# Post-Capitalist Streaming Platforms Means TV Looks to Sever Entertainment Media's Corporate Ties By Kalin Ned | Published 2019-04-05 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/means-tv References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/90327425/this-new-streaming-service-wants-to-be-the-anti-capitalist-netflix?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner) & [actionnetwork.org](https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/lets-build-means-tv) A 10-week fundraising campaign has been kickstarted for Means TV — a new generation of streaming service. The post-capitalist initative is an attempt at freeing entertainment and media from their identities as for-profit and corporate services. The initative is launched by Naomi Burton and Nick Hayes — the individuals accredited to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's viral political campaign. Means TV attempts to strongly align itself with leftist values as a "worker-owned media [...] that really threatens the hegemony" of corporate America. The streaming service is rooted in the idea of allowing [creative communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allinone-platform) to thrive and deliver a variety of diverse content to "leftist and left-curious viewers." The post-capitalist media project also plans to extend itself across [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-game-streaming) "to counter the legions of right-wing content creators." Means TV will be an affordable, subscription-based service that costs $10 USD per month. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 14% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Worker-owned Media:** Means TV's initiative as a worker-owned media platform disrupts the traditional corporate structure of entertainment and media. - **Post-capitalist Streaming:** Means TV's post-capitalist approach to streaming challenges the for-profit model of traditional streaming services. - **Leftist Content:** Means TV's focus on delivering diverse content to leftist and left-curious viewers offers an alternative to mainstream media. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Streaming Services:** Means TV's worker-owned, post-capitalist streaming platform disrupts the traditional streaming industry dominated by corporate giants. - **Entertainment Media:** Means TV's initiative to sever corporate ties in entertainment media opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the industry. - **Creative Communities:** Means TV's support for creative communities provides an avenue for disruptive innovation in the creative industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Content Creator Streaming Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quench-platform.md) - [Creator-Focused Monetization Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/headquarterz.md) - [New Streaming Service Formats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streaming-services1.md) - [QSR-Branded Streaming Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/streaming-service-1.md) - [Creator Streaming Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creator-streaming.md) - [Transformative Social Media Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weare8.md) - [Ad-Supporting Streaming Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-netflix.md) - [Low-Cost Streaming Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roku-howdy.md) - [Fully-Integrated Streaming Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virgin-media.md)