Your favorite posts of 2025 (plus a raffle)
Thank you for your readership, 2026 here we come!
This is it, in a few hours, I’ll be off for the next two weeks. A much deserved break as I feel I’ve spent the year on a treadmill and I don’t like to run.
2025 has been a whirlwind, full of firsts, marked by growth, shaped by diversification.
🙌🏻 My service business held steady when belts tightened.
👀 My LinkedIn follower count grew 31% YoY (crossing the 10K mark) despite the fact LinkedIn became a red ocean for content creators.
📖 Strong of its 6.7K members, Streaming Made Easy is more than a newsletter, it’s turning into a community.
📢 One that I want to bring together IRL.
Streaming Made Easy Live was a success (there I’ve said it) and what a gamble it was to start an event from scratch with a team of 4 people led by the event newbie I was. Next year, we’re back with an edition in Lisbon in partnership with Stream TV Europe then again on September 10th in Amsterdam at Rode Hoed, a gorgeous historical venue.
Throughout the year, you’ll see us in different European cities bringing stellar executives for great conversations. Feel like January is always a dud? We got you. We’re in London on January 21st in the coolest neighbourhood of all: Bricklane, for a breakfast on the state of advertising in partnership with Little Dot Studios. Grab an invite here.
🎙️Last but not least, I’ve started a podcast with my American friend Evan Shapiro. Our journey has blown my mind. We’ve brought our teams together, none of us had any experience in the space. We’ve learned and grown week in week out. I honestly didn’t expect us to have such impact, may that be by spurring (feisty) debates, pushing transformation or supporting our community hit by the LA fires or the massive lay offs happening throughout the year.
They say podcasts don’t grow your audience but deepen your relationship to your existing one. Well fine by me. I don’t need bigger, I need connection.
Those grey days when I’m hunched over my computer to write or plan events wouldn’t be possible without the support of my family & friends, my clients & partners and you my readers so thank you so much ❤️
My favourite show of the year (watch it in French with English subs 🙏🏻) is also my keyword for next year: empathy (for others, for myself).
2026 promises to be even more insane but more on that later. Let’s get on with the last edition of Streaming Made Easy in 2025.
Today at a glance:
The most popular posts Of 2025
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The Most Popular Posts Of 2025
This week brings you the most popular posts of 2025. Some surprised me, others I knew would delight you. Here goes:
Your favourite Creator Economy piece:
Your favourite Premium Streaming TV piece:
Your favourite AI piece:
Your favourite YouTube piece:
And here’s a close second.
Your favourite Free Streaming TV piece:
Your favourite Pay TV piece:
Your favourite Broadcaster piece:
Your favourite CTV piece:
And here’s a close second.
Your favourite genre-based piece:
Your favourite event-based piece:
Your favourite podcast piece:
Name your favourite piece in the comment section ↓ or by replying to this e-mail. I love hearing from you.
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That’s it for today. I can’t wait to spend another year writing for you all.
Happy Holidays!
Marion
Impressive journey Marion! Really great.