This week's Next TMT: Netflix dives into AI VFX, in Argentina; Baseball's all-star game actually rocked; Charter & Cox explain why their merger is better for everyone; Dan rants about Colbert cancellation, but late night was a zombie already; and more! nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/netflix-kick…

Netflix's 'Untamed,' with Eric Bana and Rosemary DeWitt, looks like another enjoyable mystery thriller, but sheesh, screenwriters need to retire that beyond-tired trope of alcoholic, reclusive cop with dead kid. Been ridden harder than those trail horses.

Lots of change ahead now that Skydance has won FCC approval to acquire Paramount. I tick off some of what's already happening, and what's coming, in this Forbes piece: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

Westside Digital Mix is Thursday night, at Nalu Vidu, just steps from Venice Beach. Join us for smart conversation with some of the brightest lights in media, tech and entertainment on the Westside of Los Angeles.

This week's Next TMT newsletter jumps on the South Park deal and mayhem; Charter's 'eye-popping' pay-TV numbers; CTV ads grow slow globally; Trump's plan to 'save college sports;' and time for an ESPN spinoff, plus much else here: nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/a-huge-pay-t…

So, turns out these AREN'T sweet habaneros, as this ChatGPT reverse lookup suggested. They're just habaneros. Made for a very spicy pasta sauce. Like, VERY.

This week's Next TMT newsletter jumps on the South Park deal and mayhem; Charter's 'eye-popping' pay-TV numbers; CTV ads grow slow globally; Trump's plan to 'save college sports;' and time for an ESPN spinoff, plus much else here: nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/a-huge-pay-t…

Westside Digital Mix is TONIGHT, at Nalu Vidu, just steps from Venice Beach. Join us for smart conversation with some of the brightest lights in media, tech and entertainment on the Westside of Los Angeles.

Lots of change ahead now that Skydance has won FCC approval to acquire Paramount. I tick off some of what's already happening, and what's coming, in this Forbes piece: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

This week's Next TMT newsletter jumps on the South Park deal and mayhem; Charter's 'eye-popping' pay-TV numbers; CTV ads grow slow globally; Trump's plan to 'save college sports;' and time for an ESPN spinoff, plus much else here: nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/a-huge-pay-t…

Lots of change ahead now that Skydance has won FCC approval to acquire Paramount. I tick off some of what's already happening, and what's coming, in this Forbes piece: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

Lovely, elegiac video of Icelandic pianist/composer Eydis Eversen's new "Helena's Sunrise." Good stuff for your meditative moments, especially with those ocean sounds and sights. youtu.be/d-z_eNDknPo?si…

Join Westside Digital Mix on Aug. 21, at the top of LA's Digital Media Triangle, in the wonderful venue where we started a decade ago... at what's now called Mon Ami, across the street and down an alley from the Santa Monica Pier. Early Bird Ticket! lnkd.in/gcxAkCeJ

Next TMT this week: Wall Street unmoved by Roku's black ink; Comcast exceeds expectations. We also ponder Meta's 'self-improving' AI and 'Sex and the City' reboot's end Watch: youtu.be/lZWdGfxSLVY Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2QMX3G… Read: nexttmt.com

In Next TMT Talks, Dan Frankel and I dive into EchoStar’s existential struggle, Tristan Harris’ warning about AI’s self-preservation instincts, Meta’s $72B AI push, ESPN’s game-changing NFL deal, Amazon’s Showrunner stake, and why Dan hates Banana Ball: youtu.be/lZWdGfxSLVY?si…

Next TMT this week: Wall Street unmoved by Roku's black ink; Comcast exceeds expectations. We also ponder Meta's 'self-improving' AI and 'Sex and the City' reboot's end Watch: youtu.be/lZWdGfxSLVY Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2QMX3G… Read: nexttmt.com

In Next TMT Talks, Dan Frankel and I dive into EchoStar’s existential struggle, Tristan Harris’ warning about AI’s self-preservation instincts, Meta’s $72B AI push, ESPN’s game-changing NFL deal, Amazon’s Showrunner stake, and why Dan hates Banana Ball: youtu.be/lZWdGfxSLVY?si…

Join Westside Digital Mix on Aug. 21, at the top of LA's Digital Media Triangle, in the wonderful venue where we started a decade ago... at what's now called Mon Ami, across the street and down an alley from the Santa Monica Pier. Early Bird Tickets: lnkd.in/gcxAkCeJ

Next TMT this week: Wall Street unmoved by Roku's black ink; Comcast exceeds expectations. We also ponder Meta's 'self-improving' AI and 'Sex and the City' reboot's end Watch: youtu.be/lZWdGfxSLVY Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2QMX3G… Read: nexttmt.com

Elegiac, meditative video of "Helena's Sunrise," the new song from Icelandic pianist/composer Eydis Evensen. youtu.be/d-z_eNDknPo?si…