Media industry
fromDigiday
3 hours agoAs upfront negotiations near, buyers chart path through complex sports market
Fragmentation of sports broadcasting complicates viewing for fans and advertising strategies for brands.
He argues that the algorithms have grown too sophisticated at sorting viewers into their own individual silos. If a viewer seeks out automotive content, they receive more automotive content. If they like health and beauty, their feed is largely restricted to health and beauty. The days of a single creator punching through to hundreds of millions of viewers are effectively over. Donaldson's rise required a specific historical moment, one where recommendation engines still permitted the emergence of mass figures. That window has closed.