The New Hollywood Hierarchy: Winners and Losers in the Seedance Disruption (2 of 2) (Tech Strategy)

The traditional entertainment hierarchy is being inverted as viewers gain sovereignty over “content factories” through the rise of AI-driven generation. Digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson argues that this digital transformation strategy strips away the competitive advantage of high-cost physical production studios like Disney. By utilizing tools from companies such as ByteDance, independent creators can now bypass the old gatekeepers to reach audiences directly on platforms like YouTube and TikTok.

No Lights and No Cameras Needed. How Seedance Will Make Hollywood Obsolete. (1 of 2) (Tech Strategy)

The emergence of Seedance marks a fundamental shift from labor-intensive video production to automated AI generation, which digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson argues will make traditional scale in content creation obsolete. This digital transformation strategy favors audience-building platforms and GPU manufacturers while placing significant pressure on the established managerial class of Hollywood studios. By drastically reducing the cost of high-quality visual effects, the technology allows independent creators to compete directly with major entities like Disney and Netflix.

The Winners and Losers in Seedance’s Total Disruption of Hollywood (Tech Strategy – Podcast 276)

The emergence of Seedance represents a pivotal shift in how video content is created, moving from labor-intensive studio productions to AI-driven generation. Digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson explains that this digital transformation strategy allows small creators to compete with major studios by drastically reducing the cost of high-quality visual effects. Consequently, the traditional power structures of Hollywood are facing an unprecedented challenge as software begins to replace legacy production workflows.

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Why TikTok Is More Powerful than Netflix. 5 Lessons from Consumer Video. (Tech Strategy – Podcast 224)

In this Tech Strategy podcast, digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson shares 5 lessons from TikTok’s strategy that can inform your own digital transformation strategy related to consumer behavior on video. By understanding how TikTok’s unique approach to content discovery and user experience has led to its massive popularity, businesses can gain valuable insights for their own digital strategy.

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Video: Generative AI is About to Shake Up Hollywood and Change the Game for Disney, Netflix, and Others

Watch this short video about the future of entertainment. ——–Transcript Below hi everyone this is Jeff Towson TechMoat Consulting why generative AI is going to decimate Hollywood now I’m talking Disney Netflix Amazon Prime Warner Brothers production houses Production Studios TV studios all of it is in deep trouble now as I’m doing this there’s […]

The Winners and Losers in ChatGPT (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)

Key concepts for this article: The Brutal Economics of Digital / Information Audience-Builder Platforms *** ChatGPT and large language models (LLM) have everyone talking. The ChatGPT prototype launched on November 30 is stunning. ChatGPT, which stands for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, is basically a superpowered chatbot built on top of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 suite of large language […]

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