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  • Fox Buys Roku, The Problem With Fox’s Smart Strategy, Streaming That Works

    Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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    The market hates Fox’s acquisition of Roku, but the company is trading extraction from rights holders for leverage as a renter.


  • An Interview with Michael Nathanson About a Tumultuous Year in Media

    Thursday, December 7, 2023

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    An interview with Michael Nathanson about a tumultuous year in media, including Disney, streaming, sports, and lessons learned by both the industry and also us as analysts.


  • 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.


  • Cable’s Last Laugh

    Tuesday, May 10, 2022

    Cable companies survived the great unbundling thanks to selling Internet service; they may be best place to make the bundle of the future.


  • HBO Max Launches, Amazon and Roku, Apple in 3rd

    Monday, June 1, 2020

    HBO Max is confusing because of negotiations with cable carriers, which is expected, and negotiations with OTT resellers, which perhaps was not. Then, is Apple making a move?


  • Roku’s IPO and Origin Story, Netflix Versus Roku and the Conservation of Attractive Profits, “Weak” Aggregators

    Thursday, September 28, 2017

    Roku’s origin story explain Netflix’s strategic acumen — which, by extension, explains why Roku is a risky bet. Then, Roku explains “weak” aggregators, that aren’t really aggregators at all.


  • Daily Update: Sling TV, The Interview Makes $15 Million, Roku’s Smart TV Play

    Tuesday, January 6, 2015


  • Black Box Strategy

    Monday, April 7, 2014

    With the announcement of the Amazon Fire TV and the leak of the alleged Android TV, all of the major players have (or soon will have) a TV offering. There’s been a lot of talk about how similar the products are, but those similarities are for good reason; what is more interesting to me are the…


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  • Nvidia Backs OpenAI Data Center, Anthropic News, Google Buys Spirit Airlines Data

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026
  • Stripe Acquiring OpenRouter, Aggregating AI?, Flipping the Business Model

    Monday, August 17, 2026
  • Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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  • More on Watermarking

    Dithering | Aug 18
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    Dithering | Aug 14
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  • (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

    Sharp Tech | Aug 14
    (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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  • New York and the Power of the Network
    Friday, August 14, 2026
  • Two More Cents on the NBA’s Second Apron Era
    Friday, July 24, 2026
  • Is Netflix Washed Now?
    Friday, July 17, 2026
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  • Nvidia Backs OpenAI Data Center, Anthropic News, Google Buys Spirit Airlines Data

    Tuesday, August 18, 2026
  • Stripe Acquiring OpenRouter, Aggregating AI?, Flipping the Business Model

    Monday, August 17, 2026
  • Anthropic’s Watermarking, How It (Probably) Works, Worse Than It Seems

    Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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  • More on Watermarking

    Dithering | Aug 18
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  • Watermarks

    Dithering | Aug 14
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  • (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

    Sharptech | Aug 14
    (Preview) Nvidia’s Answer to Capital Constraints, Google’s Attrition and Direction, Q&A on AI Writing, Vision Pro, Vibe Coding

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Interviews

  • An Interview with Figma CEO Dylan Field About Design and AI

    Thursday, June 25, 2026
  • An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce in the Age of AI

    Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Apple, AI, and Compute

    Thursday, June 11, 2026
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