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The 10 Things Newsletter

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Netflix aims to join the $1T club

Netflix aims to join the $1T club

Plus: Creators are rethinking their revenue mix in anticipation of the economic slump

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Hollywood is cranking out original movies and audiences are not showing up

Hollywood is cranking out original movies and audiences are not showing up

Plus: Netflix is testing search powered by OpenAI

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How TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, became an A.I. powerhouse

How TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, became an A.I. powerhouse

Plus: Costco is the new Target?

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How video games became peak IP

How video games became peak IP

Plus: TikTok launches expanded creator incentive program to fend off advances from Instagram

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Cinemas threaten Minecraft Movie audiences over ‘chicken jockey’ TikTok trend

Cinemas threaten Minecraft Movie audiences over ‘chicken jockey’ TikTok trend

Plus: Instagram is beefing up its search to compete with TikTok

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What Disney can learn from the success of the new Minecraft movie

What Disney can learn from the success of the new Minecraft movie

Plus: Why Ted Sarandos is the perfect fit to lead Disney amid succession struggles

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A Minecraft Movie’ strikes gold at the box office - $157M U.S. launch, $301M globally

A Minecraft Movie’ strikes gold at the box office - $157M U.S. launch, $301M globally

Plus: OpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startup

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If the internet dies, where does all the attention go?

If the internet dies, where does all the attention go?

Plus: Music is losing a generation of young men

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Amazon said to make a bid to buy TikTok in the U.S.

Amazon said to make a bid to buy TikTok in the U.S.

Plus: Spotify opens the programmatic floodgates with ad exchange launch

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Streamers vs. TV Networks - Who Will Win the Sports Broadcast War?

Streamers vs. TV Networks - Who Will Win the Sports Broadcast War?

Plus: YouTube is taking action against AI-generated fake movie trailers that garner millions of views

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Amazon’s new movie strategy starts with theaters

Amazon’s new movie strategy starts with theaters

Plus: The weirdest brand stunts of April Fools' Day 2025

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YouTube now worth as much as $550 billion, ‘New King of All Media’

YouTube now worth as much as $550 billion, ‘New King of All Media’

Plus: Why Apple 'selling' Severance's Lumon Terminal Pro is an ingenious branding move

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