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1/ Since Dec, $TWTR stock has grown 50% above all-time highs. Lots has been said about Twitter’s product upside, ability to capture more of the value it creates (see @Post_Market

1/ RE: Oscars' ratings. I tweet this every few months, but that's why it's critical.It is NO surprise ratings drop each year. Trad TV is collapsing. The problem is that

The addition of hardware, first with the iPhone Upgrade Program, is inevitable https://twitter.com/TVMoJoe/status/1305924336851677185 Apple and it's users (individual and collective) and its developers benefit from more frequent device

1996 2018 AAA budgets (h/t @raphkoster) AAA open world action game - hard drive requirements (h/t @EmbarkStudios) How many people world on a AAA open world action game

1/ Most HBO Max commentary overlooks why a "telephone company" bought a media co in the first placeAT&T plans to invest $4B in HBO Max, after $108B buying TimeWarner +

Before HBO Max launches, it's worth spending some time to understand how truly, truly great HBO is at making content. 3% of original series, 10% of Emmy applications, 25% of

1/ The Travis Scott x Fortnite event is commonly understood in comparison to prior Fortnite events, but instead it needs to be viewed as part of Fortnite’s testing and experimentation

Go90 should buy Disney+https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status/1253821321718489088 Canada should conquer China Flappy Bird should buy the App Store Blockbuster should build an AWS competitor (In all seriously, I would try to do this

Comparing Quibi installs to any other SVOD is senseless, usually in 20 ways.300,000 day one installs for a brand new brand/service/model/format is huge. That's SensorTower. AppAnnie says more than twice

1/ Esports will not overtake physical sports anytime soon.2/ Worth noting the biggest crossovers are those that replicate "sports" - especially those that are visually indistinguishable - and are popular

There we go. Pre-COVID, Disney had moved many films from theatrical release to Disney+ premieres. This is the biggest, by far. Alternative isn't just moving to 2021, but a ruthlessly