Charter Buys Cox? Netflix, AI & Sports Shakeups | Next TMT Talks with David Bloom & Daniel Frankel

🚨 In this jam-packed midsummer edition of Next TMT Talks, co-founders David Bloom and Daniel Frankel unpack a tidal wave of TMT headlines—from Charter’s $34.5B acquisition of Cox Communications (and why they'll oddly rebrand as "Cox"), to Netflix’s quiet revolution in generative AI production, Roblox content deals, and leveraging YouTube Shorts creators like Miss Rachel and MrBeast.

💡 Topics include:

Why Charter is overpaying to become Cox again
How Spectrum Mobile is quietly dominating the wireless space
The Paramount-Colbert exit and media merger politics
Netflix earnings, creator deals, and its first AI-made sci-fi hit from Argentina
Barstool Sports joins Fox, challenging ESPN’s McAfee for sports youth market
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA impact, women's sports economics, and why Dave Portnoy's right—for once
Robo umpires ⚾, AI vs SAG, Peacock's pricing problem, and the fall of late-night comedy
Public media, free speech, and why KCRW still matters in the algorithm age

🌎 From Idlewild cabins to Hollywood boardrooms, David & Dan take you through the corners mainstream media won’t turn.

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Netflix Turns GenAI loose, Charter and Cox make a slick case for merger, MLB plays the only All-Star game that doesn't suck

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