Daniel Frankel and David Bloom break down a wild holiday week in tech, media, and telecom — short week, big news. From Warner Bros Discovery bidding wars to FCC battles, Netflix antitrust chatter, and even OpenAI’s nuclear-level power bill, it’s all here.

💬 In this episode (from the transcript)
• Who’s buying Warner Bros Discovery? Netflix flagged as an “antitrust concern” by the White House
• Why Skydance Ellison and Comcast are playing a trillion-dollar chess game
• State AGs complicating any WBD merger — CA, NY & TX take center stage
• Sinclair & Nexstar vs. FCC caps, Trump, and Newsmax pressure
• CBS News & Barry Weiss — and Trump’s new “media offender” list
• Regional sports networks: surprising DTC growth
• NFL Sunday Ticket jumps 37% on YouTube TV
• Netflix holiday rom-com takeover (“Champagne Problems”)
• OpenAI’s massive power consumption + nuclear energy debate
• SMRs / modular nuclear reactors and America’s unresolved waste problem
• Big Tech valuation surge — Google nears $4T, Nvidia $5T, Apple $4T

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Tags / Keywords:
Warner Bros Discovery sale, Skydance Ellison bid, Netflix antitrust, Comcast strategy, Sinclair Nexstar FCC, CBS News Barry Weiss, OpenAI power usage, modular nuclear reactors, Google Gemini, Big Tech valuations, regional sports networks, NFL Sunday Ticket YouTube TV, Netflix holiday romcoms, Next TMT Talks, FAST, Streaming wars, Telecommunications, telecom

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Week's Topics

11:37 Sinclair and Nextar's Broadcast Ambitions

17:06 Barry Weiss and CBS News Direction

22:58 Direct-to-Consumer Strategies and Sports Network Dynamics

28:30 The Ethical Implications of AI and Mental Health

37:10 Nuclear Power's Future and Energy Demands

Who’s Buying Warner Bros Discovery? | Netflix Antitrust Drama | Sinclair–Nexstar Chaos |

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