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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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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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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

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    Dithering | Apr 17
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  • (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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    (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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    Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

    Thursday, March 26, 2026
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    Friday, April 17, 2026
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    Monday, April 20, 2026
  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle

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  • Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution

    Greatest Of All Talk | Apr 17
    Play-In Chaos and Knueppel Slippage, Anyone But the Thunder, Title Picks and Awards Resolution
  • Vibe App Quality

    Dithering | Apr 17
    Vibe App Quality
  • (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

    Sharptech | Apr 17
    (Preview) Six Questions on Frontier AI Labs, Messaging AI to a Skeptical Public, Amazon (and Apple?) Ramps Up Competition with Elon

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  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  • An Interview with Asymco’s Horace Dediu About Apple at 50

    Thursday, April 2, 2026
  • An Interview with Arm CEO Rene Haas About Selling Chips

    Thursday, March 26, 2026
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