Eric Peckham, Author at Monetizing Media

Interview with Remagine Ventures, the Israeli seed fund focused on AI in Media

Check out my interview with Remagine partners Eze Vidra and Kevin Baxpehler on TechCrunch >>

My survey of gaming-focused VCs

I asked a number of the top gaming-focused VCs to share their current investment theses with TechCrunch readers. Check out what they had to say >>

How Unity built the world’s most popular game engine

I’m excited to share my in-depth profile on the founding and rise of Unity Technologies, the most used game engine in the world and a multi-billion dollar startup poised to IPO in 2020. I interviewed two dozen Unity executives in San Francisco and Copenhagen for this and other research into the gaming industry, including hours […]

Kobalt Music deep dive, Part 4

The last article in my series on Kobalt and the future of the music industry steps back and assesses Kobalt market position in recorded music, publishing, and copyright/royalty management give what we’ve learned. Read it on TechCrunch >>

Kobalt Music deep dive, Part 3

Part 3 of my series on Kobalt Music and the state of the music industry digs into the rise, and challenges, of recording artists gaining success without traditional record label deals. Read it on TechCrunch >>

Kobalt Music deep dive, Part 2

Part 2 of my series on Kobalt Music and the state of the music industry breaks down the complex structure of copyright tracking and royalty payments in music and how Kobalt has pushed the industry forward through centralization and transparency. Read it on TechCrunch >> How Kobalt is simplifying the killer complexities of the music […]

Kobalt Music deep dive, Part 1

Similar to my past series on Patreon and the efforts of independent content creators to monetize their core fans, I’m writing a series of posts on the music company Kobalt and the state of the music industry. The fist post explores the founding of (London-based) Kobalt and its overall structure. Read it on TechCrunch >> […]

TC Interview: Laura Martin of Needham & Company

I saw leading Wall St media analyst Laura Martin of Needham & Company debate the future of Netflix on stage at the Banff World Media Conference in June and caught up with her after to expand on her assessment of the streaming giant and the streaming video landscape more broadly. Check out the transcript of […]