Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@RachaelRad Turkey is such a lousy protein that you need to add 7 sticks of butter. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Speaking of excellent reporting! So great that @Choire has stopped managing and started typing again. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Slack did not replace email but it has become an excellent reporting tool. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

“Emoji reactions… included union logos and at least 39 people posting a fist raised in solidarity, 34 people posting a grimace, 38 people posting the thinking-face emoji, plus 12 people responding with an emoji depicting Gritty, the chaos-oriented Philadelphia Flyers mascot.” — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@sewellchan @DKThomp Remember when everyone scrambled to explain the Pandemic Stock Rally? https://t.co/gKLpRPEDtv — PolitiTweet.org

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@marvelle Yup — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@marvelle Loved Dronez. As I recall they had to delay airing it bc there had been a mass shooting sometime near the original date. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

See you guys at @MikeIsaac’s premiere party in February. https://t.co/EyzzMwD7P8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Ps I was excited to talk SNL and Kevin Feige w/Thomas. But what I *really* wanted to talk about was Documentary Now!, the genius doc parody/tribute series he made with Bill Hader, Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers. Originally for IFC, now on Netflix. https://t.co/SGLL5van1p — PolitiTweet.org

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Rhys Thomas learned how to direct by making minute-long SNL films. https://t.co/SsWfAko2KA. Now he’s making Hawkeye, the next big-budget MCU series coming to Disney+ this week. Fun pre-Turkey chat: https://t.co/fcr8ue5Xa6 https://t.co/OfHF5Epy32 — PolitiTweet.org

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@josephflaherty @mims Yeah I really don’t know what it tells you, beyond whether the people speaking have the gift of gab. Which is certainly a thing you can’t learn from text. But it’s performative so… it’s performative. Not good or bad, just is. — PolitiTweet.org

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@josephflaherty @mims No idea if deeper/better - right now my Twitter Spaces have switched over entirely to web3 chat - but certainly fine to have as an option. Sometimes you want to watch Succession when everyone else does; sometimes you want to wait a day or a week or a year. All good. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

https://t.co/zkusz7fv70 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @pomeranian99: A good though bleak one from @michelleinbklyn: https://t.co/lDjiagpxlt One centrally alarming aspect of the current stan… — PolitiTweet.org

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@aagave @realKunalAShah @awallenstein Of course. But Pluto also went from a place you could watch YouTube videos via a linear feed to a place you could watch tv shows and movies you’ve heard of. — PolitiTweet.org

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“about half of all people who donated to ConstitutionDAO are now going to either lose basically everything they put into Ethereum network fees or will have to become a supporter of an organization that tried to buy the Constitution, failed, and now essentially has no purpose.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@aagave @realKunalAShah If you’re complaining about SVOD and AVOD UI/UX on Twitter you are a very particular kind of person. You might even be my friend! But I’m not going to draw many correlations between your tweets and the health of the service. — PolitiTweet.org

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@aagave Netflix design and engineering chops are certainly useful! For instance, Netflix *always* works well on my TCL Roku; HBO, Amazon, Apple and everyone else are eratic at best. But when I want to watch succession I watch it on HBO even tho the app is no bueno. — PolitiTweet.org

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@aagave BC Netflix was the only SVOD for years and built a huge lead and has turned that lead into programming budget for exclusive shows and movies that keep existing subs and bring in new ones? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@aagave Netflix is good at telling me there are other Netflix shows to watch, but not at surfacing other stuff. But that helps retention. You don’t download a new app bc it has UI; you go to watch a show or movie you can’t watch on the services you have. — PolitiTweet.org

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@aagave I use Hulu live multiple times a week and each time it’s like I’ve never used it before. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@aagave Not at all evident that Hulu UI gives many fucks about what I want to watch. Hard to argue that *any* streamers’ UI/UX drives growth. Retention maybe? — PolitiTweet.org

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Ps: I remember when @loudmouthjulia was a mere streaming wars scribe. Now she tells other scribes what’s what! https://t.co/RPrmfIao9E — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

The fact that NBCU is debating whether its best stuff should be on Peacock tells you most of what you need to know about Peacock. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JBFlint: I'm one for three on credits from Penske publications for scoop on Kevin Spacey - MRC arbitration story. Thanks Deadline and b… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@hblodget Tldr buy index funds and stop thinking about the market unless someone is paying you to do that (or unless you’re so rich that you can gamble for fun). — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @hblodget: Here are 3 things I learned in the last bubble that explain why I’m not going hog wild (in either direction) in this one… htt… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @fitzyrichard: Great listen on history of HBO , so many patterns with how cable grew and how streaming is growing ⁦@pkafka⁩ ⁦@Recode⁩ h… — PolitiTweet.org

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“seeking a price of $600 million to $800 million, according to two people familiar with the matter. The New York Times did not reach a deal with the startup recently after crunching the numbers and assessing the value of The Athletic at less than $500 million.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Fox insiders and outsiders who bemoan its fate in the Trump era are endorsing its pre-Trump existence. When it was run by Roger Ailes. — PolitiTweet.org