David Bloom

Nvidia's Jensen Huang touts the next phase of the AI bubble, Disney and YouTube make serious carriage war, and Netflix cleverly seizes an opportunity to look at Warner's books Also in our weekly review of all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how AI infused nitros oxide into every facet of Alphabet's business in Q3

This week's Next TMT newsletter: Comcast & Charter turn back cable's clock, but YouTube TV keeps growing; I talk Freddie Krueger; James Gunn'career advice; Promise.AI's hybrid production workflows; Netflix awards season with Nouvelle Vague.
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Impossible Paris, but still a kind-of homage to 'Breathless,' courtesy of @Adobe #Firefly and various photos of mine and other material. Note the Eiffel Tower apparently straddling the Seine River in the background.

YouTube video by Next TMT NBA Gambling Scandal Exposed | Tech, Mafia & the Dark Side of Sports Betting | Next TMT Talks

Some thoughts on that @NBA scandal in this short. youtube.com/shorts/graYa...

Waiting for the start of #Adobe Max day 2 keynote. They’re showing the #AI images various attendees have made here at the user conference

They’re lining up early for the panel I’ll moderate on Nightmare on Elm Street for the Dark Matter Film Festival, Freddy himself in Robert Englund, three of the films’ directors and producer Sara Risher.

Tonight! I'll be moderating, and trying to avoid paper cuts.

YouTube video by Next TMT Apple Peacock Bundle Fails NBA Gambling Scandal and Warner Bros Discovery Auction | Next TMT Talks

This week's Next TMT Talks dives into the Peacock/Apple TV bundle bungle; the latest NBA gambling scandal; the latest Penske entertainment-industry shakedown; $WBD on the auction block; and what kids these days really want to watch on their many screens; plus so much more: youtu.be/6yZkrTXqtwA?...

Apple TV and Peacock bungle the launch of their big bundle, Netflix studies a future of streaming over Elon Musk's (slow) satellites, and did the NBA's $76 billion future just rim out? As we struggle to sort out our Apple TV account issues in time for the Nov. 9 debut of Vince Gilligan's 'Pluribus,' our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom reveals how a big intern...

This week on @NextTMT: Apple TV and Peacock bungle their bundle; $WBD in play; 'Pluribus' mysteries; #Gambling blows up in NBA's face; the Penske trades shake down awards-thirsty podcasters; what kids these days really want to see on their screens; & more: nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/apple-and-...

Dark Matter Film Festival logo surrounded by circle of fiery light against dark backdrop

Don't sleep on this! I'll be moderating a panel Tuesday featuring Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, directors of three of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and long-time producer Sarah Risher, marking the franchise's 40th anniversary. Dreamy. www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-matte...

ICYMI this week's Next TMT: Creators take over MIPCOM, the Pentagon in a snit over Netflix's Boots, Apple TV's Formula 1 week, LATimes desperately seeking suitors, the White House's snit over Anthropic's go-slow approach, and Elon's big Texas payout, nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/creator-ec...

All thrills, no chills on this quarter's Future of TV Live panel. Fun lineup. Register here for some online treats: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Andrea in her Pucci bucket hat by Monet's water lilies in L'Orangerie in Paris last month. #art, #Monet, #Paris, #LOrangerie, #Pucci,

This clock hasn’t worked in forever, but it’s 6:30 somewhere. And time does seem to stop when you’re at Two Bunch Palms, soaking in lithium-infused mineral springs. #twobunchpalms #hotsprings #california #time

Westside Digital Mix is improbably celebrating its 11th anniversary of bringing together smart people in tech, entertainment and beyond. We'll be celebrating next week at LouLou in Santa Monica. Join us. Tickets and info here: www.linkedin.com/groups/51828...

YouTube video by Next TMT Deepfakes Sora CBS Shake Up OpenAI Bari Weiss Apple Vision Pro Amazon Charter Warner Bros Discovery

Next TMT Talks is our weekly video/audio podcast, as we celebrate our first year in DIY journalism. This week, Sora's deepfake deluge and Bari Weiss' new CBS News gig top our conversation, but much else caught our eye. Listen here on YouTube. We're also on Spotify:
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Charter takes Lakers fans courtside with Apple Vision Pro, OpenAI's Sora drowns us in deepfakes, and Bari Weiss bares her Heritage Foundation soul Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we look at how Amazon has quickly taken over the future of the advertising business

Next TMT newsletter this week: Sora's deepfake deluge; Bari Weiss' diversity hire atop CBS News; 13 million reasons why D-Ell should pass on buying Warner Bros; Amazon's burgeoning advertising ubiquity; Apple Vision Pro goes courtside with the Lakers, plus more:
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Marlee Matlin’s Lonely Path To The Top, And The View From Here A PBS documentary debuting tonight follows actress Marlee Matlin's lonely, trailblazing path as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar.

PBS this week debuted its documentary about Marlee Matlin, the first deaf performer to win an Oscar, back in 1986, for 'Children of a Lesser God,' and then starred in 2023 Oscar winner 'CODA.' I talked with Matlin and her doc's director, who also is deaf, here: www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom...

Waiting for the start of Amazon AWS’ Culver Cup showcase of AI-generated films as part of LA Tech Week. #latechweek

Netflix flexes its 'pricing power' on Elon Musk, Ventura and Vega somehow make TVOS even more complicated, and the Saudis take over EA with just $55 billion Also in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, ChatGPT dominates AI tool traffic, Brendan Carr gets hauled out in front of Congress ... and Bad Bunny, and clever bundling strateg...

Next TMT this week: Sports gambling spreads to "prediction markets;" the Saudis & Jared Kushner lock up EA for a mere $55 billion; Bad Bunny trolls Bondi; WNBA faces all kinds of ferment; $NFLX ignores Elon's billionaire boycott; Subscribe for free:
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Westside Digital Mix turns 11 this month, and we're gathering Oct. 23, at LouLou Santa Monica to celebrate. Join us! Tickets here:
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YouTube video by David Bloom LA Vertical Drama Market founder Dana Protsyshak interview

Here's a short video interview with Dana Protsyshak, the 28-year-old founder/organizer of last week's LA Vertical Drama Market. She's trying to grab a piece of a small but fast-growing market in micro dramas, mobile-friendly stories that are taking off in Hollywood.
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YouTube video by Next TMT Should Disney dump broadcast | Trump, TikTok, Avatar 3 & Micro-Drama Boom

This week's Next TMT Talks video podcast dives into: Should Disney get out of broadcasting to avoid political meddling? Should DTrump buddies get a sweetheart deal to buy TikTok USA? Can micro dramas save Hollywood?
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On Next TMT this week: Should Disney ditch broadcast 'regulatory risk?' Comcast & Charter drive a cable comeback, MAGA's TikTok takeover, Paul Thomas Anderson's great 'One Battle After Another,' and more at lnkd.in/g8bErk8P
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Next TMT Talks ranges across continents to talk Kimmel and Disney's future leaders, $WMD in play, probably soon, @NFL ratings surge; #IBC attendance solid; #FCC wants to control everything.
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Help us 'dopey, lowlife slimeball' Brian Roberts, you're our only hope; also, NFL ratings surge anew, and Verizon's fading Fios TV somehow satisfies linear video subscribers And in our weekly look at all things technology, media and telecom, we throw cold water on the rumor of a Netflix takeover of Warner Bros.

Next TMT: Why late-night (and free-speech) fans are counting on Brian Roberts to do the right thing; $WBD CEO's 400 million reasons to make a big, fast deal; Landman's new home, South Park's woozy scheduling; and YouTube's big spon-con "reimagining."
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Street art, Paris, in the 3rd arr. photo of a photo of, partly, a photo.

Many galleries in our Left Bank quarter are sponsoring a design week of sorts with tours and more. Several also have decorated their storefronts with a stylized human figure in various poses along with a high-contrast head shot of Serge Gainsbourg. As Gainsbourg might say, cool

Andrea outside Maison Gainsbourg and Willy Rizzo

Serge Gainsbourg house and neighbor's graffiti

Serge Gainsbourg house

Turns out French singer/lecher/arbiter of cool (and admittedly jerky dude) Serge Gainsbourg liked the neighborhood we're staying in in Paris as much as we do. His house is the graffiti-covered one. Andrea was an acquaintance of both Gainsbourg and photographer Willy Rizzo.

Want to catch the audio podcast version of Next TMT Talks? Latest episode wraps up our #IBC coverage with guest Bevin Fletcher, plus $WBD deal talk, cable nets' abiding value, and much else. This is the Spotify link, but we're on Apple Podcasts and all the others too
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YouTube video by Next TMT IBC 2025 Wrap-Up | AI, Sports Streaming, Global Media Shifts & Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Talk

ICYMI: This week's regularly scheduled Next TMT Talks pod/vidcast featured special guest Bevin Fletcher, and three of us in as many countries, talking #IBC2025, $WBD deal talk, #AI in media, and global media shifts. Meaty. youtu.be/Z2rxtdSlLG0?...