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How NBCU watched a $12 billion business turn to mush in just six years
Yes, (Bonnie) Hammer time is truly over, as Comcast cuts loose the vaunted cable homes of 'Suits,' 'Monk' and Rachel Maddow. We also look at The Trade Desk's (now officially announced) new TVOS platform, and DirecTV's plans after breaking up with Dish
John Malone makes the unimaginably terrifying market power of a combined Comcast-Charter seem so ... real
Also this week, our 'Next Text' column looks at 'Inside the NBA' and its big move to ESPN, Disney's huge Q3 streaming numbers, and Netflix's massive audience for a fumbled live stream of a crappy fight
Charter puts long-forsaken video back in (triple) play, Wall Street tells Roku and Fubo to go play on the freeway
Also, the resurgent World Series outpaces the NBA Finals, Comcast rides massive 'Call of Duty' file sizes to internet glory, and that dumb 'Apple Intelligence' marketing slogan helps push iPhone sales out of their slump
Did indie horror film 'Terrifier 3' just save the movie business?
Also in this week's 'Next TMT' newsletter, DTC streaming glasnost comes to the cold, dead RSN business, fixed wireless access is three years ahead of schedule, the DirecTV-Dish deal is imperiled anew, and AT&T and Verizon just quietly shedded 5,000 more jobs
DirecTV loses 10% of its 'Sunday Ticket' restaurant customers, Bally, er, FanDuel Sports loses 97% of its asset value, and Charter's SportsNet RSNs lose some employees
Plus, our Next Text column asks, why does Netflix want to stop talking about quarterly subscriber growth ... when it's absolutely killing quarterly subscriber growth?
