Covers streaming and creators. Bylines at Media War & Peace. Desk record: 27 signals cited since July 2026, 22 published. Updated November 3, 2026.
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Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that leagues and platforms will generate more than $115 billion this year even as sports rights fragment across paywalls, pushing fans toward creators, clips and highlights on social platforms.
Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that Hallmark Media, which makes 100 movies a year, has built a loyal “cult” fanbase by refusing to chase trends and staying anchored to positivity and comfort.
Nov 2Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that Nielsen data shows YouTube grabbed a record 15.8% of US TV usage in August 2026, 70% more than Disney and over twice Netflix’s share, while also leading UK viewing for a third straight quarter.
Oct 27Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports on his MIPCOM panel with RTL Deutschland CEO Stephan Schmitter and YouTube EMEA head Pedro Pina, where Schmitter said RTL’s three-year-old YouTube partnership drove platform revenues up 492%.
Oct 23Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro argues Netflix has reversed its founding bets on sports, ads, aggregation and creators, turning into “a digital reboot of CBS.”
Oct 19Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro launches an interactive Media Map App and pegs the newly merged Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery entity, which he calls “SKID,” at a $29 billion valuation despite deal prices near $88 billion to $111 billion.
Oct 18Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that his new interactive Media Map App values merged Skydance at $29 billion, far below the $111 billion Ellison paid, citing combined Ellison-family debt across Skydance and Oracle nearing $290 billion, almost entirely junk-rated.
Oct 12Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro is reporting that he released the 2026 Creator Ecosphere Map, built with Shira Lazar, data partner Foam, and Whalar Group, charting the industry’s key players by region.
Oct 10Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro previews his 2026 Creator Ecosphere Map, built with Shira Lazar and Whalar’s Jon Goss, which ranks creators by follower count alongside a new Affinity Quotient score measuring fan engagement and action.
Oct 6Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that this week’s Media Odyssey podcast breaks down what the Paramount-AG settlement deal actually includes and why California AG Rob Bonta backed off.
Oct 3Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro revisits his Kids Content Landscape Analysis with Common Sense Media, arguing traditional ad and subscription models for children’s programming have collapsed as YouTube monetization declines and streamers pull back on original kids IP.
Sep 29Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro is promoting the Affinity 100, a list he built with Shira Lazar naming the year’s most impactful creators.
Sep 25Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that the Paramount-Warner settlement includes a trustee monitor reporting to the court, not management, with power to trigger liquidation if terms are violated.
Sep 25Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that Bedrock and DPP surveyed 15 major US and European streaming platforms and found a median “Streaming Platform Ratio” of 16.4% of revenue spent on tech, versus Netflix’s disclosed 10%.
Sep 18Evan Shapiro, with Shira Lazar, Whalar Group, and Foam, launched the Affinity 100, ranking creators by a new “Affinity Quotient” instead of follower count.
Sep 15Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that a Media War & Peace breakdown pegs the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal at $111 billion, beating Netflix’s $84 billion bid. If Oracle’s debt gets downgraded to junk, Larry Ellison’s assets freeze, jeopardizing his $40 billion cash backstop.
Sep 11Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that a Media War & Peace essay argues that Big Media and Big Tech’s leadership crisis stems from executive homogeneity, not technology.
Sep 7At Edinburgh TV Festival, YouTube’s Pedro Pina and BBC’s new DG both signaled convergence: YouTube called itself television while BBC floated an “iPlayer 2.0" with creator uploads and a public-service algorithm ahead of the license fee’s 2027 expiration.
Sep 2Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that Tiny, the roll-up that bought 60% of Letterboxd for $55M three years ago, is auctioning the platform for a rumored $250M.
Aug 25Evan Shapiro is sunsetting the static Media Universe Map he’s published since 2020, replacing it with an automated, interactive version launching at MIPCOM on October 14, complete with a historical time machine.
Aug 19Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that a video autopsy argues French broadcast TV is being killed off by streaming and shifting viewing habits. It’s a warning sign for legacy TV markets across Europe watching cord-cutting accelerate.
Aug 13Media War & Peace’s Evan Shapiro reports that a media analyst unpacks Disney’s Q2 earnings on Bloomberg TV, weighing streaming profitability against legacy TV decline. The framing matters as Disney’s playbook becomes the template other legacy media companies are judged against.
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