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Invisible Universe and the Future State of Video
What Business Model Emerges from the Video Wreckage?
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Doug Shapiro
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August 2024

Social Video is Eating the World
How Big It Is, Why It Will Continue to Grow and What Big Media Can Do About It
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July 2024

GenAI is Foremost a Creative Tool
Concept Machines, Not Answer Machines
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Doug Shapiro
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June 2024

Fear and Loathing (and Hype and Reality) in Los Angeles
Why the Major Studios Won't Use AI Video Generators Extensively Anytime Soon—And Why That Puts Them in a Bind
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Video: Forecast the Money
Quantifying the Trajectory of Sports Rights in the U.S. and the Video Ecosystem's Ability to Absorb Them
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Doug Shapiro
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May 2024

GenAI in Hollywood: Threat or Opportunity?
My Presentation at the MoffettNathanson Media, Internet and Communications Conference
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Doug Shapiro
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April 2024

Video: Follow the Money
A Holistic View of the U.S. Video Value Chain and Some Surprising Insights
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Doug Shapiro
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March 2024

Presentation: Year(s) Ahead in Media
Condensing My Recent Four-Part Series
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Doug Shapiro

February 2024

With Sora, AI Video Gets Ready for its Close Up
Video is a Solvable Problem
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Doug Shapiro
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The Year(s) Ahead in Media - Virtualization
The Hope for New Media Modalities and Tying it All Together
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Doug Shapiro
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The Year(s) Ahead in Media - Concentration
The Role of Networks in Concentrating Power and Attention
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Doug Shapiro
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The Year(s) Ahead in Media - Disintermediation
The Declining Role of Traditional Intermediaries
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Doug Shapiro
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