why aren't all 7 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Assertion Supported
Cohen: US YouTube connected TV watch time now exceeds Netflix
“One of our very interesting stats I've noticed more recently was, so in the US, more hours are consumed of YouTube on connected TVs than Netflix.”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Owning Theatre Royal Haymarket real estate protects against zero-valuation downside
“I mean, it's certainly true in a theater because you own the real estate. So as a minimum, you've got, you know, it's a grade one. We own the Len owns the theater or Haymarket. It's a grade one listed building. It's been on that site for 300 years. It's prime …”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Data shows young people are lonelier than older demographics
“The data around, you know, young people are actually lonelier than old people.”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Financing a West End show costs four times less than Broadway
“The cost of financing a play or a musical in the West, London, the West End, could be four times less than financing on Broadway.”
Prediction Held up
Cohen predicts streaming platforms will undergo market consolidation due to subscription fatigue
“Not all of these platforms are going to survive. There's just too many, you know, you've got to have too many subscriptions. It's too much for people. It's too expensive. It's too confusing. So I think you're gonna see consolidation there, which is in the inte…”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: UK youth average over an hour daily on TikTok
“There was a very interesting recent large scale survey in the UK, which it said that I think young people in the UK are watching over an hour's TikTok a day now, on average, which seems astonishing for one platform.”
Assertion Supported
Cohen: Original theatrical investors retain rights to back international productions
“If you invest in the original production, you have a right to invest in all the other productions around the world.”