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The $34.5 billion Charter-Cox deal faces regulatory hangnail, NBCU and Michael Jordan make a $40 million mistake, and David Zaslav loses control of the bundle
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Xumo founder Colin Petrie-Norris joins our Next TMT Talks podcast to talk about his new 'empowering' AI startup, and we get hyped for David O. Russell's upcoming John Madden biopic
Netflix launches a risky UX makeover, subscription streaming enters the upfronts on an ad-supported roll, and FWA could run out of spectrum next year
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder whether Donald Trump is serious about 100% foreign-movie tariffs, and why David Eilenberg is leaving Roku for his old job
Roku declares its programmatic ad biz recession-proof, 'Charter entitlements' drive U.S. SVOD growth, and we mow through Paramount+ original 'MobLand'
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Fox's planned SVOD is all about the data, Apple TV+ finally gets serious about catalog depth, and Tier 2 cable finally gets serious about 'cellphone internet' competition
Is there too much TVOS? Is the Redstone family legacy ruined? And is Ted Sarandos right about movie theaters?
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine Comcast's increasingly desperate quest to turn around its core broadband connectivity business, and we reveal the latest IAB data showing CTV's growing dominance
Luka Dončić sparks a 16% NBA TV ratings revival, EchoStar looks to reanimate its terminal pay TV biz, and we look to David Ellison and Shari Redstone to 'Harvard up'
From the ashes of trade journalism comes ... a new kind of trade journalism. Your free weekly newsletter covering the important stuff in technology, media and telecom
Paramount+ becomes America's hottest SVOD, AI data-center expansion hits a tariff-induced snag, plus our harrowing and unplanned journey into the Coachella 'death zone'
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine the emergence of 'A Minecraft Movie' as the TikTok's generation's 'Rocky Horror,' and we lament the $900 million question Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer didn't get asked at NAB
Lionsgate's economics saved 'John Wick,' but can Gavin Newsom rescue Apple and Netflix from Trump's tariffs?
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, YouTube TV signs up its 9.4 millionth customer, while 'The White Lotus' aims for a cool 20 million viewers
NAB 2025 Spotlight: Fireside with The Trade Desk's new Ventura OS; Feting Penn & Teller; and a Stephen A. Smith keynote; what to get into (and stay out of) in Vegas
From the ashes of trade journalism comes ... a new kind of trade journalism. Presenting a very special NAB-themed issue of our FREE newsletter covering all things tech, media and telecom
Samsung tops U.S. TVOS, Amazon and Jennifer Salke go 1 for 10, and MLB Opening Day strikes out on local TV
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how cheap fixed wireless access home internet is somehow getting even faster, and we have a short chat with Neal Mohan about YouTube's 'sudden' CTV dominance
Apple TV+ signups explode on Amazon Channels, while Verizon, Charter and Comcast join Starlink in blowing up low-earth orbit
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at TMT's $139 billion tariffs hit, and the rapid growth of short-form filmmaking using OpenAI's Sora
Disney overpays Stephen A. Smith, DirecTV adds RSNs to its pricy skinny sports bundle, and we get our 'creative renaissance' on at HumanX
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we tune into Bluesky CEO Jay Graber's SXSW keynote, and we get ready to return to Vegas for more AI talk at NAB
'Prison Break' reruns suit Netflix, Comcast and Charter's massive mobile margins ... plus our exclusive video interview with Smosh CEO Alessandra Catanese
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Elon Musk's $42.5 billion BEAD grab takes next steps, and YouTube makes it even harder to leave its CTV app