My latest #nexttext with @NextTV's @DannyFrankel: New sensations ahead for studios & politics, #WBD breakup, bad UX, Apple's #Emmy noms v. viewership, and Dan's new TV discovery, 'Lost.' xhttps://www.nexttv.com/news/is-premium-vod-a-bad-thing-for-the-video-business

I had a great conversation with writer/thinker/consultant Matthew Ball about 'The Metaverse,' his vastly updated book that debuts today, on questions like why the Apple Vision Pro is a lot like early Tesla: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

my latest NextText with @DannyFrankel. We get into a lot of fun stuff. Time for some New Sensations... x.com/multinews/stat…

One year later, and another strike over AI protections. This time, SAG-AFTRA will go out tonight, for voice actors and other performers who work with big video game companies. After 19 months of negotiations, and no final deal, a standoff may take a while. forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

Westside Digital Mix will feature Andy Van den Broeck, CEO of RealityMatters, as we come to Neueuhouse Venice Beach for the first time, on Aug. 21, one of the coolest spots on the planet for connecting with smart people. Advance Tickets: bit.ly/WDM_Aug24s

A summer overstuffed with soccer continues with five big European teams taking each other on in US venues for the Soccer Champions Tour, and MLS teams taking on Mexico's Liga MX members in the Leagues Tour. You can get your fix of that other roundball. forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine both set box office records, and a few other films have done very well this summer. So, is the box office back to normal? Not so fast.... forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

Westside Digital Mix is coming to the uber-cool NeueHouse on Venice Beach on Aug. 21. Our featured guest is the fully immersive Belgian CEO Andy Van Den Broeck. Should be a great gathering. Join us. Tickets here: media.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

The studios wrote off $15 billion on their cable nets. Meanwhile, Olympics were a hit and Snoop was everywhere in Paris (and later, Long Beach). The Next Text with Dan Frankel is here: nexttv.com/news/parsing-l…

I'll be moderating an online conversation on some of the big news in TV, streaming and beyond on Wednesday morning (PDT) for OTT.X. We have some crackerjack panelists, so join us for free by registering here: ottx.org/events/24buzz8/

Apple is positioned to "win" the AI wars. But making money off that for investors might be more difficult, a new analyst report suggests, because the market has already priced in a huge influx of cash. Thoughts? forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

My latest Next Text with Dan Frankel dives into that big Warner investment in a Las Vegas studio complex, strategies for sustainable streaming (courtesy of EY's John Harrison), audience-size fixations, and that messed-up Venu venture. nexttv.com/news/why-is-wb…

An action movie starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney will get only a cursory theatrical debut next month before heading to Apple TV+. Turns out even the world's most valuable company needs to save a little dough here and there. My latest on Forbes: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

This shot of well-dressed children of very rich people gamboling on the sand outside a restaurant at the Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Mass., could have been taken in 1979, or 1939, given the near-immutable style of the New England WASP. Thus, B&W. The meal was pretty superb too.

Yet another football blackout has @DannyFrankel grumpy. We also wade into whether it's too late to sell Warner Bros. Games, why The Trade Desk is creating a streaming platform, and whether Netflix will become streaming's equivalent of Facebook. nexttv.com/news/disney-an…

My Next Text collaborator @DanielFrankel is NOT happy with Disney's latest annual distributor shakedown, of DirecTV this time. Fans get screwed, again. We also look at why Lizzy McAlpine is opting for "Older," that Suicide Squad game mega-flop, and more. linkedin.com/posts/daniel-f…

This week's Next Text looks at how Trump supporters tried to work the refs after his beatdown by Kamala; $WBD's good week; a streaming puck without a pause button; and the way to make a REAL Manhattan cocktail in Manhattan. (Pro tip: the cherry matters) nexttv.com/news/next-text…

After Hollywood media company lost many billions of dollars on SVOD, is the business finally, you know, a good business? A new MoffettNathanson report suggests it will be, but probably mostly for two companies. forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…

My latest Next Text with Daniel Frankel kicks at the absurd real cost of being a football fan, our Italian Riviera Adjunct Bureau and the locals' widespread use of baroquely constructed TV antennae, Woj's big life change, WNBA's ratings, & JD Souther. linkedin.com/pulse/next-tex…

Keyboards can be very particular tools for writers, gamers and hobbyists. Peripherals maker Glorious has come up with a BYO board system that it says has 1 billion different combinations. I take a look on Forbes: forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2…