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Media Conglomerates Are Taking Over The World
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That's right, media conglomerates are taking over the world... or at least are trying to. This Week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Ustav Jaiswal dive into the world of big media - think Facebook, Disney, Comcast, ATT - about the policies, who owns them, and more.
🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:
- What is a media conglomerate? (02:10)
- What's the deal with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies? Examining the Forbes "business combination" (08:43)
- Which are the largest media conglomerates? (16:30)
- Who owns what in the big media world? (22:52)
- How to explain NFTs to people who think they're just JPEGs (32:30)
- Utsav makes a cheeky blockchain joke that needs a full explanation (40:32)
🗒️ SHOW NOTES:
- Forbes SPAC: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2021/08/26/forbes-to-become-public-company-through-business-combination-with-special-purpose-acquisition-company-magnum-opus/?sh=21f0611d320e
- What is a media conglomerate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_conglomerate#:~:text=A media conglomerate%2C media group,theme parks%2C or the Internet
- Media ownership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_of_media_ownership
- How to Explain NFTs to People Who Think They're Just JPEGs on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-explain-nfts-to-people-who-think-theyre-just-jpegs
READ HACKERNOON.COM
START CONTRIBUTING: HACKERNOON.COM/SIGNUP
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Manage episode 304629365 series 2439625
That's right, media conglomerates are taking over the world... or at least are trying to. This Week on Planet Internet, David Smooke, Amy Tom, and Ustav Jaiswal dive into the world of big media - think Facebook, Disney, Comcast, ATT - about the policies, who owns them, and more.
🌎 THIS WEEK ON PLANET INTERNET:
- What is a media conglomerate? (02:10)
- What's the deal with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies? Examining the Forbes "business combination" (08:43)
- Which are the largest media conglomerates? (16:30)
- Who owns what in the big media world? (22:52)
- How to explain NFTs to people who think they're just JPEGs (32:30)
- Utsav makes a cheeky blockchain joke that needs a full explanation (40:32)
🗒️ SHOW NOTES:
- Forbes SPAC: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2021/08/26/forbes-to-become-public-company-through-business-combination-with-special-purpose-acquisition-company-magnum-opus/?sh=21f0611d320e
- What is a media conglomerate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_conglomerate#:~:text=A media conglomerate%2C media group,theme parks%2C or the Internet
- Media ownership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_of_media_ownership
- How to Explain NFTs to People Who Think They're Just JPEGs on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-explain-nfts-to-people-who-think-theyre-just-jpegs
READ HACKERNOON.COM
START CONTRIBUTING: HACKERNOON.COM/SIGNUP
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