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YouTube cleanly kicks off the NFL's streaming era, the 'Cable Cowboy' dumps horse on CNN, and media-biz worshippers congregate around cagey Nielsen's The Gauge

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, previously self-centered Newsmax finally admits that it (and Fox News) are 'right-leaning pay TV' enterprises

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IBC 2025 spotlight: Come for the bitterballen, stay for the ballin' AI talk

Sep 4, 2025

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15 min read

IBC 2025 spotlight: Come for the bitterballen, stay for the ballin' AI talk

In an 'ICE age' where traveling to the U.S. ain't as easy as it used to be, Amsterdam just might just be hosting the hottest event in the global video business this year

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EchoStar's $23 billion spectrum sale to AT&T ends our childish dream of a 4th wireless carrier; a young Chinese engineer steals Elon Musk's AI secrets and hands them to Sam Altman; and crackers barrel in on ESPN's Doris Burke

Sep 2, 2025

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18 min read

EchoStar's $23 billion spectrum sale to AT&T ends our childish dream of a 4th wireless carrier; a young Chinese engineer steals Elon Musk's AI secrets and hands them to Sam Altman; and crackers barrel in on ESPN's Doris Burke

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we ponder the increasingly apparent veracity of 'The Sarandos Rule' for theatrical distribution, and wonder why Google so meekly surrendered to Brendan Carr

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Paramount's 'bloodbath' triggers bloodlust, Netflix issues strict 'guiding principles' on GenAI use, and Nexstar pops a cap in the ownership cap with $6.2B Tegna purchase

Aug 25, 2025

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19 min read

Paramount's 'bloodbath' triggers bloodlust, Netflix issues strict 'guiding principles' on GenAI use, and Nexstar pops a cap in the ownership cap with $6.2B Tegna purchase

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine Disney's vastly complicated bundle ... of bundles

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The NFL kicks off 'churn season,' the NBA loads up on Luka, and David Ellison makes a risky $7.7B move with UFC

Aug 18, 2025

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20 min read

The NFL kicks off 'churn season,' the NBA loads up on Luka, and David Ellison makes a risky $7.7B move with UFC

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at the coming data center glut, the Duffer Bros.' big Netflix ankling, and the 'Galactica'-like vibes given off by Hulu's 'Alien: Earth'

Daniel Frankel, +1

Amazon helps deliver bad news for The Trade Desk, the LLM wars heat up, and the Murdochs bear down on a cowed Hollywood

Aug 11, 2025

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18 min read

Amazon helps deliver bad news for The Trade Desk, the LLM wars heat up, and the Murdochs bear down on a cowed Hollywood

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, AT&T chief John Stankey tells his workers drop in line or drop dead, and David Ellison introduces SkyPar's new plan ... which seems the same as the old plan

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Wall Street tells Roku what it can do with its black ink, Brendan Carr shifts his MAGA jihad to NBC, and Comcast beats not-so-great expectations

Aug 4, 2025

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18 min read

Wall Street tells Roku what it can do with its black ink, Brendan Carr shifts his MAGA jihad to NBC, and Comcast beats not-so-great expectations

Our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom also ponders Meta's creepy 'self-improvement' tools and the blessed end of that odious 'Sex and the City' reboot

Daniel Frankel, +1

'Eye-popping' pay TV numbers for Charter, 'Mount Rushmore status for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and surprisingly slow growth predicted for CTV advertising

Jul 28, 2025

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17 min read

'Eye-popping' pay TV numbers for Charter, 'Mount Rushmore status for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and surprisingly slow growth predicted for CTV advertising

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we get jacked up for Vince Gilligan's 'miserable'-sounding 'Pluribus'

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Netflix turns GenAI loose, Charter and Cox make a slick case for merger, and MLB plays the only All-Star game that doesn't suck

Jul 21, 2025

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19 min read

Netflix turns GenAI loose, Charter and Cox make a slick case for merger, and MLB plays the only All-Star game that doesn't suck

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we examine Peacock's new pricier-than-Netflix monthly bill

Daniel Frankel, +1

Introducing Next TMT's Summer Gold Vol. 1, our first greatest hits compilation (of podcasts)

Jul 17, 2025

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6 min read

Introducing Next TMT's Summer Gold Vol. 1, our first greatest hits compilation (of podcasts)

Just in time for Christmas, a hit-packed best-of newsletter featuring our all-time greatest executive video interviews, all in one email!

Daniel Frankel, +1

David Zaslav says he's going 'on the attack,' Brendan Carr tells Paramount and Skydance to keep dancin', and analysts tell Tim Cook to retire

Jul 14, 2025

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18 min read

David Zaslav says he's going 'on the attack,' Brendan Carr tells Paramount and Skydance to keep dancin', and analysts tell Tim Cook to retire

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at why there might not be a sixth-generation wireless network

Daniel Frankel, +1

Larry Ellison goes from Oracle to oligarch, 'Squid Game' leaves a real legacy, and Charter declares 'Threat-Level Midnight' on copper theft

Jul 7, 2025

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17 min read

Larry Ellison goes from Oracle to oligarch, 'Squid Game' leaves a real legacy, and Charter declares 'Threat-Level Midnight' on copper theft

Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, Brendan Carr outlines his delete-ful policy agenda

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YouTube cleanly kicks off the NFL's streaming era, the 'Cable Cowboy' dumps horse on CNN, and media-biz worshippers congregate around cagey Nielsen's The Gauge

IBC 2025 spotlight: Come for the bitterballen, stay for the ballin' AI talk

EchoStar's $23 billion spectrum sale to AT&T ends our childish dream of a 4th wireless carrier; a young Chinese engineer steals Elon Musk's AI secrets and hands them to Sam Altman; and crackers barrel in on ESPN's Doris Burke

Paramount's 'bloodbath' triggers bloodlust, Netflix issues strict 'guiding principles' on GenAI use, and Nexstar pops a cap in the ownership cap with $6.2B Tegna purchase

The NFL kicks off 'churn season,' the NBA loads up on Luka, and David Ellison makes a risky $7.7B move with UFC

Amazon helps deliver bad news for The Trade Desk, the LLM wars heat up, and the Murdochs bear down on a cowed Hollywood

Wall Street tells Roku what it can do with its black ink, Brendan Carr shifts his MAGA jihad to NBC, and Comcast beats not-so-great expectations

'Eye-popping' pay TV numbers for Charter, 'Mount Rushmore status for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and surprisingly slow growth predicted for CTV advertising

Netflix turns GenAI loose, Charter and Cox make a slick case for merger, and MLB plays the only All-Star game that doesn't suck

Introducing Next TMT's Summer Gold Vol. 1, our first greatest hits compilation (of podcasts)

David Zaslav says he's going 'on the attack,' Brendan Carr tells Paramount and Skydance to keep dancin', and analysts tell Tim Cook to retire

Larry Ellison goes from Oracle to oligarch, 'Squid Game' leaves a real legacy, and Charter declares 'Threat-Level Midnight' on copper theft

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YouTube cleanly kicks off the NFL's streaming era, the 'Cable Cowboy' dumps horse**** on CNN, and media-biz worshippers congregate around cagey Nielsen's The Gauge

IBC 2025 spotlight: Come for the bitterballen, stay for the ballin' AI talk

EchoStar's $23 billion spectrum sale to AT&T ends our childish dream of a 4th wireless carrier; a young Chinese engineer steals Elon Musk's AI secrets and hands them to Sam Altman; and crackers barrel in on ESPN's Doris Burke

Paramount's 'bloodbath' triggers bloodlust, Netflix issues strict 'guiding principles' on GenAI use, and Nexstar pops a cap in the ownership cap with $6.2B Tegna purchase

The NFL kicks off 'churn season,' the NBA loads up on Luka, and David Ellison makes a risky $7.7B move with UFC

Amazon helps deliver bad news for The Trade Desk, the LLM wars heat up, and the Murdochs bear down on a cowed Hollywood

Wall Street tells Roku what it can do with its black ink, Brendan Carr shifts his MAGA jihad to NBC, and Comcast beats not-so-great expectations

'Eye-popping' pay TV numbers for Charter, 'Mount Rushmore status for Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and surprisingly slow growth predicted for CTV advertising

Netflix turns GenAI loose, Charter and Cox make a slick case for merger, and MLB plays the only All-Star game that doesn't suck

Introducing Next TMT's Summer Gold Vol. 1, our first greatest hits compilation (of podcasts)

David Zaslav says he's going 'on the attack,' Brendan Carr tells Paramount and Skydance to keep dancin', and analysts tell Tim Cook to retire

Larry Ellison goes from Oracle to oligarch, 'Squid Game' leaves a real legacy, and Charter declares 'Threat-Level Midnight' on copper theft

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YouTube cleanly kicks off the NFL's streaming era, the 'Cable Cowboy' dumps horse on CNN, and media-biz worshippers congregate around cagey Nielsen's The Gauge