Investors are discovering the upside potential of Creative Entrepreneurs hiding in plain sight across the UK as they fuel one of Britain’s most potent economic sectors.
New Jersey’s studio boom is part of a wider global contest as the UK, Canada, Australia and other countries use tax incentives to attract film and TV production projects.
The creator economy is just the tip of the iceberg as indie filmmakers, songwriters and artists of all kinds begin to generate value with their own IP as creative entrepreneurs.
Our interview with Julian offers a practical window into how value is actually created in Media & Entertainment today.
A simple attitude adjustment may allow media entrepreneurs to better align with early-stage investors.
There's a hidden corporate architecture in the U.S. that unlocks the upside to early-stage capital investing. Build without it and your business is all downside.
A consortium of private equity giants recently undertook history’s largest leveraged buyout of a public company. It wasn’t a bank, oil or pharma. It was Media & Entertainment.
Light bulb moments, doom-saying and the power of comic relief. Plus, laughing all the way to the bank.
Whether you identify as the “founder” or the “money”, knowing how a media business generates revenue from audience is critical to unlocking success. The key is understanding how they fail to.
Milestones, Fortune’s favourites and new evidence that cryptids exist. Plus, the satisfying ordeal of wealth creation.
The UK has a startup investment proposal. It comes with up to 72% downside protection and unlimited upside potential? Worth the risk?
Many creator-led media businesses believe in “audience first” when in reality they are accumulating reach on infrastructure they don’t control.
A YouTuber’s 2,500-screen theatrical release without a distributor offers a clear demonstration of audience-first strategy and what true audience ownership enables for modern media creators. Who We Follow What’s Been Said In a critical LinkedIn post, Rosa Camero calls attention to a
The Year of the Crowd, Unfair Advantages and the Rise of Narrative Economics. Plus, a Decision-Grade Intelligence Platform Just for You.
As our industry breaks new records in annual global revenues, and as audiences demand ever more content, creative entrepreneurs struggle to raise capital. Needlessly.
A surge of immersive, franchise-driven entertainment is reshaping live experiences, but audience satisfaction, spiralling production costs and IP-heavy strategies raise questions about strategic direction. What’s Been Reported? The Guardian reports that experiential entertainment, long associated with escape rooms, themed parties and interactive theatre,
For media investors, brand builders and celebrity managers, Van den Berg’s post is a reminder that consumer trust can’t be manufactured by fame alone. Who We Follow What’s Been Said Venture investor Scott Van den Berg mapped 47 celebrity brand failures from
Industry leaders have warned the sector is at a breaking point with an urgent need for structural reform. Is this opportunity for investors?
What a decade of research reveals about why people don’t trust media in the digital age.
Cineverse’s acquisition of Erik Bloomquist’s Self-Help is a case study in how indie films can benefit from strategic, multi-platform distribution that prioritises audience targeting over traditional models.