Free Streams for Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 Clay Tournament
Watch free streams from Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 in tennis' first big clay-court tournament of the year – TV channels, broadcasters and streams. https://t.co/YxbFEWoMil
Letterman's Late Night Pioneers Dolby Stereo on TV
#ThisDayInTechHistory. April 5, 1989. Late Night with David Letterman becomes the first network television show to use the Dolby Stereo sound format. https://t.co/a4t0qKDrcU
Netflix, Apple TV, HBO Max Vie for Drama Emmys
Emmy Predictions: Drama Series — Netflix, Apple TV and HBO Max Battle With Genre Shows Taking Center Stage https://t.co/k1Lo5SE0OX via @variety https://t.co/k14dG60ELD
Nyan Cat Debuted on YouTube on April 5, 2011
#ThisDayInTechHistory. April 5, 2011. The original Nyan Cat video was uploaded to YouTube. #Internet #History #JVGpost https://t.co/S2mPrlAk0h
Data Brokers Push Irrelevant Ads to Boost Conversions, Target Did.
If you know anything about data brokers/targeting advertising u know that they will give u ads for things they know ur not interested in bc it boosts conversion on the ones you are. Target was doing this to pregnant women...
Private Sector Needed to Save Indy TV, Avoid Bankruptcy
If people won’t let the private sector make adjustments to the local TV station business, it’s a guarantee that a bankruptcy judge will in due course. New @wrtv owner DuJuan McCoy deserves time to make the necessary adjustments. Investigative reporter...
Blind Witness Drama ‘In the Dark’ Ran Four Seasons
📺 April 4, 2019: “In the Dark” debuted on The CW. The drama, starring Perry Mattfeld as a blind woman who became the only witness to the murder of her drug-dealing friend, ran for four seasons. It was co-executive produced...
Fans Quit After Glenn, yet Lingered Post‑Season 2
im not surprised that people stopped watching The Walking Dead after glenns death but i am surprised they watched it after season 2
Lawsuit Claims Perplexity’s ‘Incognito’ Sold Chats for Ads
Perplexity’s “Incognito Mode” is a “sham,” -lawsuit says Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue. https://t.co/vxnnXugoR4
Most Artists Chase Sync Deals without Researching Libraries
Sync Licensing Fact A lot of artists and producers say they’re looking for an 'in'... Very few are actually researching music libraries, what they place and following submission guidelines.
Streaming Reach Matches TV, Audience Grows Faster Than Subscriptions
The traditional reach-versus-revenue trade-off between 📺 linear TV and 📲 OTT streaming may only apply to broadcast television anymore: As linear cable/satellite TV shrinks and streaming expands, their reach expectations have largely converged for the most-scaled pure-play streamers. Especially with Prime...
Prime Video Rolls Out Four Easter Week Releases
Amazon’s Prime Video to Add 4 New Releases During Easter Week: The One to Watch https://t.co/B3rspOJyGu via @TVAnswerMan
Archie Bunker's Place Ends, Concluding 13‑season Legacy
📺 April 4, 1983: “Archie Bunker’s Place,” the continuation of “All in the Family,” ended its four-season run on CBS. Overall, Carroll O’Connor played Archie Bunker for 13 seasons. The series also starred Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin, Jason Wingreen,… https://t.co/0bUoZg5wQE...
Twitter Fuels False Trump Health Rumors; Policy Overhaul Needed
Twitter has become the biggest online tool for spreading fake news. This is a video from Butler, Pennsylvania in July 2024 after Trump's assassination attempt. Twitter needs to change its policy ASAP and ban this lying retards. https://t.co/C9cBXe4EiN
Investigative Journalism Infrastructure Crumbling, Opinion Takes Over
And this is a major newspaper. Now imagine the nonsense fed to us via blogs and Substacks. Was speaking with a senior journalist recently who remarked how infrastructure to support serious investigative journalism is dying out, and everything is becoming...
One Tree Hill Ends After Nine Seasons on April 4
📺 April 4, 2012: “One Tree Hill” concluded its nine-season run. The young adult soap opera starred Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton and Sophia Bush. Its first three seasons had aired on The WB prior to the netlet’s...
Media Vilifies Dissenters to Boost Ratings and Agenda
Actually I was going on Fox News often early in the pandemic but I refused to go along with the fake news about hydroxychloroquine coming out of the White House, and the invitations from the nighttime programming stopped. Midday anchors...
AI Fills Missing Video Shots, Seamlessly Matching Your Style
NemoVideo Just Integrated Seedance 2.0 Missing A Shot? Upload Your Footage. The AI Generates The Missing Clips Matching Your Style Perfectly. Can't Tell What's Real And What's AI Anymore. Free To Check It Out → https://t.co/qAI3gyj7OH
Meta Tests Instagram Plus as Subscription Trend Grows
Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram -> Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription in a few countries, offering features including anonymous Story viewing and extended 48-hour Story durations "Snapchat and X have proven that there is a market for...
FreightWaves Launches Daily Freight News TV Show
FreightWaves is launching a new TV show, FreightWaves Today, that will cover daily stories from trucking, rail, air, barge, and ocean. SportsCenter meets Bloomberg, but for freight https://t.co/ugYCXSUVy2
Twitter Remains Unrivaled; Alternatives Fail to Replace It
There hasn’t been a replacement for peak Twitter. Bluesky hasn’t taken off. Threads has a big base, but nothing seems to happen there. Distributed systems (Mastadon) produces small group conversations. So people are reluctantly on Twitter again.
Meta’s Ad Sequencing Works—Just Undocumented Setup Steps
> Get excited about Meta's ad sequencing announcement > Try to set it up realize it requires lifetime budgets, not daily > Realize it needs Target Frequency, not the default optimization > Realize the sequencing toggle doesn't even appear until after...
Snapchat's Total Snap Takeovers Let Brands Own Every Tab
Snapchat introduced Total Snap Takeovers, letting brands run ads across all major tabs, including Map, Chat, Camera, Stories, and Spotlight, in a single buy. With 97% of users visiting multiple tabs per session, it's a format designed around actual user...
New Questions, Fresh Insights: Journalists' Greatest Compliment
I conducted seven interviews this week for an upcoming print feature and each interviewee told me I asked them questions they'd never been asked before. This is the most wonderful thing you can say to a journalist, IMO.
The Punisher: One Last Kill Heads to Disney+
The Punisher: One Last Kill will be the next Marvel Special Presentation to debut on Disney+ — here's what we know about it so far. https://t.co/m0jkiUrCZa
Considering That Journalist Awards Might Actually Matter
There is a very slim chance that I may have to revise my lifelong view that journalist awards are bunkum. https://t.co/ufXWPV0clt https://t.co/nnVFhZrlnT
Controversial Ad Fuels Ye’s Sold‑out LA Shows
Last year Ye took out a Super Bowl ad promoting a swastika t-shirt. In less than a year, he booked two sold out shows in LA. Could anyone else do that after writing this? 🐐 https://t.co/BltmL2SFnf
TikTok Rebrands as Full‑Funnel Shopping Destination
TikTok launched a new brand campaign, "Watch it. Love it. Want it.," positioning the app as a full-funnel commerce platform where discovery and purchase happen in the same moment. It is a more ambitious swing than its previous "Don't Make Ads,...
Most Online Content Is Noise; Only Fresh Ideas Trend
What's going on on X is the perfect example of what's going on in Search: 95% of content is a waste of time. Strong hook, no follow through. Lots of AI sloppy storytelling. As soon as someone bangs something new and notworthy out, like...
AI Builds UGC Video Ads in 15 Minutes
🤯 I made a UGC video ad in 15 minutes. 🔥 AI wrote the script from a winning ad. 🛠️ AI cloned my voice for the VO. 🤵 AI edited clips and added captions. 📦 Ready to test. This is crushing $1,500 video editors. Want the...
Gentlemen Season 2 Returns Later, Promises Darker Tone
The Gentlemen season 2 will return to Netflix later this year — and its lead star has confirmed that the new episodes are even 'darker'. https://t.co/NgqHK7XvGJ
Post 5+ Times Weekly, Grow 3× Faster
Creators who post 5+ times a week on Threads grow 3x faster than those who post once. That's not opinion. That's from our February report analyzing 255 creators and 27M views. Consistency wins. Every time. We built BlackTwist to make that easier. Schedule...
X Appears to Geo‑lock Posts by User IP Region
So many replies like this now that I think it's likely X is indeed locking our posts to our IP geo region/country
Twitter Algorithm Favors Content in Your Current Country
Last 7d vs last 3mo I was in Brazil so I think the algo is either locking me to my local IP's country Or my Brazil tweets took off in Brazil https://t.co/ZbnhrG3Rlh
Substack May Force Follows, Eroding Creator Audience Ownership
"I wouldn't be surprised at all, if in the future, Substack forces a follow button on the main landing page to Substacks... eventually they'll just want people to follow. You'll still have your Stripe details, but you won't own your...
Download Classic Films and TV From Internet Archive
The Internet Archive contains millions of movies, TV shows, documentaries, and much more. And you can download most of it for your own enjoyment. Here's how to find classic films and TV series to save locally: https://t.co/kz0L0KYJzl #film #movies #tvshows...
Fintech Biz Weekly's Easter/Passover Special Drops Sunday
Stay tuned for a special Easter (slash Passover) edition of Fintech Biz Weekly on Sunday.... lotta fun easter eggs 😉
Join My First Twitter Space Tonight at 9 Pm
Heads up that I’m chatting with @MacroEdgeRes and @DonMiami3 tonight at 9pm—my first Twitter space in a long while, join us! https://t.co/Z6jMw46ttX
OpenAI's TBPN Acquisition: Risky Hail Mary with Flawed Logic
My Inside Orchard essay this week is about OpenAI buying TBPN. I discuss two reasons OpenAI is buying the media company and the holes in OpenAI’s logic. It’s a Hail Mary pass with low odds of succeeding as planned.
Local Grants and National Initiative Cushion Washington Post Cuts
Donations to dynamic local outlets – and support from one big national initiative – have offset major downsizing at The Washington Post. Celia Wexler Reports: https://tinyurl.com/2xfrabf4 Related IP Resources: Journalism Grants -https://tinyurl.com/4nwuxehu Washington D.C. Grants -https://tinyurl.com/2e3wspm8 Civic & Democracy Funders -https://tinyurl.com/4zbzy78h Journalism
Bluesky's AI Feed Tool Meets User Distrust; Twitter Eyes Similar
Bluesky announced an AI layer that allows users to customize their social feed. I want this. Bummed that their users reject this over AI distrust. I look forward to seeing what twitter delivers with the ability to use grok to...
Fox, Sinclair Slam NFL Antitrust Exemption for Streamers
An NFL Partner 👇 Fox, Sinclair Decry NFL Antitrust Exemption as Sop to Streamers https://t.co/ORRVrmc6xZ via @sportico @crupicrupicrupi
YouTube Secures Yet Another Core Update Victory
Oh look YouTube wins another core update, truly, who could have seen this coming? 🫠
Netflix Introduces AI-Powered Video Editing Tool
Netflix - yes Netflix - jumps on the AI bandwagon with video editor https://t.co/Hw7dJeymBT https://t.co/OxGqjfHPaA
OpenAI's Media Takeover Signals AI-Driven News Era
10 months ago, I predicted OpenAI would buy media companies. This week they did. 58K subscribers. Nine figures. Under their political strategy team. Without original journalism, AI is a snake eating its own tail. This is the new model. TBPN is the opening...
Saramonic Air SE Delivers Football‑Field Range Wireless Audio
Saramonic Air SE wireless microphone review, including tests and audio demo. This compact wireless lav mic system keeps a strong connection at distances beyond the length of a football field, giving vloggers tons of flexibility. My review: https://t.co/9xHsO8Xw7a #microphone https://t.co/bsbqbFt2iC
Legacy Media Gives Antiscience Fringe a False Platform
In #ScienceUnderSiege, @PeterHotez & I criticize legacy media outlets like @nytimes for platforming antiscience and, in particular, engaging in performative neutrality where fringe views are presented as if they deserve consideration. From today's Times: https://t.co/J5kGcLpgiY https://t.co/wwB2lfh5wp
Focus on Your Own Game, Not Bigger Teams
You’re creating content solo or with a tiny team. And you’re comparing yourself to people wirh full time content crews. Be inspired by their come-up story, but ignore what they’re doing today. They’re playing a different game. Play your own...
Disney+ Greenlights Animorphs Series with Coogler’s Proximity
‘Animorphs’ TV Series in Development at Disney+, Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media to Produce (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/cxKS8d6H8x via @variety
Game Awards Hits 10M+ Subs, Expands YouTube Partnership
A great moment with @YouTube CEO @nealmohan as we celebrate 10 million+ subs for @thegameawards Our partnership with YouTube continues to evolve — with ambitious plans to scale TGA to even greater global heights in the years ahead. Can’t wait to...