Media & Distribution

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

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,…

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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…

3 days 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…

1 week 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 weeks 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…

2 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…

2 months ago

The Karmelo Anthony Case Became an Attention Economy

The Karmelo Anthony case became more than a courtroom story. It became an economy of fundraising, media traffic and digital…

3 months ago

The Hidden Economics of Black Reality TV Franchises

Black reality TV was never just drama. From Love & Hip Hop to Basketball Wives and Love & Marriage: Huntsville,…

3 months ago

Byron Allen’s CBS Late-Night Slot Shows Why Distribution Is Power

Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed moving into CBS late night is more than a programming change. It shows how distribution, advertising…

3 months ago

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