Long-time ink-/pixel-stained wretch, Forbes sr. contrib, co-founder of NextTMT weekly newsletter and NextTMT Talks podcast. Westside Digital Mix co-host. All about the collision of media/tech/entertainment. Also into sports, art, science, music.https://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mksthpynes2mICYMI: Next TMT looks at how Josh D'Amaro might dodge more sequels to the manufactured feud between Trump/FCC's Carr and Disney/Jimmy Kimmel. Also, getting less of HBO Max through Amazon; and former EA/Unity CEO has some thoughts on the game business. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/midweek-report-roku-enjoys-its-three-buck-luck-with-howdy-hbo-max-subscribers-get-shortchanged-on-am01 May 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksthpynes2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mkqfahvvfc2qTonight! Join us at LouLou, high atop the Santa Monica Place mall in downtown SM for Westside Digital Mix. Should be another scintillating night of smart conversations and smart people. Tickets at the door. Be there!30 Apr 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqfahvvfc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mkqf7s2jj22qICYMI: Next TMT Talks dives into the fading state of "cable" companies; Why the NFL is becoming even more valuable; Nexstar's Perry Sook REAL plans for local broadcast journalism; the 'Michael' movie critical controversy; Coyote vs. Acme momentum; and Xbox is back, baby. https://youtu.be/fCO7j7rbtWc?si=-xoV_kRsurITlgva30 Apr 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqf7s2jj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mkq4ohzpt22mThe 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.30 Apr 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq4ohzpt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mkl3qjwhxk2cStreet art + street sign in SFO28 Apr 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl3qjwhxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mk7ot7j5gc2dOur midweek Next TMT newsletter talks with Roku's Tedd Cittadine; the NFL explains to FCC how market economics work; and the growing embrace TV pros of AI workflows. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/midweek-report-roku-s-svod-reseller-biz-gets-explosive-and-exposed-and-the-nfl-schools-the-fcc-on-th24 Apr 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7ot7j5gc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mk7newfn6c2dWestside Digital Mix is Thursday, April 30, at LouLou, atop Santa Monica Place. Join us! Featured guest is Darren Cross, the co-founder of distlr, and author 'No One Planned This: How Platforms Rewired Entertainment.' Tickets here: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/z59r7lr8jq24 Apr 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7newfn6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mjubd442uk2wNext TMT's NAB 2026 show daily is here: 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. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/nab-2026-sunday-spotlight-roger-goodell-tells-the-doj-where-it-can-stick-its-probe-and-will-atsc-fin19 Apr 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjubd442uk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mjn5rfmwkk22Next 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. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/nab-2026-spotlight-while-the-lobbying-org-fights-to-put-the-industry-back-in-the-lamp-its-signature16 Apr 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn5rfmwkk22https://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mjn3di7yhk22I'll be at the Venice International Film Festival this fall. It's about Venice, the films, conversations, and access to experiences cinephiles dream about. I talked with Julie Sisk about what her Take2Film is doing with specialized film-festival travel. Join me! https://www.take2film.com/post/julie-sisk-s-lifelong-passions-for-film-and-travel-fueled-take2film16 Apr 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn3di7yhk22https://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mjhuvq5foc2pICYMI: Monday's Next TMT looks at streamers' blurry brand identities; Netflix's 7X better revenue per worker; Anthropic's Mythos achieves world-ending status even before release; and the Goldilocks strategy to maximize movie outcomes in theaters AND streaming. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/streaming-bundles-batter-churn-and-brand-distinction-and-netflix-squeezes-the-most-juice-out-of-its14 Apr 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhuvq5foc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mizgo7dgkc2pWill Elon Musk's StarLink routers be the only ones the FCC allows to be sold, or even get security updates in the United States? This and much else on the Next TMT Talks podcast with David and Dan. https://youtu.be/2SUest2K57M?si=_nOb6-jhXWYAxq4K08 Apr 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizgo7dgkc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mizgapq4n22xICYMI: Carr threatens NFL anti-trust exemption, to fend off streamer interest in TV's most valuable programming. Also, will Meta lawsuits affect vertical dramas; DTrump wades into college sports again; and WSJ charts the pain in Hollywood's economic downturn. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/rupert-murdoch-wants-fee-market-intervention-to-stop-the-nfl-the-fcc-says-only-elon-musk-s-wi-fi-rou08 Apr 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizgapq4n22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3miespa2p3k2fOur latest Next TMT Talks podcast dives into why that Netflix price hike might hurt competitors more; Neil Mohan's blame-the-parents strategy; Taylor Sheridan's latest, though increasingly formulaic, hit; & Tristan Harris' thoughtful take on AI CEOs versus the rest of us. https://youtu.be/Jv7EWXPx7dQ?si=IEMrawghPRueHOSt31 Mar 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3miespa2p3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mhtblwtdic2eDan Frankel and I talk Disney's TV headaches with Buffy and Bachelorette; fixing streaming's crummy metadata; Nielsen's broken Gauge; Formula 1's Middle Eastern meltdown o' money; and much else. Listen here: https://youtu.be/o3-etPjXgUc?si=Cf2zBlKTCXGsEOwm24 Mar 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtblwtdic2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mhrdil54bk2hJoin us Thursday at LouLou in Santa Monica for the March edition of Westside Digital Mix. CREE8 CEO Lisa Watts will be our featured guest. We'll have the usual intoxicating blend of smart people, smart conversations and a cool venue. Tickets at https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/8qj4l0k79m24 Mar 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrdil54bk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mhrddmfjfk2hMonday's Next TMT newsletter: CA AG Rob Bonta tries to slow down media consolidation; gamers revolt over DLSS 5's too-good looks; Disney dumps Buffy and Bachelorette; Rob Tercek on AI, photography and copyright. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/bonta-backstops-bondi-disney-bails-on-buffy-and-the-bachelorette-and-ctv-bears-down-on-broken-bidstr24 Mar 2026 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrddmfjfk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mhjirz2svs2lJoin us Thursday at LouLou in Santa Monica for the March edition of Westside Digital Mix. CREE8 CEO Lisa Watts will be our featured guest. We'll have the usual intoxicating blend of smart people, smart conversations and a cool venue. Tickets at https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/8qj4l0k79m20 Mar 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjirz2svs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mhbqrnyjec2lTwo Hollywood eras are ending this week: Warner's amazing 2025, and Iger's second run as Disney CEO. Both moments are landmarks in a changing Hollywood. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2026/03/17/two-hollywood-eras-end-with-warner-triumphs-iger-departure/17 Mar 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbqrnyjec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mgq3gjtsls2bThe good news: AI will create more work. The bad news: AI will create more work, says a piece looking at the impact of vacuum cleaners on housework: "The pattern is 160 years old: efficiency gains don’t reduce consumption. They get absorbed by demand expansion." https://www.saastr.com/the-cowan-paradox-why-ai-agents-wont-let-you-do-less-work-theyll-make-you-do-more/?utm_source=tldrfounders10 Mar 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq3gjtsls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mgpxoaigec2bIn Next TMT this week: The Streisand Effect hits Anthropic, as downloads skyrocket after War Department blackballs it. Other topics of the week: too many NFL outlets make for very unhappy fans, and regulators; and man, does Paramount like to employ bad men. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/viewers-take-offense-to-the-spread-of-nfl-streaming-rights-anthropic-has-its-streisand-moment-and-pa10 Mar 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpxoaigec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mge4uyx7us2hNext TMT Talks this week featured Chris Keevill of Versos, who's helping Curiosity Stream make more money from AI training data around its thousands of hours of documentaries and non-fiction work. Also, Paramount's ticking debt bomb; that Trump-Anthropic faceoff; more https://youtu.be/XWxef_Xb0fs?si=ZxuDfUU1pv96prYs06 Mar 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mge4uyx7us2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mg6k5sxcuk26This week's Next TMT: lots ahead for ParSkyWBD deal, including regulators who could send price higher. Also, Curiosity Stream's AI riches; my in-car entertainment panel; microdramas, NBA All Star Game streaming goofs; and F1 media partners at the starting gate. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/paramount-faces-a-ticking-time-bomb-trump-tries-to-blow-up-anthropic-and-we-meet-the-guy-behind-curi03 Mar 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6k5sxcuk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mfvhwwgdlk27I moderated a terrific DEG Entech Fest panel on in-car entertainment this week, with panelists from Sony Pictures, LG, Xperi, Dolby, & BMW. Lots happening in this fast-changing "third space" as cars get smarter and more autonomous.28 Feb 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvhwwgdlk27https://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mfsimxphm22xNetflix showed some admirable spending discipline in not further pursuing the ruinously expensive Warner Bros. deal at a time when its real competition is the looming threat of dirt-cheap AI creations and distractions. https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2026/02/26/as-ai-looms-netflix-opts-for-valors-better-part-and-profits/27 Feb 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsimxphm22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mfkmjok6rs2jWestside Digital Mix is back, Thursday night! Featured guest is actress/writer/director/producer Sabrina Lassegue, founder & CEO of Extinguished Youth Productions. Join smart people having smart conversations around media, entertainment, & tech. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/WDM_Feb_26_202623 Feb 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkmjok6rs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mfkimfpjuc2jHow much will Paramount Skydance finally bid for Warner Bros. Discovery? $115 billion? Next TMT includes my cautionary tale about insecure CEOs paying too much. Also, game console death, Fox Nation grows up; and Bari Weiss' continued CBS News mess. https://nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/curiositystream-builds-video-s-most-curious-new-revenue-stream-and-warner-gives-david-ellison-one-mo23 Feb 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkimfpjuc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mf5o34xbc22eMy long-ago Deadline colleague David Lieberman, now a media-management prof at the New School, joined Next TMT Talks and we go into a bunch of fun things, including his crowd-funded book, Hollywood's latest (and maybe real-estate) AI panic, the WBD deal and so much else. https://youtu.be/VLQNc8GYWWc?si=dzG1Ksgx-do5v7TD18 Feb 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5o34xbc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davidinla.bsky.social/post/3mf5mu6hrus2eI'm so looking forward to moderating my upcoming DEG Entech Fest panel on in-car entertainment, featuring some smart folks from BMW, Experi, Dolby, Sony, and LG. No, despite my urging, we won't do it at a drive-in. It's at the Skirball.18 Feb 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:7q7m2zoxbasxdcjhrrh255zg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5mu6hrus2e