Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Until today, HBO Max didn’t have a brand beyond “HBO plus other random stuff”. Now it most definitely has a real brand that makes sense to real people: Big movies in your house, no waiting. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Till then, here’s what I said about Warner’s previously announced WonderWoman/couch move, which works for today’s news as well - just supersized: It demonstrates both the weakness of the theater industry, and Warner/AT&T’s desire to jumpstart HBO Max. https://t.co/DMkdJdib5u — PolitiTweet.org

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Do you have questions for WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar about his Very Big Deal all-movies-streaming-from-your-couch move? Me too. Send them along ASAP and I’ll try to get you answers. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I caught up w/ @elipariser, who explained the concept of the Filter Bubble a decade ago. At the time it was a novel insight, now it seems like grim reality. Also discussed: Eli's plan to build local, non-profit, non-toxic Facebooks across the country. https://t.co/MqoVwfhuva — PolitiTweet.org

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It's pretty wild. Turns out that in order to generate $3+ billion a year in ad revenue, you have to show people a lot of ads. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lkmcgann: The AP's lede https://t.co/Wh5bQrrEQL — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I am sad to report that I have also been kicked out of the ad-free Twitter experience this week. It was wonderful while it lasted, which has basically been since I started using Twitter. Related: https://t.co/Q7YniSBJWs — PolitiTweet.org

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(Which, to be fair, is also a big part of the neighborhood, depending on the wind conditions.) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Dear @NYTimes. Thanks for the Bay Ridge shout out. And also thanks for pointing that Owl’s Head park is a neighborhood gem. Alas, the photo you’ve selected isn’t of Owl’s Head - it’s of the neighborhood sewage plant. https://t.co/uVUd6Oacr1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@JustinNXT omg — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@harvilla Snuck in that Gin Blossoms when I was sleeping. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Tyler_Barrett9 Netflix licenses a ton of content. But yes, if you are a Discovery superfan then this will definitely be a product for you. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ballmatthew Endless supply of cooking shows/reality shows/competitions, many of which show up in NFLX top 10s. — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnnydocontra @FinintheLand Discovery's value is its existing linear TV distribution. Neither of those companies needs to buy that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@harvilla truth in advertising: listened to all of GNR and Missy and I think the others might have autoplayed. No complaints tho! — PolitiTweet.org

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@sarafischer It's expensive if you want to replicate your cable bundle. But cable distribution isn't dropping because people want to recreate their cable bundle online. They don't want the cable bundle. — PolitiTweet.org

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Big opportunity for ambitious reporters to make a name for themselves on this beat, which Chrissy owned for years. — PolitiTweet.org

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Who's going to buy Pushkin? — PolitiTweet.org

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@Lucas_Shaw You can also DM Ben about this, and he will be very polite. But really gotta yell at @asharma — PolitiTweet.org

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OK, OK. I'll tweet about Discovery launching its own Netflix: The big problem for Discovery is that Netflix used to license Discovery's stuff, and then stopped doing it that once it realized it could make its own version of Discovery's stuff. And that was several years ago. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ericspiegelman You get to go to school — PolitiTweet.org

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@StephenWilson I knew something was up when you liked a tweet I made about Spotify! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StephenWilson: Some personal news: https://t.co/hdgQJfWET7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Let's goooooo! — PolitiTweet.org

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@poniewozik @johnjedwards3 But that just makes him a more popular Ted Cruz. (Or Hillary in 2015 or whatever.) Politico/Axios/etc will have to/want to cover him but everyone else can take a break. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mootron That one I skipped tbh — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnjedwards3 @poniewozik I think that's the key thing: He can remain enormously powerful in politics, but politics are (normally) not something most of the country is interested in. Press won't *have* to cover each tweet, and normals will be very happy to spend more time on the Kardashians or whatever. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

I forgot to tell you how much I like listening to @harvilla talking about songs from the 90s but Spotify reminded me. https://t.co/7M4eExGZRE — PolitiTweet.org

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@JamesPrestonZA @sleepingatlast Thank you, James! — PolitiTweet.org

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@poniewozik Tbh if my fantasy comes true it will be a problem for all kinds of media. — PolitiTweet.org