YouTube offers a lucrative career path for those armed with charisma and a concept that appeals to the masses. While stars currently upload short clips that can gain millions of views from fans, YouTube is now looking to use homegrown talent to make feature length films.

Did YouTube kill the Hollywood star? In the second installment of this two-parter, we look at why Gen Z value the talents and opinions of their digital peers, what services they are flocking to and how a shift towards user generated content will affect the future of media production and distribution.

To see into the future of media, take a look at a 12-year-old’s iPad. Gen Z spend 35 hours a week consuming media. In the first of a two-part report, we look at why Gen Z are choosing tablets over TVs, why streaming services are king, and how this generation's behaviour will shape entertainment’s future.

With one billion users, four billion daily video views and 100 hours of content uploaded hourly, going up against YouTube as a video-sharing platform isn’t something many are keen on. But that’s exactly what former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is intent on doing with his venture Vessel.