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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

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  • Disney and the Value of the Consumer Relationship, Disney’s Consolidation of Hulu, Comcast and AT&T

    Tuesday, April 16, 2019

    Follow-up on Disney and the Future of TV, including why Disney as a whole will gain so much from Disney+. Then, AT&T sells out of Hulu, and Comcast probably will too, and why Comcast appears in better shape.


  • Disney and the Future of TV

    Monday, April 15, 2019

    TV is moving from a world where distribution dictates business models to one where business models need to fit the jobs consumers want done. That is the best way to understand Disney’s latest announcement.


  • Happy Thanksgiving, Tencent Earnings, Fox Sports MLB Deal

    Tuesday, November 20, 2018

    Happy Thanksgiving! Tencent’s earnings and impressive diversification, and the impact on Apple, plus why MLB’s new deal with Fox shows that sports are as valuable as ever.


  • Disney and the Resilient Cable Bundle, Disney’s Streaming Plans, ESPN+ and Serie A

    Monday, August 20, 2018

    Disney has had a difficult three years, particularly from a stock perspective, but things aren’t as bad as feared, and there is a strategy for the future.


  • Sports Gambling Defederalized, Amazon Channels

    Monday, May 21, 2018

    Sports gambling is defederalized, and the opportunity is likely larger than people think: then, Amazon Channels is another manifestation of the company’s “first customer” strategy.


  • Snap Mania and Metamarkets; John Perry Barlow Dies; Barlow, Disney, and Streaming

    Thursday, February 8, 2018

    When it comes to struggling companies like Snap, bullishness is all relative — and there’s a big red flag in their earnings. Then, John Perry Barlow passed away: his influence was immense, even on surprising entities like Disney.


  • Regional Sports Networks, ESPN + RSNs, TechDirt’s Response on Title II and Net Neutrality

    Wednesday, December 13, 2017

    Understanding regional sports networks, and why they make sense with ESPN — but why ESPN makes less and less sense with Disney. Then, a brief — and final — follow-up on Title II and Net Neutrality.


  • Disney and Fox

    Tuesday, December 12, 2017

    Disney’s rumored acquisition of 21st Century Fox is all about competing with Netflix; whether or not that is a good thing depends on your frame of reference.


  • Disney to Buy 21st Century Fox?, Two Strategies for Content Companies, Netflix and ESPN

    Wednesday, November 8, 2017

    Disney may buy portions of 21st Century Fox; it is a deal that makes a lot of sense for both sides, particularly when you consider how the industry has been fundamentally changed.


  • Disney Shifts to Streaming, Disney Versus Netflix, ESPN

    Wednesday, August 16, 2017

    Disney is making big changes — finally. What will be fascinating to watch is if the company is willing to fully embrace the Internet and its own brand and become an aggregator.


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    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
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    A Working Siri
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  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Models and Ads, and AI’s Upside for Humanity

    Thursday, May 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

    Thursday, May 21, 2026
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    Friday, June 5, 2026
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  • A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More

    Greatest Of All Talk | Jun 9
    A Mid-Finals Mailbag: Instant Classics, Wemby the Villain, Officiating Angst, Brunson and KAT Questions, The Parity Decade, and Lots More
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    Dithering | Jun 9
    A Working Siri
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    Dithering | Jun 5
    WWDC Questions

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  • An Interview with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella About Finding Core Competencies

    Thursday, June 4, 2026
  • An Interview with Eric Seufert About Models and Ads, and AI’s Upside for Humanity

    Thursday, May 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Parallel Founder Parag Agarwal About Valuing Content on the Agentic Web

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