Isaac Alexander

Going to Otakon? I’ll be presenting “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Gundam!” with @patzprime.bsky.social and @tomaznable.bsky.social Saturday at 7:15PM We’re going to take a look at some of the anime that’s closest to the spirit the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, but not actually in it!

Titan sub investigators blame OceanGate for safety lapses and say fatal disaster was ‘preventable’ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/titan-sub-oceangate-coast-guard-report/

Team Liquid and Mirage Digital team up on 24/7 esports channel with Race to World First premier Mirage Digital, a content studio for digital entertainment, has partnered with esports organization Team Liquid to stream the World of Warcraft: Race to World First event.

FAST channels are on the rise and that helps Team Liquid reach a broader audience. gamesbeat.com/team-liquid-...

Roku launches Howdy, a $2.99 ad-free streaming service | TechCrunch The service features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles.

Roku launches Howdy, a $2.99 ad-free streaming service

Exclusive: Roku launches Howdy, a cheap, ad-free streaming service Amid rising subscription fees for most streaming services, Roku is launching Howdy, a $3 per month streamer with thousands of titles and no ads.

Amid rising subscription fees for most streaming services, Roku is launching Howdy, a $3 per month streamer with thousands of titles and no ads.

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

NFL sells RedZone, NFL Media assets to Disney for stake in ESPN in blockbuster trade: Sources An official announcement is expected next week.

🚨NEWS: ESPN and NFL have agreed to a blockbuster billion dollar deal that will result in top media properties, like RedZone, moving to the network, The Athletic has learned.

An official announcement is expected next week.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funder of NPR and PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a nonprofit that provides funds to public radio and TV stations, including NPR and PBS.

BREAKING: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, says it will close down after federal cuts.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the first time in more than five decades. For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community. “Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. “CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:

New: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it is shutting down

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Why sports and Seattle continue to be a perfect fit Seattle has abundant storylines around sports and business.

Why sports and Seattle continue to be a perfect fit. @seahawksofficial.com @seattlekraken.com @mariners.com @soundersfc.com
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My New Media Universe Map is now the Post Streaming Wars landscape.

Why?

1. SpinCo
2. Walmart TV
3. Netflix is now worth 150% of Comcast, Fox, Disney, WBD & Paramount - combined.

What’s next? Click around and find out.

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There's Now a Report Card for Media Capitulation, and It's Full of Chickens Free Press mapped out the ownership, donations, and compromises behind 35 major media companies. The results aren't pretty.

The Media Capitulation Index reveals just how many news organizations are trading independence for access. www.readtpa.com/p/theres-now...

Who Owns the Media Who owns the 35 most powerful media companies in America? Learn how these giants came to dominate the U.S. media landscape through mergers, acquisition and manipulation. Free Press rates their ability...

I am honored to announce the release of groundbreaking @freepress.bsky.social research & analysis with our inaugural "Media Capitulation Index" which examines how major corporate media companies are bending the knee to Trump & those in power. Check out the rankings & @timkarr.bsky.social analysis:

Gonna attend any of them?

Comcast Bets Big on Sports, But NBA Price Tag Looms Large Sports programming is driving more big results for NBC Sports parent Comcast Corp, but also creating some potential financial pitfalls.

Getting the NBA back this fall is a huge development for NBC Sports parent company Comcast, but it's not 100% a good thing either, as the company's latest earnings reports indicates. frontofficesports.com/comcast-bets...

The Penske file: Fox buys stake in IndyCar, extends rights deal Fox Corporation is taking a one-third equity stake in IndyCar owner Penske Entertainment and extending its media rights deal.

Fox buys one-third stake in IndyCar, extends rights deal: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/07/fox-...

Curate your own newspaper with RSS Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read

Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.

Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...

Pacific Science Center to close for five weeks, 40-year-old dinosaur exhibit going extinct The closure, which runs through Oct. 10, allows the science center to remove 11 animatronic dinosaurs that have been fixtures since 1986.

Bye bye Dinosaurs!

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Germ DM x ATProto is Now in Beta Germ DM is now a Bluesky messenger.

It’s here! Germ DM is now an #ATProto messenger. Read our full announcement now.

@chrispirillo.bsky.social

STAR WARS: The Ultimate Cinematic Marathon This September, the Force awakens in Seattle like never before. SIFF invites you to the ultimate Star Wars binge — a two-week celebration featuring the entire Skywalker Saga, plus both standalone Star...

The Force awakens in Seattle like never before. SIFF invites you to the ultimate STAR WARS binge at Downtown — a two-week celebration featuring the entire Skywalker Saga, plus both standalone STAR WARS Stories: ROGUE ONE and SOLO.

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Is soccer media ready for the World Cup? Jason Davis shares his thoughts on how things are looking a year out.

I’m not sure we solved any big problems but it was fun to chop it up with @davisjason.bsky.social today. www.sounderatheart.com/2025/07/is-s...

As someone working in the media industry, this was a great listen! Please make this at minimum an annual topic episode. 🙏

Con Talkback panel: SDCC in 2028 will be right up against the LA Olympics. Solutions to dealing with the impact are being looked at - perhaps even skipping or moving the con! Whatever decision is made will not be made lightly. #sdcc #sdcc2025

⛵️ Come aboard the Bay Lady, Seattle’s 85-ft schooner, for a VIP Torchlight Parade experience like no other. For the first time ever, the Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade is heading down the Seattle Waterfront—and you can watch it in style. Details: seattlesailingship.com/special-even...

Seattle Fire Departments Fireboat Leschi blowing her water cannons off Colman Dock this afternoon, no doubt preparing for the Seafair Parade of Ships into Elliott Bay next Tuesday to kick off Fleet Week:

As Video-Game Media Struggles, Star YouTuber Launches New Outlet Websites like Polygon and Kotaku are facing huge challenges, opening opportunities for newcomers

Ralph "SkillUp" Panebianco has built a successful YouTube career with more than one million subscribers. So naturally, his next move is... to start a video game website?

I spoke to Panebianco about his new venture ("no ads, no AI") and why he's doing it: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover Cameos Added into Predator: Killer of Killers

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dutch and Danny Glover's Mike Harrigan appear frozen by the Yautja in the extended version of Predator: Killer of Killers revealed at #SDCC. bit.ly/44Py9dJ