Writer: @Forbes, @NextTMT. Speaker, Moderator, Consultant. #music, #film, #tech, #games, #art, #sports. Narrative always wins. Tell your tale.

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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
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In Christopher Walken’s immortal words: “I need more cowbell!” From Thursday’s very fun, if disorienting, mashup on Venice Beach for the latest #LostIn guidebook, its first for a whole country, and #Switzerland, which helped make it happen. Good to see Jon and Mike Skogmo
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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.
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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.
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If only we all did.
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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/buyti…
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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-20…
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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…
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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/stream…
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David Bloom retweeted
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"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

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David Bloom retweeted
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=XkiTuyiH…

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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-fr…
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Join Westside Digital Mix on Thursday for our March edition, with CREE8 CEO Lisa Watts as our featured guest. Tix at aftontickets.com/event/buyti…
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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.
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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=ZxuD…
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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/paramo…
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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.
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Westside Digital Mix is Thursday with a cool featured guest. Join us!
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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/curios…
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