Monetizing Media is a podcast hosted by investors Eric Cohen-Peckham and (starting Season 4) Edward Lindqvist that shares insights among business leaders in the media & entertainment industry.
By Topic
Dealmaking & Investors
Indie Film Financing & Tax Credits – with Zach Tarica (The Forest Road Company) | 28 April 2023
The Recruiting Market for Entertainment Executives – with Jonathan Davies (SRI) & Gerard Miles (Mission One) | 10 April 2023
Valuing Entertainment IP – with Andrew Kotliar (MEP Capital) & Ivar Combrinck (Salem Partners) | 5 April 2023
Why “Name, Image, and Likeness” contracts are getting more complicated – with Josh Ludmir (Greenberg Traurig) | 7 March 2023
Music Dealmaking – with Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin) | 18 February 2022
State of the Creator Economy – with Eze Vidra (Remagine) | 1 February 2022
India’s gaming startup boom – with Salone Sehgal (Lumikai Fund) | 25 January 2022
Content Financing for Creatives – with Andrew Kotliar (MEP Capital) | 12 August 2020
The Verticalization of Social Media – with Pippa Lamb (Sweet Capital) | 21 July 2020
Film, TV, & Video
Indie Film Financing & Tax Credits – with Zach Tarica (The Forest Road Company) | 28 April 2023
Frontiers in Educational Content – with Andrew Sugerman (Sketchy) |6 May 2021
Interactive Shows for Kids – with James Ruben (Hellosaurus) | 5 April 2021
Virtual Production is Changing Hollywood – with Miles Perkins (Unreal Engine) | 4 December 2020
Bringing AI-Generated Humans to Hollywood – with Lisha Li (Rosebud) | 14 July 2020
Documentaries are making big money – with Bryn Mooser (XTR) | 9 July 2020
Gaming
Does Web3 Gaming have a future? – with Aaron Bush (Naavik) & Ben Cousens (Zebedee) | 21 March 2023
Game industry mega deals – with Joost van Dreunen (New Breukelen) & Mike Sepso (Vindex) | 4 February 2022
India’s gaming startup boom – with Salone Sehgal (Lumikai Fund) | 25 January 2022
Building an Iconic Brand in Tabletop Games – with Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens) | 8 April 2021
Enabling the Next Wave of Social Games – with Ryan Horrigan (Artie) | 31 March 2021
The Business of Building Games on Roblox – with Joe Ferencz (Gamefam) | 11 March 2021
Music
Music Dealmaking – with Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin) | 18 February 2022
Soundcloud’s creator services expansion – with Jeff Ponchick (Soundcloud) | 15 February 2022
Deeper Engagement & Better Monetization of Super Fans – with Jeff Kohn (TopFan) | 6 May 2021
Photography
Finding a Business Model for Free Photos – with Mikael Cho (Unsplash) | 23 July 2020
Podcasting & Other Audio
Is Podcasting Dead? A down market, expected M&A, and the evolution of the podcast biz – with Chris Peterson | 28 January 2023
Building an Audio-First Romantic Comedy Empire – with Naomi Shah (Meet Cute) | 23 March 2021
Audio as Media’s Frontier – with Arlen Marmel (TCG Capital) | 16 July 2020
Publishing & Subscription Models
Policy Magazines – with Stephanie Solomon (Foreign Affairs) & Danny Crichton (Lux Capital) | 3 March 2022
Axios’ audience funnel – with Neal Rothschild (Axios) | 28 February 2022
An OS for Creator Businesses – with Jason Bade & Rodolphe Ködderitzsch (Pico) | 18 June 2021
The World of Webcomics – with Michele Wells (Tapas) | 17 June 2021
Deeper Engagement & Better Monetization of Super Fans – with Jeff Kohn (TopFan) | 6 May 2021
Growing a newsletter business on Substack – with Polina Marinova Pompliano (The Profile) | 21 November 2020
Subscription News in the Pandemic – with James Savage (The Local) | 29 July 2020
Social Media
Exploring New Frontiers in Audience Development – with Boye Fajinmi (Future Party) | 19 June 2021
Selling Digital Fashion for Avatars – with Adriana Hoppenbrouwer (The Fabricant) | 29 March 2021
The Verticalization of Social Media – with Pippa Lamb (Sweet Capital) | 21 July 2020
Technology Trends
Generative AI vs. IP Law – with Bobby Ghajar (Cooley) and Felix Hilgert (Osborne Clarke) | 11 May 2023
Chat GPT and AI’s grand arrival in media & entertainment | 22 December 2022
State of the Creator Economy – with Eze Vidra (Remagine) | 1 February 2022
XR
Bringing 3D experiences to the cloud – with Alon Grinshpoon (echo3D) | 27 January 2022
By Season
Season 4
- Generative AI vs. IP Law – with Bobby Ghajar (Cooley) and Felix Hilgert (Osborne Clarke) | 11 May 2023
- Indie Film Financing & Tax Credits – with Zach Tarica (The Forest Road Company) | 28 April 2023
- The Recruiting Market for Entertainment Executives – with Jonathan Davies (SRI) & Gerard Miles (Mission One) | 10 April 2023
- Valuing Entertainment IP – with Andrew Kotliar (MEP Capital) & Ivar Combrinck (Salem Partners) | 5 April 2023
- Does Web3 Gaming have a future? – with Aaron Bush (Naavik) & Ben Cousens (Zebedee) | 21 March 2023
- Why “Name, Image, and Likeness” contracts are getting more complicated – with Josh Ludmir (Greenberg Traurig) | 7 March 2023
- Is Podcasting Dead? A down market, expected M&A, and the evolution of the podcast biz – with Chris Peterson | 28 January 2023
- Chat GPT and AI’s grand arrival in media & entertainment | 22 December 2022
Season 3
- Policy Magazines – with Stephanie Solomon (Foreign Affairs) & Danny Crichton (Lux Capital) | 3 March 2022
- Axios’ audience funnel – with Neal Rothschild (Axios) | 28 February 2022
- Music Dealmaking – with Cliff Fluet (Lewis Silkin) | 18 February 2022
- Soundcloud’s creator services expansion – with Jeff Ponchick (Soundcloud) | 15 February 2022
- Game industry mega deals – with Joost van Dreunen (New Breukelen) & Mike Sepso (Vindex) | 4 February 2022
- State of the Creator Economy – with Eze Vidra (Remagine) | 1 February 2022
- Bringing 3D experiences to the cloud – with Alon Grinshpoon (echo3D) | 27 January 2022
- India’s gaming startup boom – with Salone Sehgal (Lumikai Fund) | 25 January 2022
Season 2
- Exploring New Frontiers in Audience Development – with Boye Fajinmi (Future Party) | 19 June 2021
- An OS for Creator Businesses – with Jason Bade & Rodolphe Ködderitzsch (Pico) | 18 June 2021
- The World of Webcomics – with Michele Wells (Tapas) | 17 June 2021
- Frontiers in Educational Content – with Andrew Sugerman (Sketchy) |6 May 2021
- Deeper Engagement & Better Monetization of Super Fans – with Jeff Kohn (TopFan) | 6 May 2021
- Building an Iconic Brand in Tabletop Games – with Elan Lee (Exploding Kittens) | 8 April 2021
- Interactive Shows for Kids – with James Ruben (Hellosaurus) | 5 April 2021
- Enabling the Next Wave of Social Games – with Ryan Horrigan (Artie) | 31 March 2021
- Selling Digital Fashion for Avatars – with Adriana Hoppenbrouwer (The Fabricant) | 29 March 2021
- Building an Audio-First Romantic Comedy Empire – with Naomi Shah (Meet Cute) | 23 March 2021
- The Business of Building Games on Roblox – with Joe Ferencz (Gamefam) | 11 March 2021
Season 1
- Virtual Production is Changing Hollywood – with Miles Perkins (Unreal Engine) | 4 December 2020
- Growing a newsletter business on Substack – with Polina Marinova Pompliano (The Profile) | 21 November 2020
- Content Financing for Creatives – with Andrew Kotliar (MEP Capital) | 12 August 2020
- Subscription News in the Pandemic – with James Savage (The Local) | 29 July 2020
- Finding a Business Model for Free Photos – with Mikael Cho (Unsplash) | 23 July 2020
- The Verticalization of Social Media – with Pippa Lamb (Sweet Capital) | 21 July 2020
- Audio as Media’s Frontier – with Arlen Marmel (TCG Capital) | 16 July 2020
- Bringing AI-Generated Humans to Hollywood – with Lisha Li (Rosebud) | 14 July 2020
- Documentaries are making big money – with Bryn Mooser (XTR) | 9 July 2020