Distribution Disruption

Published: July 19, 2023, 1 p.m.

Every business deals with disruption and challenges, but the media business is somewhat unique in having such profound upheavals to its distribution paradigms. Music faced it first. Publishing went next. And now we\u2019re seeing entertainment, whether TV or film, face the same turbulence as distribution shifts to streaming and the economics change profoundly. Plus: what\u2019s cool, why corporate values aren\u2019t much of a moat, how Airbnb puts design at the heart of everything it does and a review of Homewood Suites.