Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Yes. All of the Comcast/nbcu stuff would likely eventually live on other platforms - in particular, the streaming service Comcast has previously said it would launch next year. — PolitiTweet.org

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@julianlimon It should. @ranimolla — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@ClaraJeffery respectfully disagree. "is my friend alive" is a big one, but also "where do i get those face masks everyone is wearing" and "is the subway working" and "is the brooklyn bridge still closed" and "can i get back to my apartment" etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ClaraJeffery i think about this a *lot* and i don't have a clear opinion. obviously it would create all sorts of terrible shit, but i also remember what a complete information void there was, and how starved we were for any data about anything. — PolitiTweet.org

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CHART! Updated. https://t.co/dFEc8DPobG https://t.co/ERQJMix0Vw — PolitiTweet.org

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bundles it with Disney+ and ESPN+ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

Hulu was valued at $6 billion in 2016, when Time Warner bought the 10% stake AT&T just sold back. https://t.co/LJ0g8tSMBg — PolitiTweet.org

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Disney already had majority control of Hulu via the Fox deal. Now just needs to buy out Comcast. — PolitiTweet.org

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AT&T has sold its 10% stake in Hulu, which is what AT&T had basically said it would do. Deal values Hulu at $15 billion, which gives AT&T ~ $1.5b. All of that $ will go to pay down AT&T's debt, per release. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @hannahdreier: So grateful for this. Thank you to @propublica and our partners at @NYTmag, @NYMag and @Newsday. I hope this recognition… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@tfadp thought of you as i typed it, and of exceptions that prove the rule — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mathewi: Twitter says it has reviewed all of Starz's takedown claims and is restoring access to the tweets that were removed -- or "wit… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jyarow If the app #s were significant cbs will be hollering about it in a press release asap — PolitiTweet.org

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@jyarow I watched on Hulu. (But also I watched bc my twitter timeline told me to) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DKThomp: This is a great in-one-glance look at the future of TV via @benthompson https://t.co/kno2LGZFgc — PolitiTweet.org

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Any way but the subway today — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

My phone just now: https://t.co/hXb157E4Jj — PolitiTweet.org

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on the other hand. not really on the other hand. but: the odds that you could take a super-hot internet game of the moment and turn it into a full-fledged, long-running company were very low. so even awesome management would likely struggle eventually. — PolitiTweet.org

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HQ Trivia does not sound like an awesome place to work at the moment. https://t.co/X7b7cpCixV — PolitiTweet.org

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@ProdanStatev @DelRey had told me last year that the deal might be extended and he was right, apparently. Wonder if it will keep going when att has hbo max package for sale next year — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mathewi: I encourage everyone to link to this TorrentFreak article that Starz doesn't seem to want us to link to. How many tweets could… — PolitiTweet.org

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That said: still too long. And its depiction of Philadelphia was laughable. Not a single sweat pant. — PolitiTweet.org

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Shazam is an excellent kids movie that’s actually for kids. Great mix of sweet/sour scary/funny. Also refreshing not to have to watch 18 movies in advance of watching this one. — PolitiTweet.org

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At Netflix press event last month, reporter asked Hastings to talk about Facebook's tumult. Answer: "Today we’re here to talk about Netflix. So on that question, I’ll be [a] very typical CEO and not answer and slide out." — PolitiTweet.org

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Peter Thiel is still there. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MikeIsaac: big: Reed Hastings of Netflix to leave FB Board https://t.co/bcg1BhZt41 — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @jank0 @THR [redacted]post — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @THR April fools! — PolitiTweet.org

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@darmstro Spending more on original content + infrastructure minus licensing revenue — PolitiTweet.org

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Disney will lose a projected $3.9 billion on streaming this year, and nearly $5 billion next year. — PolitiTweet.org