The business of entertainment content and popular media has been turned upside down. The old model was simple: make a movie, sell tickets, sell DVDs, sell syndication rights. The new model is a chaotic brawl for subscriber retention and attention minutes.

Modern media increasingly mirrors the diverse world we actually live in.

To understand the current landscape of entertainment content and popular media, we must look backward. One hundred years ago, "popular media" meant a radio in the living room or a weekly trip to the nickelodeon. The content was scarce, curated by a few gatekeepers in Hollywood and New York.