Late night TV is dying, YouTube just bought the Oscars, and podcasts are becoming the new gatekeepers of Hollywood. We dive into why audiences now prefer three-hour deep dives over five-minute celebrity soundbites and what this means for the future of entertainment.

WOW WOW WOWs

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ForkLift 4:

https://binarynights.com

DB Navigator: https://www.bahn.de/service/mobile/db-navigator

Episode Chapters

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00:00 - Intro

02:24 - Todays Topics

02:46 - News: The Oscars Move to YouTube

05:18 - Is the License Worth $100 Million?

07:29 - Who Will Host the New Oscars?

11:58 - Main Topic: Late Night TV vs. Podcasts

12:20 - The History of Late Night Shows

16:26 - The Conan O’Brien Transition

17:30 - Why Hosts Can’t Copy Their Old Shows (IP Rights)

22:00 - Authenticity: Deep Conversations vs. PR Tours

24:15 - The Unbundling of Media: Newspapers to Niches

29:20 - The New Gatekeepers of Media

33:20 - Will Classic Variety Shows Make a Comeback?

36:20 - WOW WOW WOWs: Forklift 4 & DB Navigator (German Trains)

40:27 - Outro

About WOW Happens

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This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.

Tune in to get a peek behind the curtains, but stay for the fun! (Legally speaking, we can’t promise fun, but we’ll try 🤞).

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