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When you’ve built one of the biggest audiences in your region, where do you go next? This session unpacks what growth really means after success, expanding to new languages, new platforms, or deeper impact within communities. This session explores how the top creators are reinventing themselves beyond views and followers, and what it takes to stay relevant, authentic, and inspired when you have already won the game.
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- Media Panel 9 December 3:55 - 4:25PM
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In a media environment dominated by sensationalism and short-form content, longform journalism has struggled to keep its grip. According to the 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 62 percent of online news consumers now prefer bite-sized updates. Yet platforms like YouTube and Substack show renewed demand for depth, with Substack alone reporting a fivefold rise in paid subscriptions since 2020. The question is no longer whether audiences have the attention for longform, but whether the industry is delivering it in ways that resonate. Publishers and creators are now reimagining longform for a global, digital-first audience, using new distribution models and partnerships to balance reach with resonance, and to define the next era of credible, enduring media.
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- Media Panel 8 December 2:55 - 3:20PM
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Media today is powered by a complex mix of hedge funds, billionaires, global conglomerates, and platform-era kingmakers. Each is shaping not only what gets made, but what gets seen. From entertainment mergers to private-equity rollups of local outlets, the incentives behind media ownership increasingly influence creative choices, cultural priorities, and public trust. As financial influence deepens and independence is tested, this session asks: what funding models and accountability mechanisms can keep our modern media, across news, entertainment, and creator platforms, serving audiences and culture, not just its proprietors?
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- Picture Panel 9 December 2:45 - 3:15PM
Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Picture Business
As audiences fragment and production models evolve across borders, the global film and television industry stands at a crossroads of opportunity and complexity. This session gathers leaders from studios, streamers, and emerging markets to explore the future of the picture business, from financing and co-productions to talent mobility and new creative hubs, and what the next decade will demand from creators, producers, and investors worldwide.
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- Media Fireside 10 December 10:30 - 11:00AM
New Formats for New Voices
As influence moves from traditional media gatekeepers to millions of independent creators, a defining question emerges: who gets to shape narratives, and on what terms? This session explores how emerging formats, from hyper-short video to participatory storytelling and community-rooted audio, are redistributing visibility, expanding representation, and reshaping how audiences connect with the world.
Central Stage - Picture Fireside 8 December 4:25 - 4:40PM
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