Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@lafemmefollette @carloshasanax Realize that there’s nothing parallel at all but can’t watch that without thinking about this https://t.co/oLtUDVMWw8 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JBFlint: Matthew Ball @ballmatthew questions Disney future commitment to Hulu during UBS conference. Uncertainty over whether it will b… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @benfritz: If there's one big thing I discovered covering the movie biz for 15 years, it's that it was rarely driven primarily by custom… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joshsternberg: I know there's a lot going on, and everyone has their own things to deal with, but if you're hiring a reporter, editor,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @matthewherper: Something I think we have to be really careful to communicate: these vaccines are not side-effect-free. Lots of injectio… — PolitiTweet.org

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@usaidbolt @fxhxxm But they are going to do that regardless — PolitiTweet.org

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@joegarden AT&T and Amazon fought a lot about that for that very reason. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MichaelKaplun Regular HBO made a lot of money - real profit. Idea with HBO Max is that regular HBO market is tapped out but market for streaming is still growing, so add more stuff, find new subs. — PolitiTweet.org

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*majority of HBO Max signups are not new customers/not new revenue. Obviously at some point they expect to make more money from those customers via upsells, ad $s, or price hikes. — PolitiTweet.org

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*Number includes people like me, who had HBO and now have HBO Max, at no additional cost. *Number is pre-movies-to-your-home announcement, so idea is that they will see a big increase next time they announce new number. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sherman4949 y that is a plausible translation — PolitiTweet.org

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@sherman4949 But it also seemed like he was saying he won't have live sports and news on HBO Max With Ads right away but maybe eventually — PolitiTweet.org

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@jyarow The ad makes much more sense when you realize that she's terrified of her husband but ALSO terrified to leave the house bc pandemic, so all she can do is just pedal away her hours. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sherman4949 PS I think Stankey was answering a question about news and sports in linear TV but I definitely need a translator for this one. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sherman4949: Traditional pay-TV has seen its best days, AT&T CEO John Stankey says. Also, just a note, AT&T paid $170 billion for two… — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump plots mass pardons — even to people not asking https://t.co/eL8YB1Xo1N #axiossneakpeek https://t.co/EbNMEw2tBI — PolitiTweet.org

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@MichaelMaiello Yeah I get they’re different but I’m pretty skeeved out by both. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClaraJeffery @Criterion The fact that it’s a Dustin Hoffman/Bob Fosse movie that no one ever mentions even though it’s the centerpiece of the Fosse movie everyone loves is pretty telling. My only memory of it is that I saw it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MichaelMaiello That was the initial promise of ultimate fighting, and they were shamed/regulated into cleaning it up a bit, but we are definitely ready for human cockfighting now. (Again.) — PolitiTweet.org

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@MichaelMaiello Kinda seems perfect tho? There is some segment of the population that has genuine enthusiasm for boxing and probably a much bigger one that wants to see a dude kick the shit out of another dude? — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClaraJeffery @Criterion Also found this for you on hbo max https://t.co/65CN1J4AgQ — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClaraJeffery @Criterion But. If you want to get super meta you can stream Lenny. https://t.co/A6jnWNpkuX — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClaraJeffery @Criterion So wild! I think I first saw it on like a UHF station. Must be a rights clearance thing? — PolitiTweet.org

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Whoops. That quote was about distributors, not talent. But! The message to talent was... exactly the same: "Obviously, none of us can wave a wand and cause non-pandemic box office to suddenly show up in 2021. " — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminder: This was Warner's public messaging day of - "We know you don't like it, but something is better than nothing." https://t.co/gGRXDiztme — PolitiTweet.org

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One hand: "For many in the movie business — producers, directors, stars and their reps — Dec. 3, 2020, is a day that will live in infamy." Other hand: "Much of this outrage will surely be mitigated if WarnerMedia is prepared to write big checks." https://t.co/InFNZh3VJ3 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Lucas_Shaw: A brief thread on the Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros and the absurd news cycle Hollywood enters this week. — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/WRVCnQGk5m — PolitiTweet.org

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@jank0 @eringriffith Yeah tho its weird - shows them on the balcony, too, so confusion-y. Also I can't remember if it's Coke or some other thing that comes in a bottle/can. Anyway that's fine for ads. When I watch real TV, with actors and scripts and stuff, I don't want to have a covid plotline. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jank0 @eringriffith I don't want to watch any covid programming. I want my favorite shows to come back and pretend like it never happened, unless it's a billions scheme where bobby makes a killing selling bogus masks (obviously he will get the vaccine first, not even a plot point) — PolitiTweet.org