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Shawne Merriman on Solving DTC Friction and App Fatigue

September 16, 20261:22

Viewers aren't just annoyed by streaming price hikes—they are exhausted by app fatigue. Shawne Merriman explains why the ultimate winners of the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) streaming wars will be the platforms that prioritize a seamless navigational experience over everything else. He also reveals a groundbreaking "single-signal" distribution technology designed to drastically reduce CDN (Content Delivery Network) offload costs and eliminate the friction of constantly jumping between platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and ESPN.