Connor Tomlinson Launches Video Podcast with PAVE Studios
Connor Tomlinson to Launch Video Podcast in First Project After Leaving 'Love on the Spectrum,' Part of PAVE Studios' New Slate of History Shows https://t.co/ItoPFViZDr via @Variety
ChatGPT‑Generated Thumbnails Boost AI Video CTR to 8%
ChatGPT Images do a great job with YT thumbnails. 8% CTR on a business AI topic is solid. Video was on the implications of ChatGPT Workspace Agents on work. Great for cranking out newsjacking content on the fly. https://t.co/1UXV2GI43i https://t.co/U3t7zaFtRD
OpenAI's TBPN Launches Emmy FYC Campaign
TBPN, the Tech-Bro Show Now Owned by OpenAI, Is Launching an Emmys FYC Campaign https://t.co/Foc8OdkVwf via @variety
Unlock AI Marketing: Practical Strategies for Founders
i'm hosting a live event in berlin on april 28th "the future of ai marketing" from 5-9pm at w3.hub here's what we'll be getting into: > how to use AI marketing as a founder to actually capture attention and get customers (without sounding...
AI Chatbot Ad Networks Crowding Limited Inventory
There are a bunch of AI chatbot-focused ad networks chasing the same AI chatbot app inventory.
NYC Mayor Opposes Warner Bros-Paramount Merger
JUST IN: NYC Mayor Mamdani says NYC is formally opposing the Warner Bros and Paramount merger
Pittsburgh's Film Trail
TV Talk: Film locations trail debuts along with Pittsburgh entertainment industry timeline in windows Downtown + director talks filming thriller #BasicPsych locally + #ThePitt finale rates, via @TribLIVE - https://t.co/u47BLYMGhI https://t.co/ojnhL59Xry
Meta's AI Pixel Blurs Line Between Ads and Data
Meta’s AI pixel and the vanishing ad-product divide Last week, Meta introduced automation updates to its two keystone data ingestion features for advertisers: its pixel and its Conversions API (CAPI). These updates are less significant as product enhancements than as evidence...
Nashville Media Market Climbs, NBA Eyes Grizzlies Relocation
Nashville definitely on the rise as a media market. Currently ranks No. 25 overall in the U.S.. It was No. 30 five years ago. Memphis is the No. 51 media market. Five years ago, was No. 53
Survival Lessons From the Edge: Preorder My New Book
Today is World Book Day, a reminder that ideas matter and that books still shape how we understand the world. My next book, "Twenty Times I Almost Died: Life Lessons from the Edge of Survival," comes out this August. It...
House Majority PAC Spends $272M on Ads Targeting Florida, Philly
JUST IN: House Majority PAC allocated $272 million for TV & digital ads aimed at helping Democrats gain House control in November’s midterms This targets ~$20 million in Florida and ~$13 million in Philadelphia
Peacock Gains 2 Million Subscribers Yet Remains Unprofitable
With February's Super Bowl/Olympics/NBA All-Star Game run, Peacock added 2 million subscribers to 46 million total. It's still losing money. (charts via @THR) https://t.co/bkeeUKzYCy
Unbiased Tesla Earnings Call Transcript Cuts Through Media Spin
I'm so sick of legacy media spinning the Tesla stories just as they see fit to fool people. So we created this: https://t.co/ptXSOrCDOg The full earnings call transcript, zero bias, with actual table of contents & accurate (!) descriptions of who...
Lawmakers Push Streaming, Privacy, and Age‑verification Reforms
Policyband Headlines ■ Ohio Democrat Ready to Regulate TV Sports on Streaming Platforms ■ @Comcast Lost 65,000 Broadband Sub But Added 435,000 Wireless Lines In Q1 ■ @FCC Grants John Malone Legal Control of @GCIAK Liberty Despite Owning Less than 7% of...
Goodell Joins Disney's Push for 2027 Super Bowl
Now even NFL boss Roger Goodell is getting in on Disney's months-long bid to promote the 2027 Super Bowl (of course, the NFL is now a 10% owner of Disney's ESPN).... https://t.co/Bs6iVSzFJI via @variety
Google Tests AI-Generated Podcast‑style Audio Search Results
Whoa, this is creepy. Google is testing a new AI-powered audio section in search results that sounds just like a podcast. Can't imagine publishers will be too happy to stumble across this, even when their content is cited (along with many...
Survive Google: AI for Drafts, Humans Edit Final
Most Google updates are clapping AI-generated sites. The survivors had one thing in common: they used AI for research/briefs/drafts and humans for final editing. Do with that what you will.
Free‑market Stance Leads to Pro‑cigarette Editorial Bias
The #BrokenPost editorial mission to focus on personal liberties and free markets means editorializing in favor of cigarettes, cancer, and death. Butt out, cigarette banners https://t.co/a27hplhu0X
One Influencer Drives 50+ New Subscribers Instantly
Nothing more exciting than seeing like 50 new newsletter subscribers all land within a couple of days from the same company domain. It means someone important shared it and told them to read...
Bluesky’s Lofty Goals Hit Familiar Social Media Woes
Bluesky set out to fix social media. Now it’s running into familiar problems https://t.co/VKwcj7AU75 via @FastCompany Not enough "normies"?
Build Linked Post Clusters for Authority
Stop publishing random posts. Start building link clusters. Create 5–7 related posts, and link them together. Now you’re not just publishing, you’re building authority.
NYT Repeats 1970s Liberal Hypocrisy for Black Panthers
In 1970, Tom Wolfe wrote a book called "Radical Chic and Mau Mau-ing The Flack Catchers" mocking rich white liberals for throwing parties for the Black Panthers. 56 years later, the NYT looks just as foolish.
Democratic Donors Pour $272M Into Ads Targeting GOP Seats
JUST IN: Democrats' key outside backers are dropping $272 million on TV and digital ads to target Republican-held House seats ahead of the midterms.
Stop Calling It Age Verification—It's Identity Verification
Mind you it’s not age gating, it’s IDENTITY GATING. There is no such thing as “age verification” it’s ID verification. I think we need to stop using the term age verification bc it’s an industry term that obfuscates the reality...
Need Unlimited Video Uploads? Find Buffer Alternatives
What's a great alternative to buffer? Buffer has a 2 minute video upload limit, which is basically a broken feature. I want to upload a video once and it posts to all channels (YT, IG, TT, Spotify, X, etc)
Worried Substack Might Drop Subscribers for Followers
Surely Substack will do away with subscribers soon, sticking with followers only? That was one of my concerns.
Authentic Video Journalism: Keep Accents, Ditch Broadcast Voice
this is a much smarter and honest attempt at video journalism from another legacy newspaper keep and celebrate the regional accent. don’t do the broadcast voice people don’t trust anymore. just turn on a camera on an interesting person and you...
AI Images Threaten Plain Dealer’s Journalistic Brand Integrity
here is some constructive good faith criticism on The Plain Dealer’s dalliance with AI generated imagery. journalism has a brand problem,. do you really want to dilute your already struggling brand with homogenized genAI imagery so your journalism looks exactly...
X to Delete All Communities on May 6 Due to Declining Usage.
Twitter X is shutting down and deleting all Communities on May 6, due to declining usage and a push towards XChat.
Dennis Miller Live Debuted on HBO in 1994
📺 April 22, 1994: “Dennis Miller Live”, the weekly late-night talk show hosted by the former SNL Weekend Update anchor premiered on HBO. It ran for eight years. https://t.co/vAlMB5qgb4 https://t.co/4HM89H5DO8
Joan of Arcadia Ends After Two Seasons
📺 April 22, 2005: CBS fantasy family drama “Joan of Arcadia” with Amber Tamblyn, Mary Steenburgen, Joe Mantegna and Jason Ritter concluded its two-season run. https://t.co/OU3DXYVx6M https://t.co/hEHDxsnj6q
Maude Canceled Despite Planned Political Washington Season
📺 April 22, 1978: “Maude,” led by Bea Arthur, wrapped up after six seasons. Although a seventh season had been planned — with Maude Findlay relocating to Washington, D.C., to enter politics — Arthur chose to step away from the...
John Coogan Mastered Media, Grew YouTube to 450k Subscribers
I don’t think people realize how much @johncoogan studied the media business before starting @TBPN. He didn’t just have a good take on where media was going… He literally built a YouTube channel from zero to 450k subs first. https://t.co/32bavCdvGZ
Media Criticism Makes META Stock a Buying Opportunity
It's amazing how badly the media wants Zuck and Meta to fail. Journalists LOVE pointing to various flaws of social media and Meta's ad business as if they are so morally superior. These people are sad as they criticize all...
Bezos and Washington Post Threaten American Democracy
Jeff Bezos is a bad actor and the Washington Post is now a font of disinformation and propaganda and a threat to American Democracy
Double Standards: NYT Content Free, Wordle Blocked?
OK… so it’s ok for everyone to republish the nyt and for us to vibecode a free wordle competitor? , @NYTimesPR?
Applovin Rescues Clients as Meta Experiences Major Outages
Applovin is my saving grace for all these bugs on Meta right now. Things are actually doing really decent for a number of clients while Meta is down bad.
Google AI Mode Shows Citations as Person Names
Look at this super weird way Google is changing title links / citations in AI Mode - just the name of the person, with a link to the place they were mentioned @glenngabe @rustybrick https://t.co/ihFss0tQvp
FBI Involved in First Amendment Press Violation
Agree. This is a blatant violation of first amendment rights and an attempt to chill a free and plural press consistent with other actions by administration. That it involves the FBI should be even more concerning. 1/2 https://t.co/pf61sFHLi7
Scale Proven Content Pillars with Dedicated Accounts
This will be the future of content pillars. Have a specific content pillar that’s proven to work. Test repeatable concepts around it. Create another account for it. Scale the show on that account.
Families Prioritize Affordability Over Gender Identity TV Warnings
FCC commissioner Anna Gomez (the only Democrat on the commission): “American families are worried about affordability, access and rising costs, not whether the TV ratings system has enough warnings about gender identity” https://t.co/8WRHMkjv6S
Watch Founders Race to Real Revenue on Camera
If liked our Agent 3 documentary, this is next level, and focused on Replit Builders. It will be a series.
Ask LLMs to Verify Uncited Journalistic Beliefs
Journalists: if you ever have a thing you understand to be true, but cannot cite it or get it past editors due to commitments made to sources, describe your belief about the world to an LLM and ask the LLM...
Wondery Podcast Service Ends After May 21
Wondery has a closing date: The podcast app and service will shut down after May 21.
Niall Official Joins Tomorrow's Apple Music Radio Interview
you guys have been asking... @NiallOfficial is calling into the show tomorrow to talk new music. hit the link to catch our chat in real time on @AppleMusic radio at 9am LA time tomorrow. gonna be great 👊https://t.co/4bdr4A5q06
Google Prioritizes Non‑Commodity Content Over Commodity
Very informative slide via Google's Danny Sullivan explaining the difference between "Commodity" vs "Non-Commodity" content Google prefers the later IMO, lots of evidence this is spot-on, not where Google is going in the future, but where it already is now via @ChouinardJC https://t.co/PcVtb2N7MV
A24 to Adapt Nick Brucker’s White Smoke with Cumberbatch
EXCLU: Even though the book doesn’t drop till 2027, A24 has optioned rights for Nick Brucker’s next novel WHITE SMOKE with plans to adapt into a TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch attached to star and produce https://t.co/3e8OOt4Dx4
Spurs‑Blazers Opener Draws 5.7 Million Viewers
Strong 5.7 million viewers for Game 1 of Spurs-Trail Blazers first round series on NBC on Sunday night (1 million of those on Peacock's stream). Hopefully Wembanyama comes back soon from that concussion.
Leaving Email Sacrifices Audience Control, Substack Mirrors Facebook
The stuff here about email metrics IS true (bad news for ad-dependent email biz) but the idea that the solution for small publishers is to move to another platform where they DONT control the audience is gaslighting. Today’s substack App...
OpenAI's Images2 Pulls Me Back, Creates Magazine Instantly
1/ have not used openAI/chatgpt in ~3 months 0% use. 100% claude BUT with release of Images2 (especially for text) openAI recaptured ~20% of my use i designed a new 21-page magazine in 3mins that i fantasized existed: a mashup of...