Control of the platform layer is central to competition in the connected TV market. Operating systems determine what content consumers see, how services are positioned, and how advertising is delivered.
"We built this partnership with iHeart to create elevated genre storytelling that doesn't just live in audio, but has the potential to expand across platforms," said Dean Butler, Executive Producer of the slate and Senior Literary & Talent Manager For CitizenSkull.
"Bob leads with boldness and conviction because he knows what he is building and why. He is rejoining Thrive at a time when that kind of leadership matters most," Thrive's founder Josh Kushner posted on X.
Students at Columbia, despite their political differences, expressed a united anxiety over how to start finding their life's work in a chaotic environment. This resonated deeply with me.
Isaac, a seasoned menswear titan, rolled up in a fiery eruption of tonal Celine - a slightly-oversized 'ultra red' dress shirt, tucked into single-pleat burgundy trousers, with a maroon sweater slung casually over his shoulders.
"How can you not land on Silicon Valley?" he says, pointing out that most of us are already living inside its influence every time we pick up our phones. That constant presence makes it fertile ground for satire, even if the show leans hard into drama.
Last week, he opened a $230-million movie and television studio on the edge of the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles nestled alongside the dramatic new Sixth Street Bridge. The state-of-the-art complex has five sound stages, offices and other proper movie studio features such as a mill, commissary and base camp. "We just had all the major networks, all the major streaming platforms walk through this facility and they can't believe how nice it is," said Wainright, managing partner of East End Studios.