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Charter (officially) saves pay TV, ICE targets ad tech companies, and Slovenian Sphinx flick hits in sticks

Feb 2, 2026

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21 min read

Charter (officially) saves pay TV, ICE targets ad tech companies, and Slovenian Sphinx flick hits in sticks

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we check out puny Peacock's fat February, Dhar Mann's 'checkered past,' and Brendan Carr's shameless present

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
A first look at Rupert Murdoch's  'California Post,' Amagi tests investor appetite, and merger critics question Netflix's will

Jan 26, 2026

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20 min read

A first look at Rupert Murdoch's 'California Post,' Amagi tests investor appetite, and merger critics question Netflix's will

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder Telly's paltry penetration, 'Melania's' tepid tracking and Larry Ellison's (possibly) terrifying TikTok plan

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
Matt Damon rips Netflix's distracted audience, Disney moves to save Star Wars, and California regulators counter Brendan Carr

Jan 20, 2026

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19 min read

Matt Damon rips Netflix's distracted audience, Disney moves to save Star Wars, and California regulators counter Brendan Carr

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, Ted Sarandos ponders the 'recklessness' of not buying Warner Bros., and Anthropic beefs with Pete Hegseth

David Bloom
Daniel Frankel
David Bloom, +1
'The Pitt' toughens up its image for season 2, MLB quits the FanDuel RSNs again, and CES ghosts Brendan Carr

Jan 12, 2026

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19 min read

'The Pitt' toughens up its image for season 2, MLB quits the FanDuel RSNs again, and CES ghosts Brendan Carr

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we go court-side with Charter's new Apple Vision Pro Lakers app, and 'One Battle After Another' and Amy Poehler win big at Penske's (sham) Golden Globe Awards

David Bloom
Daniel Frankel
David Bloom, +1
CES 2026 (not so) special report: Agentic AI comes for media and entertainment's bean counters

Jan 8, 2026

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10 min read

CES 2026 (not so) special report: Agentic AI comes for media and entertainment's bean counters

While generative artificial AI has spooked the creative class for several years, this next-level modality can handle tasks ranging from account management to ad sales

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
Netflix somehow delivers NFL playoff-sized audiences with bad regular-season matchups, ESPN also scores major ratings wins with crummy minor bowls, and Taylor Sheridan jumps the shark

Jan 5, 2026

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20 min read

Netflix somehow delivers NFL playoff-sized audiences with bad regular-season matchups, ESPN also scores major ratings wins with crummy minor bowls, and Taylor Sheridan jumps the shark

Also in 2026's first issue of our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at Bari Weiss' new 'CBS Evening News' anchor, and DirecTV tells the FCC to hold off giving Elon Musk more power

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
WBD gets mean about PSKY's counter offer, Apple's red-hot 'Pluribus' visits Roku City, and Bari Weiss spikes her first '60 Minutes' segment

Dec 22, 2025

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20 min read

WBD gets mean about PSKY's counter offer, Apple's red-hot 'Pluribus' visits Roku City, and Bari Weiss spikes her first '60 Minutes' segment

For the last issue of 2025 for our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we also look at Brendan Carr's biggest FCC rule change ever

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
Disney pays $1 billion to keep its OpenAI friends close, MAGA senators offer chilling (and shockingly cogent) regulatory predictions for Netflix, and quick, somebody break up the suddenly red-hot U.S. linear pay-TV business

Dec 15, 2025

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18 min read

Disney pays $1 billion to keep its OpenAI friends close, MAGA senators offer chilling (and shockingly cogent) regulatory predictions for Netflix, and quick, somebody break up the suddenly red-hot U.S. linear pay-TV business

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, are the 'reformed' Golden Globes somehow shadier than ever?

David Bloom
Daniel Frankel
David Bloom, +1
Did Ted Sarandos just run the Mamdani playbook on Donald Trump? Is Versant ready to pull a rabbit out of a hat? And where oh where did Charlie Ergen get the idea he could just up and stiff his contractors?

Dec 8, 2025

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18 min read

Did Ted Sarandos just run the Mamdani playbook on Donald Trump? Is Versant ready to pull a rabbit out of a hat? And where oh where did Charlie Ergen get the idea he could just up and stiff his contractors?

Also in our weekly newsletter totally fixated on all things technology, media and telecom, we also look at how Netflix turned a 20-year-old Warner Bros. bomb, just sitting in the bowels of its library, into a domestic movie hit

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
NFL Sunday Ticket subscriptions surge 37%, Scripps swallows a poison pill, and the White House says Netflix's WBD bid poses 'unique antitrust concerns'

Dec 1, 2025

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19 min read

NFL Sunday Ticket subscriptions surge 37%, Scripps swallows a poison pill, and the White House says Netflix's WBD bid poses 'unique antitrust concerns'

Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, Donald Trump wants Americans to drown their inflation worries in ... 'Rush Hour 4'?

David Bloom
Daniel Frankel
David Bloom, +1
CuriosityStream builds video's most curious new revenue stream, bad search & rec drives viewers to YouTube, and did Warner Bros. just surface streaming's next big undiscovered sitcom hit?

Nov 24, 2025

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20 min read

CuriosityStream builds video's most curious new revenue stream, bad search & rec drives viewers to YouTube, and did Warner Bros. just surface streaming's next big undiscovered sitcom hit?

Also in our weekly review of all things technology, media and telecom, analyst Laura Martin says 'extortionist' Trump administration has already earmarked WBD for Team Ellison

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
YouTube ingests the sweet fruit of carriage-war victory, Netflix makes a maverick metrics move, and did an obscure reality TV producer really start the rumor about the Saudis buying WBD?

Nov 17, 2025

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19 min read

YouTube ingests the sweet fruit of carriage-war victory, Netflix makes a maverick metrics move, and did an obscure reality TV producer really start the rumor about the Saudis buying WBD?

Also in our weekly review of all things technology, media and telecom, we ask why Wall Street isn't impressed by Disney's 39% growth on Q3 operating income for streaming?

Daniel Frankel
David Bloom
Daniel Frankel, +1
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