The Great Media Decoupling: Understanding the Comcast Spin-Off and the New 26’ Landscape

 
For over a decade, the dominant media playbook in the entertainment and telecommunications sectors was simple: bigger is better, and vertical integration is the ultimate goal. The theory dictated that the companies controlling the “pipes” (broadband, cable internet, and wireless networks) should also own the “content” (television networks, movie studios, and streaming platforms) flowing through them. It was this exact...

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