When people look at a complex, multi-year effort like exploring the return of Major League Baseball to Montreal, it’s easy to assume it’s the most daunting challenge one could voluntarily take on. In reality, it’s simply the latest expression of… Continue Reading →
Over the past 20 years, a handful of trends have coalesced and taken the media world by storm. How does one survive, let alone thrive? As 2025 will mark YouTube (& WatchMojo’s) 20 year anniversary, online video has come a… Continue Reading →
YouTube, you’ve come a long way. As 2025 marks both YouTube & WatchMojo’s 20-year anniversaries, my co-host & colleague Rob Flis kicked off episode 1 of “InsideMojo.” Serving as a companion piece to our forthcoming 3rd documentary entitled Just Watch: The… Continue Reading →
Anywhere you look, there’s a growing sense of consolidation in digital media & video of note: Buzzfeed Sold Hot Ones, Brat.tv acquired Electric Monster. In Q4 alone, I got four inbound expressions of interest in a month. If these are any… Continue Reading →
Previous generations sought to be doctors or lawyers, then investment bankers or venture capitalists, today, it seems like everyone wants to be a content creator, aka influencer. To me, the creator economy is really about the storyteller/entrepreneur. Someone who is… Continue Reading →
Recently, it was announced by Google that around 1.5 Billion People view their YouTube Shorts per month. On the other hand, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance reported that 1 Billion People watch their shorts per month last year. When it comes… Continue Reading →
The Streaming Landscape has generally been the same for a good amount of time. YouTube has always been a free-short form AVOD Model while Netflix has always been a long-form SVOD Model. You can learn more about these two advertising… Continue Reading →
Becoming a parent can be scary, but it is also one of the most rewarding experiences life has to offer. A child’s best interest is always at the top of a parent’s to-do list, and that includes their financial wellness…. Continue Reading →
Part three of our Granicus Group profiles series focuses on CatapultX. They are an ‘On-Stream Video Monetization & Contextual AI Platform’ who have established a less intrusive, more engaging and more integrated ad experience for viewers. They are an on-stream… Continue Reading →
To those of you who have no idea who I am – most probably all – my name is Frank Pavan and I’m very happy and proud to work for WatchMojo. Our CEO, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, graciously brought me into the… Continue Reading →
Nothing captures YouTube’s evolution as rights & advertising clearinghouse more than music’s love/hate relationship with pariah-turned-frenemy-turned belle of the media ball. Music and gaming content have always been the biggest content categories on YouTube. It’s thus not surprising that both… Continue Reading →
As I get back into investing, I am inspired by VC firm’s Anti-Portfolio and sharing five companies I loved but whose stocks I never bought. You can jump to my current portfolio, but this article goes beyond “would’ve, could’ve, should’ve”… Continue Reading →
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