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The ownership of intellectual property (IP) can be an unbelievable asset for a media business. When I think about Disney, which is…

This is a special edition of A Media Operator, sponsored by CredSpark. In these sponsored deep dives, we dig into a specific…

I hope you had a great weekend. With the weather officially changed here in NYC, I really cannot complain. I have a…

When I set out to create the AMO event, I wanted to first understand if I had a thesis. I looked at…

I am cautiously optimistic that the heat is finally behind us. Being able to walk outside without needing to immediately change my…

John F. Kennedy first uttered the popular phrase, “a rising tide floats all boats” when arguing for government investment in the economy…

Living in New York City during the month of August is so interesting because it’s empty. And that’s what it feels like…

There is a snobbish attitude regarding the use of paid growth in newsletters. Publishers that have overly relied on search and social…

It’s not every day that I get to write about not one, but two media companies that have transformed themselves over the…

If you take a smaller media publication and put it up against The New York Times, things are going to look very…

Thank you to everyone who sent me a note for AMO’s four year anniversary. It’s incredible to think that there are readers…

The vision for content to commerce has always been that if you create a highly engaged audience, you can then create products…

As I was preparing to write today’s AMO, I realized something. Tomorrow A Media Operator is turning four years old. I don’t…

If there is one universal truth about tracking things on the internet, it’s that data is never as clean as you might…

I am starting to futz around with the newsletter and want to start adding a little more structure. At Morning Brew, we…

After building up a robust advertising and subscription business, the conversation starts to pivot toward other avenues for generating revenue. For some,…

This is a special edition of A Media Operator, sponsored by The Code Company. In these sponsored deep dives, we dig into…

Years ago, I referred to Digital Currency Group’s ownership of CoinDesk as the equivalent of Goldman Sachs—or any highly regarded financial institution—owning…