Have we fallen into an entertainment abyss?
Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning,” hosted by Ebro Darden and Peter Rosenberg along with Laura Stylez discuss the rise of Twitch. So what’s to make of the impact of new media figures such as Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed and the shifts in entertainment culture.
Ebro and Rosenberg debated on how the popularity of Twitch and similar platforms have decentralize power in entertainment, moving influence away from traditional radio and television toward younger, interactive audiences. Their perspective generally acknowledges the cultural force of streamers like Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed but also raises questions about the quality of entertainment that dominates today’s digital landscape. Is Twitch revitalizing or harming entertainment overall?
Watch below as the “Ebro in the Morning” crew give a seasoned radio and cultural perspective to the ongoing Twitch debate and other digital platforms, contrasting legacy media standards with the energetic disruption of the new digital entertainment age.