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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 4 MIN

No. 38: Media platforms are becoming publishers by acquiring their own creators

from The Pattern · host Mike Litman

Culture Pulse: 72. OpenAI bought a podcast. Beehiiv killed its commission. Columbia hired from Skims. Platforms are collapsing into publishers because distribution alone isn't defensible anymore. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-04-03.html

Culture Pulse: 72. OpenAI bought a podcast. Beehiiv killed its commission. Columbia hired from Skims. Platforms are collapsing into publishers because distribution alone isn't defensible anymore. Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-04-03.html

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