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Gabriel Andriollo
Skydance, Messi's Farewell, and Sports as Entertainment: When the Ambition Outpaces the Communications

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Skydance, Messi's Farewell, and Sports as Entertainment: When the Ambition Outpaces the Communications

Paramount, Warner Bros., and HBO Are Now Called Skydance. We've Seen This Movie Before. Why it Matters It's official. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are now a single company. The $111 billion merger closed this week, joining them together as Skydance Corp., led by chairman and

By Gabriel Andriollo 09 Oct 2026
THE CREATOR ISSUE: The Creator Economy Doesn't Have a Reach Problem. It Has a Brand Problem.

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THE CREATOR ISSUE: The Creator Economy Doesn't Have a Reach Problem. It Has a Brand Problem.

A special edition on the business of creators, personal brand, and what the creator economy still gets wrong. Creators Deserve Their Own Airspace. But Who Is Building Their Brand to Fill It? Why it Matters The creator economy is building its own version of the TV upfront. And the most

By Gabriel Andriollo 02 Oct 2026
The Die-Hard Will Always Be There. The Casual Fan Is the Growth. So Why Is Nobody Building for Them?

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The Die-Hard Will Always Be There. The Casual Fan Is the Growth. So Why Is Nobody Building for Them?

Why it Matters I just came from Soccerex Miami 2026 at Inter Miami's Nu Stadium. Lots of panels and speakers. Three days at the center of the business of soccer in the Americas. And before you dismiss this because you think it's only a sports marketing

By Gabriel Andriollo 25 Sep 2026
YouTube's Mainstream Report, the 2026 Emmys, and Tubi: Why Feeling Is How Culture Travels in 2026

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YouTube's Mainstream Report, the 2026 Emmys, and Tubi: Why Feeling Is How Culture Travels in 2026

Mainstream Culture Didn't Die. It Just Moved Downstream From Niche. Research Proves. Why it Matters According to YouTube and NRG, mainstream culture didn't disappear. It just changed direction. The old model moved top-down. A studio, a network, a label, or a major brand declared something

By Gabriel Andriollo 18 Sep 2026
The Feeling That It Could Only Have Been Made This Way: What 2026 Is Teaching the Entertainment Industry

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The Feeling That It Could Only Have Been Made This Way: What 2026 Is Teaching the Entertainment Industry

Why Winning the Next Generation Is About Betting on Stories That Feel Like Somewhere Real Why it Matters Two-thirds of the series catalog on both Netflix and Prime Video is now international content. Not as a niche offering. As what both platforms are now built on. And the most

By Gabriel Andriollo 11 Sep 2026
Prime Video's Latin America Bet, Netflix as a Hub, and YouTube's Attention Win: The PR Infrastructure Gap

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Prime Video's Latin America Bet, Netflix as a Hub, and YouTube's Attention Win: The PR Infrastructure Gap

Local to Local: What Prime Video's $2 Billion Investment Means for Latin American Content and the PR Teams Behind It Why it Matters Prime Video just announced a $2 billion investment in Latin America between 2027 and 2030. For years, Latin American content operated under an export model.

By Gabriel Andriollo 04 Sep 2026
YouTube's Creator War, Lily Collins' Equity Deal, and Athleta's Purpose Bet: When Brand Authenticity Gets Tested)

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YouTube's Creator War, Lily Collins' Equity Deal, and Athleta's Purpose Bet: When Brand Authenticity Gets Tested)

📣 This week's edition comes with news of our own: inFocus is expanding into Mexico 🇲🇽, and evolving into a house of three practices, alongside my new partner in this next chapter, Carolina Abulafia. inFocus PR continues as our founding communications practice. inFocus ICON is new, brand advisory for creators

By Gabriel Andriollo 28 Aug 2026
YouTube Bets on Anchors, Audio Loses Its Boundaries, and Neutrogena Lost the Story

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YouTube Bets on Anchors, Audio Loses Its Boundaries, and Neutrogena Lost the Story

Jorge Ramos, Don Lemon, and YouTube's Upmarket Bet: Trust Travels With the Person, Not the Network Why it Matters YouTube just doubled the bar to enter its Partner Program. The instinct is to read this as YouTube shutting the door on small creators. But what if the more

By Gabriel Andriollo 21 Aug 2026
Samsung TV Plus, Brand Culture, and Formula E on Disney+: Where You Show Up Is the Strategy

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Samsung TV Plus, Brand Culture, and Formula E on Disney+: Where You Show Up Is the Strategy

Samsung TV Plus Is Hollywood's New Pre-Release Window. Is Your Campaign Built for It? Why it Matters AI is making everything look the same. And brands are responding by going somewhere AI can't easily follow: culture. Lemonade launched graffiti-like billboards across multiple cities this

By Gabriel Andriollo 14 Aug 2026
Ted Lasso and HBO Max Shorts: When Brands Show Up Where They Never Planned To

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Ted Lasso and HBO Max Shorts: When Brands Show Up Where They Never Planned To

How Ted Lasso Night at CPKC Stadium Embodies the 2026 Publicity Playbook Why it Matters Apple TV and the Kansas City Current didn't throw a party to promote Ted Lasso Season 4. They built a night that made two entirely different fanbases feel like they'd found

By Gabriel Andriollo 07 Aug 2026
MicroSports, The Walking Dead's $500M Deal, and Hollywood's New Stars: What You're Actually Promoting Has Changed

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MicroSports, The Walking Dead's $500M Deal, and Hollywood's New Stars: What You're Actually Promoting Has Changed

How Do You Promote a Sport That Fits in TikTok? The MicroSports PR Problem Why it Matters The emergence of MicroSports. Sports broadcasting was always defined by two things: the event itself and the ancillary content surrounding it. Multi-hour pre-game panels, bloated shoulder programming designed to keep audiences

By Gabriel Andriollo 31 Jul 2026
Y2K Nostalgia, Gen Z Sports Behavior, and Zoom's Media Bet: The 2026 Audience Nobody Planned For

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Y2K Nostalgia, Gen Z Sports Behavior, and Zoom's Media Bet: The 2026 Audience Nobody Planned For

Y2K Is Back and Gen Z Never Lived It. That's Exactly Why It's Working. Why it Matters Nostalgia, right? The aggressive resurgence of Y2K-era branding, spearheaded by legacy brands like Gap, Coach, Bath & Body Works, and Pizza Hut, is turning heads in marketing strategy.

By Gabriel Andriollo 24 Jul 2026
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