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  • Jaden McDaniels Is The Best Player in the World, The Sixers and Celtics and GAME SEVEN, The Lakers Officially on Collapse Watch

    Greatest Of All Talk | May 1
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  • Hollywood Writers End Strike, The Utah Jazz and Las Vegas Knights Go Direct

    Tuesday, October 3, 2023

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    Hollywood writer’s ended their strike and claimed victory, but the losses are coming regardless. Plus, what studios want from AI, and how new NBA local rights deals show how unprepared the NBA is for a new reality.


  • An Interview with DNVR Co-Founder Adam Mares About Building Local Internet Businesses

    Thursday, June 1, 2023

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    An interview with DNVR founder Adam Mares about building an Internet publishing company with roots in the real world, based on local differentiation, and scaling it across the company.


  • Cord-Cutting and YouTube TV, Disney Earnings, Pay TV’s Vision Cycles

    Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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    YouTube TV may be the sports bundle, and then Disney’s earnings offer a framing to discuss how and why the bundle unraveled, and the best way to rebuild around streaming.


  • The Phoenix Suns Go Over-the-Air, Fans and Franchise Valuation, Attention and Customer Acquisition

    Monday, May 1, 2023

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    The Phoenix Suns are skipping RSN’s and broadcasting games over the air; this is the smartest thing an NBA team has done since the Internet came around.


  • An Interview with The Ringer Founder and CEO Bill Simmons

    Thursday, March 16, 2023

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    An interview with The Ringer Founder and CEO Bill Simmons about his career, how the Internet has changed media, and the future of podcasts at Spotify.


  • An Interview with John Kosner About the Past and Future of Sports in an Age of Abundance

    Thursday, March 2, 2023

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    An interview with former ESPN executive John Kosner about building ESPN.com, the impact of the Internet on sports, managing Bill Simmons, and sports and the next generation.


  • 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?


  • An Interview with Matthew Ball About Disney, Streaming, and the Metaverse

    Thursday, February 16, 2023

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    An Interview with Matthew Ball Disney and Bob Iger’s return, the future of ESPN, Netflix’s resurgent position, and the trouble facing the rest of the TV industry. Plus, why the Metaverse isn’t here, and what Apple’s headset may look like.


  • An Interview with Michael Nathanson About Netflix and the Media Industry

    Thursday, January 26, 2023

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    An interview with MoffettNathanson’s Michael Nathanson about Netflix, the broader media industry, sports, and tech.


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    Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents

    Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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  • Jaden McDaniels Is The Best Player in the World, The Sixers and Celtics and GAME SEVEN, The Lakers Officially on Collapse Watch

    Greatest Of All Talk | May 1
    Jaden McDaniels Is The Best Player in the World, The Sixers and Celtics and GAME SEVEN, The Lakers Officially on Collapse Watch
  • OpenAI, Musk & Microsoft

    Dithering | May 1
    OpenAI, Musk & Microsoft
  • (Preview) AWS History and Trainium’s AI Future, OpenAI Makes a Deal With Microsoft, Meta and the Future of Wearable Devices

    Sharp Tech | May 1
    (Preview) AWS History and Trainium’s AI Future, OpenAI Makes a Deal With Microsoft, Meta and the Future of Wearable Devices

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  • An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents

    Tuesday, April 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

    Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
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  • Beijing Is Not Playing the Long Game
    Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Tim Cook Personified Big Tech’s Maturity
    Friday, April 24, 2026
  • What the NBA Needs Right Now Is Anyone But OKC
    Friday, April 17, 2026
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  • Amazon Earnings, Trainium and Commodity Markets, Additional Amazon Notes

    Thursday, April 30, 2026
  • Intel Earnings, Intel’s Differentiation?, Whither Terafab

    Wednesday, April 29, 2026
  • An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents

    Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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  • Jaden McDaniels Is The Best Player in the World, The Sixers and Celtics and GAME SEVEN, The Lakers Officially on Collapse Watch

    Greatest Of All Talk | May 1
    Jaden McDaniels Is The Best Player in the World, The Sixers and Celtics and GAME SEVEN, The Lakers Officially on Collapse Watch
  • OpenAI, Musk & Microsoft

    Dithering | May 1
    OpenAI, Musk & Microsoft
  • (Preview) AWS History and Trainium’s AI Future, OpenAI Makes a Deal With Microsoft, Meta and the Future of Wearable Devices

    Sharptech | May 1
    (Preview) AWS History and Trainium’s AI Future, OpenAI Makes a Deal With Microsoft, Meta and the Future of Wearable Devices

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Interviews

  • An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AWS CEO Matt Garman About Bedrock Managed Agents

    Tuesday, April 28, 2026
  • An Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian About the Agentic Moment

    Thursday, April 23, 2026
  • An Interview with F1 Driver and Venture Capitalist Nico Rosberg About the Drive to Win

    Thursday, April 16, 2026
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