Big Media Deals Reveal Hidden Undervalued Gems
the 9-figure acquisitions of The Free Press and TBPN tell you that: - yes, most media properties are overvalued and sinking - but also, some are way way undervalued bullish on the next gen
Use AI only Where Real Content Is Impossible
The AI creative debate is simpler than people make it: Use it where real content is impossible or impractical. A mattress brand that can't ship product to creators. AI fills that gap at a fraction of the cost, and we're seeing...
NYT's Decline: Fact-Checking Skills Eroding Among Reporters
I read the NYT every day from age 13 into my late 30s. It was always liberal, but it usually got the facts right. Now I’m seeing story after story that’s provably wrong, often on things anyone can fact-check in minutes. The real...
MrBeast Docuseries Explodes: 2M Views, Doubling Fast
Can’t believe the reaction to our "45 Days with @MrBeast" docuseries 😭 Episode 1 already has 2M views Episode 2 just dropped and on pace to double it Been working on this for 8 months, excited to finally have it out there https://t.co/nduBCBG6yL
H.264 Streaming License Fees Skyrocket to $4.5 Million
Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases https://t.co/49v3Qgp84T
Strong Visionary Show Sparks Apprehension Under OpenAI
good taste in insider tech stories, great bookers, took themselves seriously (in a good way), had a positive vision for what the show should be rather than just reacting to "the media," excellent on twitter clips... all of which fuels...
Boyle’s A16z Stance Undermines Her Media Trust Argument
Thanks for reminding me Boyle speaks for the a16z brand. They’ve had a number of goes in what reads to be a strategy to devalue anyone/anything they can’t influence. Using an aggregate data point on media trust sort of defeats...
New WRTV-ABC Owner Faces Calls for Apology
Great, so where does @wrtv-ABC's new owner DuJuan McCoy go for an apology, @jstewartIndy, @AGomezFCC?
MrBeast’s Head of Virality Shares My Uncommon Surname
TIL that @MrBeast has a "Head Of Virality," and his name is Chucky APPLEBY. Our last name is nottt terribly common... and we both work in content & virality... SOMEONE FIND ME MY LONG LOST BROTHER. https://t.co/7NS7hZpmLG
Acquisitions Often Driven by Ego, Not Strategy
What if the OpenAI-buying-TBPN deal is not a signal of anything but just the egos involved, similar to CBS buying The Free Press? Because-they-can sometimes is the simplest, best and the real explanation.
I’m Building My Own Media System, Not for Founders
I’m not building a media system “for founders” as the starting point. I’m building it for myself. Because I want my own products to grow through a real system around: signals, scripts, UGC, content workflows, memory, and distribution. But I think other founders will be able to take pieces...
Streaming's Financial Bubble Predicts AI Labor Debates
I remember during the strikes where actors and writers wanted more money, I pointed out that streaming was in a bubble and was already unsustainable without raising costs by paying the talent more. People were really upset with me for not...
Low Promotion, High Churn, Substack Still Boosts Revenue
yep; I almost never share my Substack link and yet revenue from Substack increased ~80% YoY and is now ~20% of my overall revenue. Even if churn is high, I have no doubt that it has been certainly net positive...
BritBox Success Reshapes Global British TV Strategy
BritBox CEO on How Success for BBC Studios’ U.S. Streamer Is Impacting Global British TV Strategy https://t.co/c96KZwHUp6 via @variety
Tech and Finance Moguls Rush Back Into Media
Sam Altman buying TBPN, Larry Ellison bankrolling deals for CNN and CBS News, Jamie Dimon toying with launching a news outlet because "media’s the great influencer." The titans of industry want to be in the media biz again https://t.co/raamH7VAdM
Meta's AI Ad Stack Drives 3% Conversion Boost
RecSys, ad ranking, and the AI advertising opportunity Certainly, Meta seems to be investing resources into advanced architectures for ad retrieval, ad ranking, and RecSys more generally. And the results are impressive: a 3% increase in conversions might be interpreted as...
Turn 100+ YouTube Videos Into Endless Social Posts
Every YouTube creator sitting on 100+ videos needs to see this. That back catalog is a content machine you're not running yet. @WayinVideo turns it on. https://t.co/oUUiDxj2AD
Enterprise AI Video Demands Quality, Governance Over Hype
MyPOV: Farewell @sora good riddance? Its shutdown exposes a bigger truth: enterprise #AI video needs quality, governance, and brand safety—not hype. The next wave will favor trusted, production-ready tools over consumer-first experimentation. Get the scoop from @lizkmiller: https://t.co/wZNi0l1TLK @OpenAI
Lobbying Masquerades as Ineffective Self‑Regulation, Infuriates All
One of the most infuriating pieces of lobbying dressed up as inane ineffectual ‘self-regulation’ ….
X Lets 100k‑plus Accounts Spew Daily Obscenities
.@nikitabier @elonmusk @X How TF is this allowed?! An account w/ 100k+ followers spews extreme obscenities daily for years & avoids a ban. Thousands more do the exact same thing across X. Disguising this filth as "free speech" is completely unacceptable. We...
Netflix Launches Shows Silently, No Ads Needed
"netflix just quietly released--" well, yes, they quietly release almost everything, when's the last time you saw an ad for a specific netflix show?
Media Fragmentation Empowers Startups Over Volume‑Driven Giants
Media fragmentation should benefit startups: the biggest companies have to play a volume game, whereas startups can afford to be super targeted. We just have to get over our addiction to engagement-maxxing. https://t.co/bI0yTX9ZW6
Jeff Kagan Previews Key Trends for 2026 NAB Show
What to Expect at the 2026 NAB Show: Industry Analyst Jeff Kagan https://t.co/seWSvTSEeg via @ein_news
Top Streamers Drop New Easter Weekend Content
Easter weekend is here — and, to celebrate, the world's biggest streamers have given us plenty to stream once more. https://t.co/uiQA3AOkSL
NFL TV Deal Threatens Hollywood Funding, Murdochs May Politicize
The NFL’s looming TV renegotiation is a ticking timebomb for Hollywood, with billions about to be siphoned away from film and TV to billionaire monopolist team owners. Can the Murdochs fight back the only way they know, with politics? Details...
Publish Research to Earn Backlinks From Journalists
If you want backlinks without begging... Here's a tip: Publish research. Journalists and creators need credible sources and research helps you earn the link. Give them one. More here: https://t.co/PNytCOQeuq
Savannah Guthrie's Return Could Redefine Morning TV
Inside Savannah Guthrie's return to NBC's 'Today' -- a brave choice by the anchor that could take morning TV into uncharted territory... https://t.co/9pNaPrbqmu via @variety
Savannah Guthrie Faces Tough Comeback After Mom's Disappearance
really good analysis by @bristei about an extremely tough situation for NBC & 'Today' --> Savannah Guthrie’s Brave Choice: How Will the ‘Today’ Anchor Return to Morning TV Amid Mom’s Unsolved Disappearance? https://t.co/OdRz0xZXxI via @variety
Reddit Scrubs R/All, Forces Algorithmic Feed
Reddit removed /r/all -> Reddit kills r/all feed to push algorithmic personalization (after testing the removal in January) "Users are being pushed toward r/popular and the personalized Home feed as Reddit doubles down on algorithmic content curation." https://t.co/56Gwy3kccX https://t.co/58PYtgwYph
NFL Media Rights Threaten the Film and TV Industry
. @MattBelloni writes about the NFL media rights negotiations from a Hollywood perspective. "One of the biggest threats to the film and TV industry maybe isn’t A.I. or YouTube or whatever studio Larry Ellison is consolidating today. It’s football." https://t.co/d0FHLVav0X
Hold Out for Nine‑Figure Exit, Not Just Revenue
If I had managed to create a media business did 1 million last year, would do 10 or 15 this year and 50 to 100 next year, I would hold out for nine figures as well. It’s not necessarily that you...
Samsung Frame Pro and OLED TVs: 2026 Updates
Samsung Frame Pro and OLED TV News: What You Need To Know in 2026 https://t.co/Dcz7ua5iBT https://t.co/bQ8A4fNaWY
Only a Few Creators Profit; Many Stay Marginal
This is brilliant on-the-ground reporting on “timepass” economy by @_sabahgurmat. Very few content creators will graduate to making big money, I suspect. For every Stringer Bell, there will be a thousand Wallaces. 👇
OpenAI Buys Talk Show to Steer AI Narrative
OpenAI is moving beyond technology into storytelling. By acquiring a tech talk show, the company is positioning itself to shape how AI is explained, discussed and understood by the public. In the AI era, influence is not just built through products, but...
Understand Content and Reporting Are Not the Same
A lot of people need to be educated on the difference between content and reporting.
Founders Fund Conflates Chatter with Real Journalism
Founders Fund has been at the head of queue of misrepresenting what journalism is, especially in light of the ongoing holy war that the tech world thinks it is engaged in w/ legitimate media. Understand that just talking all day...
Freedom of Money Launches Next Week; E‑books Pre‑order Now
Update on my book Freedom of Money. The launch is set for next week. Unless the editors pull me in for one more round 😂 E-books are now available for pre-order. English 👉 https://t.co/UxgYxYJ3NF Traditional Chinese 👉 https://t.co/ItFd8FEyuK The English physical book will also...
WRTV Anchor Swears Live After Sudden Sale
Ok, did anyone see the new WRTV news here in Indy? Apparently the Scripps newsgroup sold the station to a local entity unexpectedly. I guess the news crew thought in was an April fools trick. So today...
Sponsor Fintech Business Weekly to Reach 91k Decision Makers
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Decoder Unpacks Facebook Jury Verdicts with Newton, Feiner
find Nilay Patel's Decoder podcast today. it's a deep dive on the Facebook jury verdicts last week and the implications. Casey Newton and Lauren Feiner are guests. they all do a great job laying it all out. Newton especially.
Great Content Fails without Compelling Title and Thumbnail
We posted a video that many people said was our best video in years, yet it was one of our worst performing videos in years. People who watch it love it. The problem is the title an/or thumbnail were not...
OpenAI Assures TBPN’s Editorial Independence and Control
WSJ: “But TBPN will remain editorially independent, retaining control over its programming, editorial decisions, guest selection and production schedule, OpenAI said.” https://t.co/jp8fE9rKjL
Understanding Succession’s Success Reveals Media’s Hidden Appeal
Everyone hates on media but everyone wants to be part of it but few people actually understand what makes it work. Why do you think Succession was so successful?
Russia's Ukraine War: Million Casualties, Negligible Gains, Rampant Corruption
From PBS News Hour: Russia has had 1,000,000+ casualties in their war with Ukraine, the slowest territorial gains in modern warfare, and barbaric corruption in their ranks. Reported by @SimonOstrovsky and interview and data by @SethGJones. https://t.co/mtRTSFs5UY
OpenAI Funds TBPN for Positive AI Spin, Claims Independence
idk seems kinda telling that OpenAI is simultaneously saying they spent untold $$$ on TBPN to promote more "constructive" narratives about the AI industry but also they plan to let them keep editorial independence (which, lol, TBPN not exactly a...
Sterling K. Brown Joins Emmy Drama Lead Nominees
#Emmys: Lead Actor (Drama) Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” Jon Hamm, “Your Friends and Neighbors” Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” Mark Ruffalo, “Task” Morgan Spector, “The Gilded Age” (HBO Max) Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” (HBO Max) *** https://t.co/p7Zh9apYTo via @variety https://t.co/hNqAbG2wKv
Break the “Elvis Effect” By Being Truly Exceptional
There's a weird feature of being a creator I call the Elvis effect. Which is that if you are a 28-year-old white guy named David, your followers will be 28-year-old white guys named David. To beat the Elvis effect, you...
Corporate IP Buzzwords Reveal Desperation, Not Innovation
It feels like we're getting one of these press releases every other day. I get it. The let's 'leverage IP' corporate lingo is bounced around so often I imagine publishers are thinking WOW WE COULD GET RICH. But there's something...
The Edge of Night: 1956 Crime Soap’s 20-Year Run
📺 April 2, 1956: Daytime drama “The Edge of Night” debuted on CBS. The "Perry Mason"-esque series focused on crime, setting itself apart from other soap opera fare. It ran as a live broadcast on CBS for most of its...
AI‑Curated X News Hub Showcases Community’s Best Content
“Today was a lot,” concludes my AI: https://t.co/kiuZ7QXLzb The only news site showing you the best of the AI community here on X. And only on X. And all built and written by AI. After reading your posts here on X. Every...