Scenarios about 'media consolidation'
The concentration of mass media ownership into increasingly fewer corporations, resulting in a small number of conglomerates controlling large portions of news, entertainment, and information distribution. Media consolidation raises concerns about diminished viewpoint diversity, editorial independence, and the homogenization of cultural content, while potentially allowing alternative history scenarios to explore worlds with different media ownership patterns and their effects on public discourse and democratic processes.
What If Disney Never Bought 20th Century Fox?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Disney's historic acquisition of 21st Century Fox never occurred, dramatically reshaping the entertainment landscape, streaming wars, and intellectual property ownership in Hollywood.
What If Marvel Comics Went Bankrupt?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Marvel Comics failed to recover from its 1996 financial crisis, permanently altering the landscape of comic books, popular culture, and the multi-billion dollar superhero film industry.