Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@davidcho That is very expensive and very hard. Even if *someone* floats him the $, converting cable channel x into y requires sign off from the cable guys. Takes a long time, real work. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Trump could *definitely* make real $ convincing some MAGAs to pay him $tk/month. (Think Trump steaks + Trump U, with a recurring charge, supersized with 4 years of Presidential branding). And he likes/needs $. But that’s not the same as influence. Which he also likes/needs. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@elizashapiro Thanks for this Eliza. Q: Your story says City Hall believes shutdown is inevitable. But you also note that Cuomo can override. What do people from his office say/believe? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@benyt (Demo which starts with Trump. Can’t Tivo streaming video) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Ps for real: Anyone - even Trump; even you! - can launch a streaming video network. Could do it on day 1. Basic questions: Who would watch after the initial novelty? Who would pay to watch? How long before Trump gets frustrated being on a TV network that isn’t on TV? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @TheStalwart: I think Trump could launch a media network that rivals Fox if he really stays focused on it, pays close attention to the o… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@aprilaser @lizthegrey Sure makes sense to me. The real way to handle it, obvs, would be to shut the bars and restaurants and pay people to stay home, but we can't get our heads around that. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @RMac18: Just wild seeing one of the world's most valuable companies, which prides itself on engineering talent and made $8 billion in p… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @EdibleComplex: The costs of keeping a restaurant open during Covid are both huge & misunderstood, so I'm very glad we could publish thi… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

That was a buncha fun. Thanks to everyone who watched, and participated; everyone who registered can download a copy of Michael's report. For the rest of you: We'll have a replay available down the line. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Couple hours. See you soon. https://t.co/pWfO6IYZ0a — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Things are scary but also just weird. https://t.co/5eACRzLPul — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @pourmecoffee: Something very fishy is going on with movie theaters too. Ticket sales way down. https://t.co/regntcSWXa — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @Megan_Nicolett: the perfect correction does not exi https://t.co/uOhUo6ZUZu — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @jayrosen_nyu: Jake Tapper does a great job here. It's the right mix of news reporting, astonishment and outrage. And it begins with Bid… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Thank you to @geteero for providing me quick and useful support. Much appreciated. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @KatieS: I guess treason is one of the stages of grief for the Trump Administration. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Cool thing we're doing tomorrow, 2et: Talking live w/ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish *and* hosting a state-of-the-media-biz presentation from analyst Michael Nathanson, who has created some custom research for us. You can join us - for free! - by signing up here: https://t.co/WcsRyYw6wD — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Thing you will care about if you are a current Megaphone client (like, for instance, Vox Media), and, potentially, a regulator: How will Spotify handle valuable data that Megaphone tracks about its clients? — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Podcast biz news: Spotify buys Megaphone, a podcast hosting/distribution biz. $235 million per @nwquah. Big idea: Spotify currently sells ads on podcasts it hosts; deal will allow them to make money on podcasts that live outside of Spotify. Think Facebook/Facebook Ad Network. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @ezraklein: If we saw the head of the ruling regime, and his party, react to the election results this way in any other country, we'd kn… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @AshleyRParker: Fox News just cut away from @PressSec, saying the network could not in good conscience continue to air her false claims,… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@ranimolla I have watched this six times today. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@ranimolla But that doesn't matter, because THIS is the definitive story: https://t.co/JLa0h0QeYW — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@ranimolla This is getting there, but we still don't know whether the point was to have it there or the hotel. https://t.co/41Sh23nQ8c — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

RT @jaketapper: The question can seriously be asked if we would know about any of the White House COVID infections were it not for @Jennife… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Ugh sorry for stray apostrophe — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Which, of course, could do and should do this on its own. But, of course, will not do so. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacob’s is a one-woman test and trace corps for the White House. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

So here it is: (Likely) split government plus a long list of must-dos makes it even harder to imagine the Biden admin pushing Congress to overhaul tech oversight. Which means most consequential Big Tech restraint will come from... Bill Barr. https://t.co/qjy5W96CDZ — PolitiTweet.org