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Tom Segura and Fox Creator Studios: Inside Hollywood's New Business Model

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Tom Segura and Fox Creator Studios: Inside Hollywood's New Business Model

The Colin and Samir Show

Jul 09
The Colin and Samir Show

The Colin and Samir Show

Jul 09
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Traditional networks are no longer just looking to creators for marketing—they want premium, long-term IP. Today we explore how independent comedy powerhouse YMH Studios scaled past traditional gatekeepers and why Fox Entertainment just signed a major multi-project slate with them. What you’ll get in this episode: * The Deal Breakdown: Inside the co-ownership structure of the brand-new Fox and YMH slate. * The Creator-CEO Blueprint: How Tom Segura built an arena-selling infrastructure entirely direct-to-consumer. * The Scale Formula: Why protecting creative momentum and building your own distribution engine is the ultimate leverage in media today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Highlights

In this episode, Tom Segura and Fox Creator Studios discuss a groundbreaking partnership that blends independent creative control with major studio resources. The conversation reveals how Segura built a direct-to-consumer comedy empire and why traditional networks are now seeking long-term IP collaborations with creators.
00:00
Creators and Hollywood are collaborating in new ways.
05:36
Stand-up and podcasting fed each other.
08:08
45,000 tickets sold for a live podcast.
13:50
The internet transformed comedy.
24:14
Ideas are fragile and need to be acted upon quickly.

Chapters

From Stand-Up Stages to a Media Empire: How Tom Segura Built YMH Studios
00:00
The Pivot That Changed Everything: Why a $10 Live Podcast Became a Pay-Per-View Hit
03:00
The Fox Deal Breakdown: Co-Owning IP with an Animated Series, Sitcom, and Special
08:08
Escaping Development Hell: Why Speed and Creative Freedom Matter More Than Studio Approval
13:50
The Golden Age of Content: Trusting Your Instincts and Scaling Without Losing Quality
21:48

Transcript

Colin: The Colin and Samir Show is supported by Shopify. The way people shop has changed quite a bit over the past couple of years. And there's actually a new huge opportunity for creators and entrepreneurs. So shopping has moved away from search and moved...