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  • Breaking Cooper Flagg News, A Jokic Commitment, Maluach Madness, and Lots More from NBA Media Days

    Greatest Of All Talk | Sep 29
    Breaking Cooper Flagg News, A Jokic Commitment, Maluach Madness, and Lots More from NBA Media Days
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MLB

  • Amazon and Diamond Sports, Netflix and WWE

    Tuesday, January 23, 2024

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    Amazon has made a deal with Diamond Sports and their regional networks, while Netflix has signed up WWE for its first “sports” rights content.


  • What the NBA Can Learn From Formula 1

    Tuesday, February 28, 2023

    Formula 1 has done an impressive job earning fans; the NBA should study it, because the pay TV bundle is slowly disintegrating


  • Diamond Sports Misses Interest Payment, Bally’s Dire Situation, Negotiating Bankruptcy

    Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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    Diamond Sports is on the verge of bankruptcy, thanks to a business that would be in trouble even without its crippling debt; what deal should the leagues strike with Diamond’s creditors?


  • MLS on Apple TV, The MLS Perspective, The Apple Perspective

    Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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    MLS agreed to a 10 year deal with Apple; exploring the details, what it means for MLS, other sports, Apple, and bundling.


  • An Interview with Michael Nathanson About Streaming and Digital Advertising

    Thursday, June 2, 2022

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    An interview with analyst Michael Nathanson about streaming, cable, digital advertising, and a whole lot more.


  • MLB Versus Sinclair, What Happened to Sinclair, The Problem for Sports Leagues

    Thursday, October 14, 2021

    The Internet has uniquely impacted regional sports networks, thanks to the reality of free distribution. Sports leagues will need to adapt.


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Updates

  • OpenAI Dev Day, Dot and OpenAI’s Product Transition, Sign In With ChatGPT

    Wednesday, September 30, 2026
  • One More Note on Agents, Meta Connect, Meta Enterprise Platform

    Tuesday, September 29, 2026
  • An Interview with Colossus EIC Jeremy Stern About Profiling Mark Zuckerberg

    Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Podcasts

  • Breaking Cooper Flagg News, A Jokic Commitment, Maluach Madness, and Lots More from NBA Media Days

    Greatest Of All Talk | Sep 29
    Breaking Cooper Flagg News, A Jokic Commitment, Maluach Madness, and Lots More from NBA Media Days
  • Personal AI

    Dithering | Sep 29
    Personal AI
  • Muse Delivery Vehicles

    Dithering | Sep 25
    Muse Delivery Vehicles

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Colossus EIC Jeremy Stern About Profiling Mark Zuckerberg

    Thursday, September 24, 2026
  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
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  • Too Many Stadiums with Roofs
    Friday, September 25, 2026
  • Some of All Fears
    Friday, September 18, 2026
  • The War and Reasonable Doubt
    Friday, September 4, 2026
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  • OpenAI Dev Day, Dot and OpenAI’s Product Transition, Sign In With ChatGPT

    Wednesday, September 30, 2026
  • One More Note on Agents, Meta Connect, Meta Enterprise Platform

    Tuesday, September 29, 2026
  • An Interview with Colossus EIC Jeremy Stern About Profiling Mark Zuckerberg

    Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Stratechery Plus

Podcasts

  • Breaking Cooper Flagg News, A Jokic Commitment, Maluach Madness, and Lots More from NBA Media Days

    Greatest Of All Talk | Sep 29
    Breaking Cooper Flagg News, A Jokic Commitment, Maluach Madness, and Lots More from NBA Media Days
  • Personal AI

    Dithering | Sep 29
    Personal AI
  • Muse Delivery Vehicles

    Dithering | Sep 25
    Muse Delivery Vehicles

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Colossus EIC Jeremy Stern About Profiling Mark Zuckerberg

    Thursday, September 24, 2026
  • An Interview with Joanna Stern About the iPhone Duo and AI for Normal People

    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI President Greg Brockman About Astra and Alignment

    Friday, September 4, 2026
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