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I write about the messy collision of AI, media, and human attention. Think TikTok as cultural memory. Streaming as subscription math. Generative AI as a remix engine for everything we thought was finished.

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The Receipts Layer

For most of media’s history, the artifact carried its own proof. A recording sounded like the artist because, well, it was the artist. A photograph showed what stood in front of the lens. Provenance was implicit, baked into the cost of maki...

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Video as a Data Type

The reference architecture I’ve been circulating privately with founders, operators, and standards bodies for the better part of 2026 will go public this week, as my keynote at Silicon Valley Video Summer Camp. This is my written version....

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Founders Memo 003

Watch now | June 2026

June was a month I spent mostly in one place, and it turned into one of the busier stretches I’ve had for seeing the people I actually work alongside. This is the June Founder Memo, my once-a-month look at the worksho...

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What's Taking So Long?

Rebecca Avery is a Senior Streaming Operations Executive, SME of the SVTA Metadata Working Group, and writes about the operational realities of streaming media at integrationtherapy.substack.com.


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  • Andy Beach

    Technology is moving fast. Culture is moving weird. I write Engines of Change to track the systems that program both from AI pipelines to fandom economies and to ask who gets to set the defaults.

  • Rebecca Avery

    Rebecca Avery is the founder of Integration Therapy, a thought leadership platform helping streaming networks operate with integrity, and a keynote speaker who has been featured at OTTX, NAB, Streaming Media Connect, and other conferences and events.

  • Seth Hallen

    Investing in the tech that powers the intersection of AI and storytelling. 25+ years in MediaTech, empowering creators, backing founders, and shaping the future of content through innovation, community, and a deep love for the industry.

  • Bhavesh M Upadhyaya

    Bhavesh is an Emmy Award–winning streaming industry consultant focused on integrating AI into media workflows. He advises on video quality, data-driven operations, and next-generation content delivery across modern streaming platforms.

  • David Sugg

    Seasoned technology executive with deep experience in media, media workflows, team building, and politics navigating.

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