David Bloom

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Netflix's new UX catches social flack, the Grim Wiedzer takes on Warner's vastly indebted SpinCo 2, and Apple TV+ sticks the landing with critics

1 week ago | nexttmt.beehiiv.com | Daniel Frankel |David Bloom

In partnership withListen to our latest Next Text Audio Podcast with special guest Matthew Henick, who leads development of the Ventura TVOS for The Trade Desk: A month ago, Netflix revealed a somewhat risky plan to overhaul a decade-old UX design that has helped it expand beyond 300 million users worldwide.
Cineverse declares search & discovery solved, Lionsgate chief bets on Grok, and Comcast beats down another RSN

2 weeks ago | nexttmt.beehiiv.com | Daniel Frankel |David Bloom

In partnership with Comcast brings another RSN to heel, ends carriage beef with Chicago Sports Network Eight months after it launched, the new exclusive regional sports network home of the Bulls, White Sox and Blackhawks finally has carriage from the Chicago area’s biggest pay TV operator, Comcast. But CHSN seems to have taken the L.
Netflix targeted for FCC 'redemption,' TNT renders a poignantly sad NBA sign-off, and broadband usage growth spikes again

3 weeks ago | nexttmt.beehiiv.com | David Bloom |Daniel Frankel

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1 month ago | allmusic.com | David Bloom

Born 1990 in Birmingham, AL Styles Chamber Music, Modern Composition, Orchestral, Vocal Music
Neal McDonough Saddles Up For Pro Bullriding In ‘The Last Rodeo’

1 month ago | forbes.com | David Bloom

It’s the longest eight seconds in sports, a cowboy in bullet-proof vest, precariously perched atop nearly a ton of angry, bucking bovine, holding on with one hand, trying to win style points along the way. And the suddenly hot Professional Bull Riders circuit provides a naturally dramatic backdrop for The Last Rodeo, opening this weekend on more than 2,200 U.S. screens.
The $34.5 billion Charter-Cox deal faces regulatory hangnail, NBCU and Michael Jordan make a $40 million mistake, and David Zaslav loses control of the bundle

1 month ago | nexttmt.beehiiv.com | David Bloom |Daniel Frankel

Starting out as a University of Cape Town-educated structural engineer, Colin Petrie-Norris has an entrepreneurial track record for spotting foundational roles in emerging media-tech high-rises. Most notably, he founded Xumo in 2011, nearly a decade before free, ad-supported streaming became a multi-billion-dollar global business. After selling Xumo to Comcast for $100 million five years ago, and collecting a W2 for a stretch from the cable conglomerate, Petrie-Norris is back in building mode.
Max Brand Reversal Driven By Warner’s Changing Ambitions, Direction

1 month ago | forbes.com | David Bloom

Would a streaming service by any other name smell as sweet as the anodyne and largely meaningless “Max?” Uh, yes, and probably be a lot more popular long-term with consumers around the planet. At this week’s New York upfronts presentation to advertisers, Warner Bros. Discovery executives said its Max streaming service this summer would revert to its natal name, HBO Max.
Netflix launches a risky UX makeover, subscription streaming enters the upfronts on an ad-supported roll, and FWA could run out of spectrum next year

1 month ago | nexttmt.beehiiv.com | Daniel Frankel |David Bloom

As last week’s earnings reports revealed, subscription streaming is profitable … or for some, almost profitable. From password-sharing crackdowns to bundling, as “Next Text” further on in this newsletter mentions, a number of factors helped end the massive losses hitting Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, NBCUniversal and another media companies the past several years.
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1 month ago | forbesjapan.com | David Bloom

ビデオゲーム業界における投資とM&Aの冷え込みは2025年第1四半期にさらに和らぎ、2023年後半以来もっとも活発な四半期として78億ドル（約1兆1000億円）を超える規模に達した。DDM Games Investment Review（以下DDMレビュー）による最新四半期レポートによれば、新規株式公開（IPO）の金額も急増し22億ドル（約3194億円）に達したという。投資とM&Aの動向が正しい方向に向かっている上記レポートのディレクターであるミッチェル・リーヴィスは「近年の混乱期を経て、『2025年まで生き延びろ』という言葉がゲーム業界を象徴する標語になったことは間違いありません」と述べる。「DDMレビューとしては、2025年を通じてレイオフや戦略転換、コアではない事業の売却が続くと予想していますが、投資とM&Aの動向が正しい方向に向かっているという確かな回復の兆候を、データは示しています」。...
Game Industry Dealmaking Tops $7.8 Billion In Best Quarter Since 2023

1 month ago | forbes.com | David Bloom

The frigid investment and M&A climate for the video game industry continued to thaw in the first quarter of 2025, topping $7.8 billion in the most active quarter since late 2023. Initial public offerings also spiked, to $2.2 billion, according to the DDM Games Investment Review’s latest quarterly report“There’s no doubt that ‘survive til 2025’ became a defining mantra for the games industry during recent turbulent years," said Mitchell Reavis, the report’s director.

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22 Jun 25

Netflix shares have been on an epic tear the past year, but how will it continue to drive growth? Some analysts think it should be a big more like YouTube, and grab some high-end creator content. What do you think? https://t.co/Tonn7LntKt https://t.co/kR3tC7GSWn

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21 Jun 25

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21 Jun 25

Cineverse's content chief Sara Burns sat down with me at last week's StreamTV Show to talk about partnerships, cross-promotion and so much else. Watch here: https://t.co/r5kLPF0S1W https://t.co/WI8fT69yWI

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Articles

Netflix's new UX catches social flack, the Grim Wiedzer takes on Warner's vastly indebted SpinCo 2, and Apple TV+ sticks the landing with critics

Cineverse declares search & discovery solved, Lionsgate chief bets on Grok, and Comcast beats down another RSN

Netflix targeted for FCC 'redemption,' TNT renders a poignantly sad NBA sign-off, and broadband usage growth spikes again

David Bloom Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...

Neal McDonough Saddles Up For Pro Bullriding In ‘The Last Rodeo’

The $34.5 billion Charter-Cox deal faces regulatory hangnail, NBCU and Michael Jordan make a $40 million mistake, and David Zaslav loses control of the bundle

Max Brand Reversal Driven By Warner’s Changing Ambitions, Direction

Netflix launches a risky UX makeover, subscription streaming enters the upfronts on an ad-supported roll, and FWA could run out of spectrum next year

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Game Industry Dealmaking Tops $7.8 Billion In Best Quarter Since 2023

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