Amazon Does What AT&T Can't with Content (272)

<p>At almost the same time <a href= "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/att-to-spin-off-warnermedia-will-try-to-act-like-a-telecom-company-again/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AT&T announced that their WarnerMedia buy was a mistake</a>, <a href= "https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/amazon-mgm-acquisition-talks-9-billion-1234975168/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon seems close to picking off MGM Studios</a>. Why is everyone except telecom companies figuring this out?</p> <p>And then, there's TheSkimm, which is <a href= "https://www.axios.com/theskimm-bankers-sale-acquisition-f1be39c5-f29b-4ae8-93ba-558569bdc414.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosmediatrends&stream=top" target="_blank" rel="noopener">going shopping for a buyer</a> that is NOT a media company.</p> <p>Big launch week for Pinterest, <a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/13/pinterest-to-test-live-streamed-events-this-month-with-21-creators/?guccounter=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which adds a live event component</a>, and Twitter, <a href= "https://www.cnet.com/news/twitter-to-call-subscription-service-twitter-blue-charge-3-a-month-report-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which doesn't quite get their subscription program right</a>.</p> <p>And finally, <a href= "https://www.wired.com/story/everyone-is-a-subscription/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">is everything turning into paid subscription</a>?</p> <p>Rants and raves includes Joe's rave about <a href= "https://www.axios.com/coinbase-media-editor-crypto-682b8dca-11dd-4efc-93ef-ecb50ecdda35.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosmediatrends&stream=top" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coinbase's media house launch</a>, while Robert rants about <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/24/technology/online-slander-websites.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how some companies are out to destroy our reputations</a> and that <a href= "https://www.ft.com/content/c0b03d1d-f72f-48a8-b342-b4a92