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The Deep Media Pulse

The Deep Media Pulse

By: Licensing Magazine/Animation Journal
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Decoding Content and Brands Evolution
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Gaining a competitive edge now means understanding how content and brands evolve as single stories move across films, games, licensing programs, live experiences, and social media universes.

The Deep Media Pulse is the podcast that connects the dots. It was born from a clear need: making sense of a complex, interconnected ecosystem. Audiovisual, gaming, licensing, publishing, digital, and experiential media now converge. The Deep Media Pulse is for professionals who understand that today’s powerful IPs and brands are not built on a single medium. They are built Transmedia. But this podcast is also for brands and content fans and love to be updated on the latest trends and stories.

The Deep Media Pulse is produced by the editorial team behind Licensing Magazine and Animation Journal. Both are landmark references in the global content and licensing industry. The show brings you into the conversations shaping transmedia evolution for content and brands. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a key industry player—brand owners, entertainment studios, IP strategists, gaming executives, licensing directors, creative visionaries, and innovators. Guests explore case histories, best practices, trends, insights, and bold visions from those building the brands and content universes of tomorrow.

The Deep Media Pulse decodes it all. Discover how an animated IP becomes a transmedia franchise. Learn how a heritage brand reinvents itself across new media and product touchpoints. Find out what strategies drive the next wave of content monetization.

Episodes are recorded at the world’s leading international B2B events. These include Licensing Expo, Brand Licensing Europe, Mipcom, Annecy Animation Festival, Bologna Children's Book Fair, and more. We capture industry intelligence in real time—where deals happen, and the future of content is defined.

If you work in content development, brand strategy, licensing, animation, gaming, or any of the media that make up today’s transmedia landscape, the Deep Media Pulse is your briefing.

Subscribe now to The Deep Media Pulse. Join the conversation, connect the dots, and stay ahead of the industry curve.

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Episodes
  • From Concept to Commission: Understanding the Disconnect Between Producers and Buyers
    Jul 8 2026

    Founder of JUST B, a bespoke consultancy firm established in 2013 that supports creators, producers, and distributors in developing, financing, and scaling animated intellectual properties (IP) for global audiences, Justine Bannister sits with us to discuss where producers go wrong, what buyers actually want, and how to identify true originality.

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    11 mins
  • The Global Rise of Webtoons and Manga: Are We Ready For the Next Wave?
    Jul 2 2026

    In the first episode of the second season of the podcast, we speak with Sébastien Célimon, one of Europe’s leading experts on manga and webtoons, to explore the global potential of Asian storytelling.
    Partner and co-founder of the PLeaSe Comics Rights & Events agency, and CEO of White Dragon Event, he also discusses whether the Western entertainment industry has truly recognized the power of webtoons and their growing influence on the future of content creation.

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    18 mins
  • The Rights Chain Explained
    Jun 24 2026

    Veronica Buide, Founder of Pulpa Rights, is our last guest from the Bologna

    Licensing Trade Fair/Kids. Thanks to her expertise in consultancy, specialized in intellectual property (IP) for media, Veronica explained how the rights chain really works and what are the correct ways to approach it, as well as highlighting the current regulations— or lack thereof— surrounding AI.

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    15 mins
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