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Weekly podcast on the intersection of technology, media and telecom. Featuring the respected journos, Daniel Frankel and David Bloom, who blend contextual data and dynamic, time-sensitive thinking—with a bit of witty repartee!
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June 23, 2025 | Read Online
Our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom also wonders if the NBA is about to set up league-wide local TV distribution with Amazon
Will Netflix go (Mr.) Beast mode on YouTube's creators? Does Amazon have too much control over CTV advertising? And how did Charlie Ergen get to Donald Trump?
June 15, 2025 | Read Online
Also in this week's very streaming-focused edition of our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we explain why YouTube really isn't 'TV' after all
Netflix's new UX catches social flack, the Grim Wiedzer takes on Warner's vastly indebted SpinCo 2, and Apple TV+ sticks the landing with critics
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, we look at mobile game maker Zynga's winning high-volume, trial-and-error strategy, and how the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount deal now appears to be slipping away
Netflix could soon face FCC “redemption” — yes, you read that right. As MAGA-minded regulators circle, they’re also eyeing Charlie Ergen’s spectrum… and hinting at a handoff to none other than Elon Musk.
Meanwhile, TNT delivers a surprisingly emotional goodbye to NBA coverage, and broadband usage is surging again — but why now?
In this week’s Next TMT Text, we break down the power plays, policy shifts, and media moments shaking up th...
Also in our weekly newsletter covering all things technology, media and telecom, why Memorial Day box-office 'records' are bogus, and how AI toolmakers are pulling investment from M&E
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.
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.
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