Simon Owens

Come on, get serious now.

This is a Simon

question.

No, I honestly don't know.

But is the company doing enough to adapt to a world where consumers have access to virtually unlimited free entertainment? Jason and I debated whether Netflix should introduce a completely free, advertising-supported tier, whether it should open its platform for user-generated content, and what its future might look like as it evolves from a high-growth technology company into a more traditional media business.

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In a recent interview, Hunt explained why traditional cookbook publishing never generated the kind of revenue she'd hoped for, how Google's changing search ecosystem has forced her to rethink her business strategy, and why she's now betting on direct-to-consumer products to build a more sustainable future.

Hello, I'm Simon Owens, and this is The Business of Content, the show about how publishers create, distribute, and monetize their digital content.

If you want to listen to an audio version of this show, subscribe to The Business of Content wherever you get your podcasts.

And if you're watching this on YouTube, gently tap on that subscribe button so you can watch more interviews with the world's most successful media entrepreneurs.

And lastly, if you're a longtime fan of this show, then you know it doesn't carry any advertising.

The only way I generate revenue is through paid subscriptions to my newsletter.

So if you get any value out of what I do, consider subscribing at simonowens.substack.com. That's simonowens.substack.com. Or just Google the words Simon Owens and newsletter.

Okay, let's jump into it.

That's around 9.30. Generation Gap with Emily Power from somewhere in Australia.

A quiz at 10.30. And then Simon Owens and Simon Says and an hour of chat after 11 o'clock.

But let's rip into the program.

Nine past eight.

Hey, plenty ahead on the program.

Hope you can stick around.

Emily Power, Simon Owens, a great quiz, Shannon Lush, but here comes the news.

Seven past nine after 10 tonight, Emily Power from somewhere in Australia.

Well, I hope it brings you luck.

Are you ready to go, Simon?

Yes, Mr Dees.

Mr Mintz.

Lose 10 for cheekiness.

What is a bindi eye?

Simon.

Quickly, Simon.

Sunday morning, Australia Overnight, movie streaming and showbiz with Shane A. Bassett as we take your calls.

Shane, a text coming through that our very own Simon Owens, the 3OW, was an extra in the movie The Big Steel, says Chris in Minyip.

So Simon Owens is an extra, which makes me think, 133693, have you ever been an extra? In a movie, what was the experience like and what was the movie? 133693.

Shane, what about this one, Clara and the Sun?

Yeah, I liked it.

Welcome to a brand new day.

Shane Abassett is here as we take your calls and talk movies.

Sam, Russell, Simon and Con will get to you very soon, but we need to talk about a movie called Pressure, Shane.