My only concern is the danger of monopoly creeping in.
How is a monopoly forming? Things are actually going in the opposite direction. YouTube wants to dominate shorts but the king is TikTok. So there are a lot of places to watch video and they are expanding.
there are a lot of places to watch video and they are expanding.
While this above statement appears true what we are seeing is agglomeration into silos like Disney hosting their films where eventually you will only be able to access the films via subscription.
The same is true for Time Warner etc.
Once you could see movies from all media groups on one platform like Roku etc. Those days are disappearing fast.
Maybe a cartel is a better description.
You will find movies from various outlets rotating between Roku, Sky and other platforms some of which are free on one platform but buy/rent on other platforms. A couple of months later and these same movies swap places and swap access to buy/rent.
It's the illusion of choice.
You are presuming they are the only creators of films.
Why do you focus upon Disney or Time Warner? There are a lot of other studios emerging. Plus, with the next level of content generation, you are seeing it even further.
The fragmentation is well underway.
Time Warner and Disney were used as examples. Of course there are many more companies and individuals that are creating films.
Now that anyone can get access to really good camera and audio equipment there has indeed been an explosion of new film. The question is as has always been...distribution.
The mentioned corporations et al are acting as gatekeepers for new filmmakers. Fortunately we have our own distribution networks albeit small at the moment.
These big studios days are numbered. I don't think we disagree on this. Just the method of change that is taking place.