms from a UK perspective. (So many Google searches end up on a US-based publication which isn’t always relevant)
Our goal and mission is to help you be smarter around new media. We cut through the noise and make it easier for you to identify key insights and trends.
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What Went Wrong For Quibi: The Post-Mortems
Scroll through Twitter and there are any number of “I told you so”’s assigning blame hither and thither as to why Quibi, the short-form video streaming service, recently collapsed despite having splurged $1bn since its launch in April. But why did the platform with such promise crash and burn so swiftly?
Reed Hastings: Netflix and super-chill
With the release of Reed Hastings’ Netflix book, ‘No Rules Rules,’ the promo pieces obviously cover Netflix, its rise, culture and extraordinary success, and Hastings as CEO but what they miss or skim over is the man at the centre of it all - Hastings - being a brilliant human being.
Not Just for Kids. Could Disney’s New Streaming Service Rival Netflix and Amazon Prime?
There are already 60.5 million Disney+ subscribers, smashing Disney’s goal of 60-90 million users four years early. Whilst this rapid growth could be attributed to the rather unusual circumstances of late, with a touch of beginners’ luck - if we can get away with calling Disney a beginner - there’s certainly potential for the platform to rival the leading players in the field.