Media & Distribution

Stories about who controls platforms, audiences, advertising, content, data, attention, and the channels that shape economic visibility.

Who Owns the Upside From Power? 50 Cent’s Variety Interview Reveals a Bigger TV Economics Story

The public argument is about who deserves credit for Power. The bigger economic story is how creative authorship, audience demand,…

2 weeks ago

Black-Founded Vurt Is Taking Vertical Video to TV. The Bigger Question Is Who Controls Distribution.

The streaming company is expanding from smartphones to connected TVs while offering independent filmmakers nonexclusive licensing and a reported 50/50…

3 weeks ago

Michael Jordan Gave Morehouse $1 Million. Now It Has a Media Production Center.

The new Morehouse Multimedia Center gives students professional production tools and the college a foundation for building media capacity, developing…

1 month ago

MACRO Bought ALLBLK. The Bigger Prize Is the Direct Relationship With Black Viewers.

Charles D. King's media company is moving deeper into the value chain—adding streaming distribution, subscriber relationships and audience access to…

2 months ago

Don Lemon Built the Audience First. Now He Is Taking It to Television.

The Don Lemon Channel turns a familiar television model around: instead of a network supplying the audience to the talent,…

2 months ago

Black Culture Builds the Crowd. The Bigger Money May Be in Who Controls Access to It

Live Nation Urban is expanding beyond live events into audience data, sponsorship, creators and IP. Live Nation’s financials reveal why…

2 months ago

Roblox Built a Creator Economy. Steal an Egg Shows Who Sets the Rules

Five years after Roblox was celebrated for letting young developers turn games into businesses, its hottest viral controversy reveals the…

2 months ago

YouTube Is Doubling Its Monetization Barrier on the First Day of Black History Month

YouTube is set to double key Partner Program monetization thresholds for new creators on February 1, 2027. BEDC examines the…

3 months ago

TikTok’s NBA–WNBA Deal Turns Black Sports Culture Into a Global Commerce Funnel

The partnership promises greater global reach for professional basketball, but it also places TikTok deeper inside the path connecting Black…

4 months ago

The World Cup Wants Black Creator Reach. Who Protects Black Creators?

FIFA is investigating alleged racist abuse directed at IShowSpeed during a World Cup match. The bigger issue is who protects…

4 months ago

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