Peter Kafka on Media
“A place to make fun of what you see on TV” is less compelling than “the global town square.” But it’s more accurate.
A chat with Charlie Brooker about AI, creativity, and why tech can be like growing an extra limb.
Why G/O Media thinks we should have more stories written by bots.
Netflix set out to become HBO. Now it’s going to stream actual HBO shows. Goodbye, streaming wars?
Ever after its CEO’s firing, CNN remains stuck in no man’s land.
Apple’s new goggles aren’t for normals. Not yet, anyway. So why does Apple want to show them off?
CNN and the Messenger both say they’re chasing the middle. Uh-oh.
Rupert Murdoch’s company doesn’t like paying the $787 million settlement. But now it’s back to business as usual.
Concerning!
The science fiction pioneer on making a template for Mark Zuckerberg, not making movies, and a worrisome climate change scenario.
AMC’s new plan is ... good?
“Elon Musk is the bravest, most creative person on the planet.”
The new CEO helped kick off the streaming era when he was the old CEO. Now Wall Street wants something else.
Musk biographer Ashlee Vance explains why Twitter isn’t Tesla or SpaceX.
A Q&A with the co-founder of the news startup.
Jones says his enemies want him off the air. US bankruptcy law is on his side, for now.
Netflix’s new cheaper subscription has ads, but it doesn’t have all of its shows and movies.
Four theories on why ad sales are plummeting even as the economy is doing fine.
How to track which media company owns your favorite show — and why that may no longer be a media company.
A (mostly) post-pandemic update.
HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel rolls out as the streaming industry reconsiders ... everything.
Money from Meta — and the rest of Big Tech — is pouring into Washington publications.
The Substack frenzy seems like a thing of the past, but lots of publishers are still leaning into newsletters. “They’re a great minimally viable product.”
We won’t see another set of hearings like this one. But elements of it are going to show up a lot.
Netflix answers some questions. There are plenty left.
One chart that tells you a lot about the state of the streaming service.
Facebook knows it has a TikTok problem. TV and streamers do, too.
He built a business on talk. Next up: Figuring out video.
It feels a little like the end of the web boom. But crypto bulls say things are just getting started.
Netflix is losing subscribers. Does that mean Netflix has a problem or that streaming has a problem?
The bad news: Your startup is on the ropes. The good news: Here’s an offer for a discounted subscription.
Ads were supposed to be on their way out, replaced by subscription money. Now Netflix, Disney, and everyone else is learning to live with them.
A report from startupworld: Things slowed down a lot in the last few months. Blip or trend?
Today you can see superheroes in the theaters and lots of everything else at home. But in the future ...
The paper of record’s subscriber base isn’t getting any younger. Maybe a $600 million deal will help.