Former Amazon Studios FAST exec, former Variety VIP+ senior analyst.
World Cup
Hosting is worth +17.3 points a game above neutral ground, one of the biggest repeatable edges in the sport. The half nobody checks is whether it rubs off on the neighbours, and across 964 matches the continent gets −3.4 — a confidence interval that crosses zero, meaning nothing at all.
US Macro Risk
Interest on the national debt now costs more than the military—$951 billion in 2025, heading to $1.7 trillion by 2034. There is almost nothing left in the budget to cut.
Blindside
274 structural threats, 20 sectors, graded by damage times how little the market has priced them. From the federal debt to the corner drugstore to the funeral home — the grey rhinos in plain sight. Begins tomorrow.
World Cup
Across 16,106 matches the actual draw rate sat half a point off the implied rate. Then a high press meets a possession side: 30.6% draw, against 23.8% priced, and the calm average falls apart.
FASTMaster on FAST
Free streaming ad plans target young cord-cutters, but the March 2026 FASTMaster Study reveals a massive mismatch. Heavy users are actually 35-to-54 parents with high ad engagement and a strong willingness to log in. It's time to realign your connected TV media frameworks to who is watching.
World Cup
The favourite wins barely half the time, and the league everyone calls unpredictable is the most orderly of all. Across 16,110 matches the Premier League denies the favourite in 46.0% of games; Ligue 1 does it in 49.1%. The richest clubs buy the least drama.
World Cup
Across 1,011 matches, the top 20 nations won 61.5% without their talisman and 56.6% with him. Then you filter to elite opponents and it flips — 36.0% with the star, 29.4% without. The explorer lets you take the illusion apart match by match.
FASTMaster on FAST
Paramount is the biggest name in FAST, yet it controls just 9.8% of it. The latest FAST Directory data reveals a hyper-diffuse market where the top ten owners command only 43% of the total footprint, proving that FAST physics invert traditional cable bundles.
FASTMaster on FAST
One-size-fits-all CTV planning leaves money on the table. The March 2026 FASTMaster Study reveals that Pluto, Tubi, and The Roku Channel reach distinct audiences with unique behaviors. Stop averaging your reach—discover why specific platform strategies are essential for real ROI.
World Cup
Boss the ball and you win 56.8% of group games. Then the bracket starts and it drops to 50.6% — a coin flip. Across 314 tracked matches, even a commanding possession edge returns exactly 50.0% once the opponents are your equals.
FASTMaster on FAST
The FAST directory’s creator class is surging, up 27.4% this quarter. Prime Video is expanding, grabbing 37% of the float. Explore our June 2026 Creator Exchange to track the 45 carried channels, new IPOs, delistings, and the dominance of the Viral & UGC sectors.
FASTMaster Games
It’s StreamTV Week!!! So, as someone who has keynoted there in the past and, let’s be honest, was the first of the major US analysts to speak overseas at events like Content Canada, MIPCOM, Future of TV Australia and more, I thought to myself, “Wouldn’t it be