Get ready for a jam-packed Next TMT episode with David Bloom and Daniel Frankel as they break down the week’s biggest media, technology, and telecom news. From Paramount + Skydance’s new era under David Ellison, to Warner Bros. Discovery’s shrinking cable empire, to Roku’s latest moves—we cover it all.

We dive into:
📉 The Trade Desk’s rough quarter and what it means for the ad market
🎬 Paramount’s streaming shake-up & why Cindy Holland could be a game-changer
📰 News Corp’s LA expansion and what’s wrong with the LA Times
📺 Fox One’s launch—will anyone pay $20 for this?
🏈 Big Ten football scheduling chaos for West Coast fans
📡 The future of CNN, TNT, and cable TV in a streaming-first world
🤖 The AI wars: GPT-5 vs Claude and the rise of smarter, sassier chatbots
🎥 The chilling yet heartwarming Penguin Lessons film review
🔥 South Park’s savage political satire and why it’s making headlines again

If you want sharp analysis, insider stories, and unfiltered takes on streaming, sports rights, cable consolidation, and the AI arms race—this is your Sunday must-listen.

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00:00 Introduction to Current Media Landscape

00:48 The Trade Desk's Rough Quarter and Paramount's Future

06:34 Streaming Wars: The Role of Sports and Content

11:37 The Changing Dynamics of News Media

15:37 Broadcast Station Consolidation and IndustryChallenges

20:56 Exploring John Malone's Influence

26:07 The Rise of AI and LLMs

31:59 Cultural Commentary through Media

35:51 The Penguin Lessons: A Reflection on History

38:54 The Business of Streaming and Technology

Amazon helps deliver bad news for The Trade Desk, AI's LLM wars heat up, and the Murdochs bear down on a cowed Hollywood

Next TMT Talks: The Intersection of Technology, Media and Telecom