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# Waxman: tech, not streaming, now sets Hollywood’s power structure
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/waxman-tech-not-streaming-now-sets-hollywoods-power-structure/
- Published: 2026-09-30T19:06:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T19:06:28.000Z
- Description: TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman writes that Hollywood’s disruption is a symptom, not the cause, of a deeper shift in the balance of power from content to technology companies.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Sharon Waxman, Dealmakers: Paramount-WBD merger proves 'tech has won' in media

**Why it matters.** Studios now negotiate from a weaker position against tech firms that either built streaming alternatives or bought legacy players outright.

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