David Bloom

Venice’s film festival is coming, bringing Take2Film’s cool opportunities for cinephiles: take2film.com/post/the-magic… Want a special trip with inside access & events? Book a conversation with founder/CEO Julie Sisk at take2film.com. Mention my exclusive promotion code BLOOM

The Venice film festival is coming, and with it, cool opportunities for cinephiles through Take2Film: take2film.com/post/the-magic… Want a special trip with inside access & events? Book a talk with founder Julie Sisk at take2film.com. Get 10% off with discount code BLOOM.

The Italian Consulate in San Francisco has, of course, its own wood-fired pizza oven. And it makes, of course, superb pizza, especially for Tuesday night’s #Techtalia event there featuring video and a new book from last year’s conference in Roma.

If only we all did.

Westside Digital Mix is 4/30, at LouLou, atop Santa Monica Place. Featured guest is Darren Cross, whose new book looks at the ascendancy of TV platforms. Join us. aftontickets.com/event/buyticke…

Next TMT's NAB 2026 show daily: The NFL's antitrust fight with broadcasters; whether Nexstar's Tegna deal will power NextGen TV to success; and why 45-day release windows help theaters but not streamers. Plus, where Kash Patel likes to hang in Vegas. nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/nab-2026-sun…

Next TMT's mid-week, pre-NAB newsletter is out: we got verticals in sports (and biz model haters); AI in video-production workflows; sports rights as political football; $PSKY greenlights amid anti-merger petition; and more. nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/nab-2026-spo…

I'll be at the Venice International Film Festival this fall. It's about Venice, the films, conversations, and cinephile access. I talked with Julie Sisk about what her Take2Film is doing with specialized film-festival travel. Join me! take2film.com/post/julie-sis…

ICYMI: Monday’s Next TMT Looks at streamers’ blurry brand identity; Netflix’s 7X return per worker compared to Disney, Anthropic’s Mythos won’t end the world, will it?; and the Goldilocks strategy to maxx movie outcomes in theaters and streaming. nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/streaming-bu…

"Soon enough, some cable TV company will say, 'enough,' and transition to becoming 'just' a broadband/mobile/smart home services company."  (RT via @DavidBloom) bit.ly/3YzyRGE

The @NFL is readying to re-enter rights talks w/ @CBS, @DisneyABCTV, @NBCUniversal, @NFLonFOX and @amazon. + @MLB and @NHL are resetting in '28. @NextTMT 's @DavidBloom talked about the coming frenzy w/ sports media pros Patrick Crakes and Lucas Bertrand. youtube.com/watch?v=XkiTuy…

My conversation today with Plex co-founder/Chief Product Officer Scott Olechowski on the long-time video-management software company’s newest initiatives and pivot. Lots happening and they’re trying to keep up. linkedin.com/posts/daniel-f…

Join Westside Digital Mix on Thursday for our March edition, with CREE8 CEO Lisa Watts as our featured guest. Tix at aftontickets.com/event/buyticke…

@Mr_Husky1 Grandfather clock weights

Nope, not ornaments. My friend is going through the house where her grandma and aunt lived their whole lives and finding weird stuff. Apparently these are solid and very heavy; too heavy to hang on a tree. What are they

Full house at Edelman PR HQ in Hollywood tonight for the PRSA-LA event where I’ll be moderating a panel on leadership in fast-changing times.

Next TMT Talks this week featured Chris Keevill of Versos, who's helping Curiosity Stream documentaries make money as AI training data. Also, Paramount's ticking debt bomb; that Trump-Anthropic faceoff; more youtu.be/XWxef_Xb0fs?si…

Next TMT this week: regulators could send $PSKY bill for $WBD even higher; Curiosity Stream’s big AI revenue stream; my Entech car-entertainment panel; @NBA streaming goofs; F1 media revving for new season. nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/paramount-fa…

I moderated a great panel on in-car entertainment this week at DEG’s Entech Fest. Lots happening in the “third space.” It’s not just a phone on wheels.

Westside Digital Mix is Thursday with a cool featured guest. Join us!

Next TMT this week has a cautionary history lesson for execs about overpaying for $WBD. Also, more mess at Bari Weiss’ CBS News; console death & game biz ferment; MLS’ awesome opening game; NBCU’s legendary February comes to a close nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/curiositystr…