Late night TV is dying, YouTube just bought the Oscars, and podcasts are becoming the new gatekeepers of Hollywood. We dive into why audiences now prefer three-hour deep dives over five-minute celebrity soundbites and what this means for the future of entertainment.
WOW WOW WOWs
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ForkLift 4:
https://binarynights.com
DB Navigator: https://www.bahn.de/service/mobile/db-navigator
Episode Chapters
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00:00 - Intro
02:24 - Todays Topics
02:46 - News: The Oscars Move to YouTube
05:18 - Is the License Worth $100 Million?
07:29 - Who Will Host the New Oscars?
11:58 - Main Topic: Late Night TV vs. Podcasts
12:20 - The History of Late Night Shows
16:26 - The Conan O’Brien Transition
17:30 - Why Hosts Can’t Copy Their Old Shows (IP Rights)
22:00 - Authenticity: Deep Conversations vs. PR Tours
24:15 - The Unbundling of Media: Newspapers to Niches
29:20 - The New Gatekeepers of Media
33:20 - Will Classic Variety Shows Make a Comeback?
36:20 - WOW WOW WOWs: Forklift 4 & DB Navigator (German Trains)
40:27 - Outro
About WOW Happens
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This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.
Tune in to get a peek behind the curtains, but stay for the fun! (Legally speaking, we can’t promise fun, but we’ll try 🤞).
Find out all there is right here: https://www.wowhappens.fm
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