1989 TV Ratings Snapshot: Network Vs. Syndication
Nielsen ratings for network TV for the week ending March 26, 1989 and for syndication for the week ending March 19, 1989 https://t.co/KQhMHH897o https://t.co/RTaN3qwMop
How 80s Labels Manipulated Radio to Push Records
Me explaining to my students what 1980s record label radio promotion staff did to get records played. https://t.co/g5x6wSsjEC
Automate Content, Multiply Reach, Stop the Hustle
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AI Automates Podcasts, but Loses the Human Spark
"At first I thought you were sick. Not yourself. Low mood. Then I was convinced you were reading a script. By the end I'd already twigged before you even said it was AI." "Your personality is the best thing about your...
Mastodon Revamps to Simplify Decentralized Social Networking
Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp https://t.co/6Ok9jcxOgC
Matt Jarbo's Subscribers Outpace His YouTube Views
I think Matt Jarbo needs to focus more on getting his YT views to remotely matchup with his subs An abysmal subs-to-view ratio How is this even possible https://t.co/rDcCyleDML
Apple Music Launches Dedicated Concerts Page for Live Fans
Apple Music Concerts page is here, and the feature is almost perfect for live music lovers. https://t.co/3l1pUcywkB
Bluesky Activity Spikes Post-Musk, Then Wanes
Bluesky saw a surge in activity following Elon Musk’s political involvement in late 2024, but engagement has since declined. @soberlook The Update https://t.co/EGLX7QmA3x https://t.co/SdRLZVcZMc
TMZ Debuts TMR for Daily Chappell Roan Gags
TMZ launches spinoff site TMR (Thirty-Mile Roan) to post hysterical daily updates about Chappell Roan
Netflix Price Hike Erodes Cable‑cutting Savings
How's that cable-cutting looking now? 🤦🏼♂️ Netflix Hikes Prices Again, Impacting All Plan Tiers https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-price-hike-2026-all-plans-1236548184/
Boutique Agency Prioritizes Strategic, Quality Outbound Pitching
At @theinfluencerleague , we take outbound pitching very seriously. We do not pitch for volume, and definitely not for funsies. If a client says they want to work with a dream brand, we build the strategy to make that happen,...
Emmys Reveal Unpredictable Competition Across All Categories
#Emmys: An Unsettled Field Unfolds Across Drama, Comedy and Limited Series Categories https://t.co/bayY5ZZn34 via @Variety
Twitch Earns Innovation Nod for Athlete‑musician Streaming Strategy
Twitch has been picked by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies of 2026. Why? "For letting athletes and musicians in on the streaming action," I'm not quite sure how a recruitment strategy is innovative... but maybe it's better than just...
Fiction Newsletter Scales to $13k ARR, Targets $100k
My fiction paid newsletter on Substack, Commercial Fiction Club, is up to $13k ARR. Goal is to hit $100k ARR by end of the year. Subscribe here: https://nicolascolefiction.substack.com
Apple App Store Earnings Surpass Global Box Office Fourfold
Apple App Store billings are greater than 4 times the total Box Office globally. https://asymco.com/50
Netflix Hikes U.S. Subscription Fees Across All Tiers
Bloomberg: "Netflix increased the price of its [U.S. AVOD plan] by $1 to $8.99 per month. The standard plan without ads rose by $2 to $19.99 per month, while the premium plan climbed $2 to $26.99... The last time Netflix...
Microdramas: TikTok‑Soap Fusion Sparks Billion‑Dollar Debate
https://t.co/jWLaJ1bkhT On this week's ep of @EquityPod, we sat down with Henry Soong, Watch Club founder, to discuss the multi-billion dollar industry of microdramas -- think TikTok meets soap opera. What are your thoughts? A fun new style of app, or a...
From 90s Optimism to Lawsuits over Child Addiction
When the internet was just starting in the 90s, there was a genuine optimism about the future of our digital future. This week in a In a "bellwether" trial Meta and YouTube (Google) were found liable for designing platforms to addict...
DOD Moves to Curb Media After Court Strikes Policies
After many of its policies were declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL in court on Monday, the US Department of Defense is now taking a new stance to RESTRICT media coverage on the military. THE DOD = ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SPINNERS OF FAKE...
Plan Monthly, Film Weekly, Repurpose Daily for Efficiency
My new content workflow... 📆 Monthly: strategy + planning only. No creating. 📆 Weekly: film + edit same day. Done in under 2 hours. 📆 Daily: 1 hour on supplemental content from that video.
X Forces Users Into Pricey Xpremium+ Upgrade
Sneaky, sneaky @X making us move to Xpremium+ over Xpro to keep features we have become accustom to. Don't recall an announcement just log in and today it shows up. 370.29% increase to keep features along with some added...
Japan‑Australia WBC Game Becomes Netflix Japan’s Top‑Viewed Title
"The 2026 World Baseball Classic, for which Netflix held exclusive streaming rights in Japan, set a historic record. The Japan vs. Australia game is now the most-watched title ever on Netflix in Japan - surpassing every series, film, anime, and...
X Algorithm Favors Conservatives, Suppresses Traditional Media Posts
X’s feed algorithm “promotes conservative content and demotes posts by traditional media.” See this thread for details:
Instagram Launches Reels Ads for TV, Movies, Cultural Events
Instagram to Sell Reels Ads for Viral TV and Movies Content, ‘Cultural Moments’ Like NFL Games and Black Friday https://t.co/yxkIQNZSec via @variety
Fewer Reply‑guy Bots Could Boost Organic Reach
Now that reply-guying may be dead, will the algorithm become more generous with post exposure?
Sky Adds Disney+ and HBO Max to UK Bundles
Nice to see Sky Tv including: • Disney + • HBO Max Included in their plan in the UK. (Both basic/with ads version)
Goodreads: Readers' Hub Turned Author Minefield
Might as well post this thing I wrote 2+ years ago. "It’s become routine for publishers to warn authors that Goodreads is a site meant for readers, not for writers — which is to say, what was intended to be...
TikTok Feed Drops, Instagram Reels Stay Strong
I don't know about you guys... but lately my TikTok FYP has been SLACKING... but Reels feed isn't doing too bad 👀
Meta Exploits Addiction Ruling to Craft Surveillance Child‑safety Laws
Using the Meta “social media addiction” ruling to push mass surveillance“child safety” laws that are effectively written by Meta, that Meta has spent millions lobbying for via “child safety” orgs that claim to “fight big tech.” We live in hell...
Deadwyler and Patel Join Coogler's Hulu X‑Files Reboot
Danielle Deadwyler has found her new partner for the X-FILES reboot at Hulu as Himesh Patel is set to join her in the new series from Ryan Coogler where the two will play new original characters https://t.co/pTNoDxmAux
Podcasts and Newsletters Outpace Traditional Media Due to Curated Guests
Honestly I’m really enjoying media industry observations from @y_molodtsov Many podcasts and newsletters have more “reach” than traditional publications… I personally think exactly because these publications do NOT let anyone come on. Unlike TechCrunch where the bar is lower: https://t.co/JQI7ptIamp
Turn a Show Into Global Fundraising Millions
Meek: I’ll put you in a show instead, and you can raise millions from viewers globally.
CBS News Ratings Plunge Despite Centrist Overhaul
🧵New @TheWrap: 6 months into Bari Weiss’s overhaul of #CBSNews, her strategy to shift viewers to a more “centrist” broadcast is not working. As @corbinbolies reports, “CBS Evening News” is on pace for lowest ratings since October in both total...
Google Defends Monopoly, Dismisses Publisher Grievances.
At AI event in DC. Google, adjudged to have 6 illegal monopolies, continues to hide behind its users arguing it doesn’t matter if publishers are unhappy as G must meet users where they are and if they don’t there won’t...
Meta’s New Ad Checkout Isn’t True Agentic Commerce
Meta partners with Stripe for in-ad shopping If Instant Checkout didn’t represent agentic commerce, using that term to describe Meta’s new ‘purchase-from-an-ad’ experience is simply absurd. An agent plays no role in this transaction: a user sees an ad and clicks...
Authenticity Wins: Gen Z Craves Real Human Connection
AI is flooding our feeds. So what should we do about it? @ShiraLazar puts it well: platforms have a responsibility to shape the ecosystem of their feeds. But so do we as consumers and creators. What is our daily social media...
WSJ Warns: Social Media Shakedown Is Starting
Can't believe I'm saying this but here's a sensible WSJ editorial. The Social-Media Shakedown Begins https://t.co/lwayFcwcCW
Create 10‑second Videos From Images Directly in Google Ads
Powerful, but will it trick prospective customers? i.e. Will there be realistic expectations? -> Veo Video Generation Now Available in Google Ads "Upload up to three images, and Veo generates unique videos up to 10 seconds long with natural motion. These...
Supreme Court 9-0 Crushes Paul Clement’s Sony Case
D.C. Memo: Cox Wins Supreme Court Copyright Fight over Sony in a Crushing 9-0 Wipeout for Famed Conservative Litigator Paul Clement -- Clement has been hired by six cable broadband associations to fight @FCC approval of the @NXSTMediaGroup - @TEGNA...
The Atlantic Was Right; White House Vows Correction
Well well then. So The Atlantic had it right. No surprise. I’m sure the White House will correct itself so as to not damage its reliability. https://t.co/MCmNlKL91x
Jury Verdicts on Social Media Addiction Shape Legislation
For those tracking the landmark social media addiction jury verdicts, this may be a timely read from DCN’s Chris Pedigo on how this gets carried into legislation, good and bad, nuance matters. 1/2 https://t.co/xF0PTet2Wq
Site Would Thrive by Ending Creator Payments
Imagine how much better this site would be if they simply stopped paying "creators." By the way, I hate using that word. 🙄
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AI Agents Now Capable of Writing and Publishing Posts
https://t.co/PXqIXcnG5P now lets #AIAgents write and publish posts, and more by Sarah Perez @TechCrunch Learn more: https://t.co/As0zvO2kmq #LLM #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning https://t.co/U2i0CCKlEO
Turn Invisible Producer Into Sync Licensing Success
If you feel invisible as a music producer, but you’re serious about making sync licensing work This resource is for you ↴
Same “Harm” Claims Repeat for Every Internet Generation
Reminder that the same people claiming social media is "harming" teenagers today have been making the exact same arguments about every single iteration of the internet for the past 30 years. https://t.co/M3JiOZfY1Y https://t.co/BZxv6k93Zy
X Finally Fixes AI Bot, Averts Eternal September
🏆 March 25, 2026 The day @X finally fixed its AI reply bot problem And avoided Eternal September and permanent decline Nevar forget this day https://t.co/5TT8gQwqRu
HBO Unveils First Teaser for New Harry Potter Series
First Teaser for HBO's New 'Harry Potter' Series Starring John Lithgow https://t.co/rQQ44qCj48 #Hogwarts #HarryPotter #RonWeasley #JohnLithgow #Dumbledore #HBOMax https://t.co/XWtQQpenfc
Newsom Serves Liberal Donors, Not Public Interest
Gavin Newsom isn’t standing up to me or for any legitimate interest. He’s simply doing the bidding of his liberal Hollywood donors—the billionaires in media who have no interest in the FCC holding them accountable to their statutory public interest obligations. They...
Twister Marks DVD’s First Featured Film Release
#ThisDayInTechHistory. March 25, 1996. The movie Twister becomes the first featured film put on DVD. #NewProducts #NewTechnology https://t.co/qIKidn9eq1