Better, not more
Legacy media and venture capital funded media startups have all been chasing growth for growth’s sake for quite a while. Now I am delighted to see that no...
Category: digital content
People are like puzzle pieces
Building a working team (no matter if two or two hundred) is not unlike completing a puzzle. People not only have varying skillsets, they also have certain type...
Are you prepared for luck?
“Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.” -Robert Evans Many great opportunities, if you manage to seize them, will look like luck to an outsid...
Get out of the room
The proverb “If you’re the smartest person in the room, get out of the room” is one of my all time favourites. And I like to extend ‘sma...
Do you follow your data or your gut?
Fastcompany recently ran a series of very interesting pieces about how Buzzfeed has gone about their plan for world domination. While Buzzfeed’s publisher...
Prediction #5: Tech companies keep making content bids
After taking a timeout for Kidscreen last week, here’s my 5th prediction for 2016: The relationship between content creators and tech companies leveraging...
Prediction #4: Everyone wants to do original programming
Time for the weekly predictions post! Every subscription service needs content, so that it can differenciate itself. Because why would people add your service t...
Prediction #3: Mobile game consolidation speeds up
It is time for another post from my “6 predictions for 2016“. This time it’s all about the mobile gaming space: Last year saw a few higher and lower profi...
Prediction #2: More producers embrace the new forms of content
Continuing my series of posts on the “6 predictions for 2016“, here’s an elaboration on number two. The point I want to make with this predict...
Prediction #1: The VR buzz extends into the content business
In my previous post I started the year off with “6 predictions for 2016” from an animation producer’s point of view. Since headline style slid...