David Offenberg
Associate Professor of Finance and entertainment finance expert at Loyola Marymount University; author and frequent media commentator on entertainment industry economics
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Jul 22, 2026
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And I think Jeff makes such a great point about how the entertainment industry has continued to pivot over the years as new technologies come around.
David OffenbergGUEST
So in the early days, film was the disruptor to live theater, right, Jeff? It was a cheap way to put a show on for the masses.
David OffenbergGUEST
And then TV became the disruptor for film, and VHS became the disruptor, and now we have TikTok as the disruptor.
David OffenbergGUEST
There's always a disruptor, and there's always a way to make money off of that disruption.
David OffenbergGUEST
There was a tech company that started a new YouTube account to see what the algorithm recommended.
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