Felix Gillette
@felixgillette
editor for @business Screentime; scribbler of things for @BW; co-author with @koblin of IT'S NOT TV, a history of HBO; order here: http://bit.ly/ItsNotTV
For 50 years, HBO has repeatedly jolted the American zeitgeist. Now, w/ @koblin, we’re telling HBO’s blistering story. "IT’S NOT TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO" has a cover and can be preordered, coming Nov. 2022 @VikingBooks bit.ly/ItsNotTV
I make no secret of the fact that I'm quietly helping to build the Bloomberg Review of Books
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I've spent the past year talking to James Murdoch about his father's "twisted" behavior, the mind games at the family-counseling retreat, and the war over Rupert's media empire. You can read our April cover story now: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
This was a great interview. Also on the show, we talk to @felixgillette about Paramount, CBS, free speech and, uh, the end of that South Park episode
On this episode of the Everybody's Business podcast, former employee at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Nick Hand, joins @svaneksmith and @chafkin to discuss his experience as DOGE fired him, then reinstated him and then tried to lay off 95% of the agency's staff…
Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @sarahzhang, @anndoritboy, @fedirpetrov, @jaketapper, @felixgillette, @MollyJongFast & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…
Cartoon Network is facing an uncertain future as it struggles to make the transition from cable TV to the streaming age. @felixgillette explores whether this is the offbeat animation brand's last gasp bloom.bg/43jLgBQ
HBO Max, part deux, electric boogaloo: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Five years after its launch, Max is throwing in the towel on kids programming. What’s that mean for the future of Cartoon Network? My deep dive on the precarious state of a beloved animation brand: shorturl.at/LUeet
New: Inzoi's director loved The Sims, but had two issues: its graphics and Sims wearing shoes inside. Our wide-spanning interview with "Kjun" ahead of Inzoi's Friday launch on everything from hilarious game dev anecdotes to our early impressions (the AI..) bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
For a fun weekend read, check out my @BW digital feature on the ups and downs of Dr. Phil's Merit TV startup: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Harrowing story about the carnage that the streaming music era has inflicted on greatest hits albums bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
“Hinchcliffe is Exhibit A of the Rogan flywheel” From a few months ago, by @felixgillette @ashleyrcarman @BW bloomberg.com/news/features/…
No but this @ashleyrcarman @felixgillette piece has a useful Kill Tony section bloomberg.com/news/features/…
If you never heard of Tony Hinchcliffe before last night’s MSG Trump rally, we recently wrote at length about his significant role in Joe Rogan's growing comedy empire: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Parents, prepare yourselves for the coming Dog Man blitz: shorturl.at/HvuBt
New: Netflix is taking another swing at talk shows, this time a live variety project hosted by @mulaney Lotta news out of Screentime this morning. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
All the more reason to read @benjwallace's book "The Mysterious Mr. Nakamoto" when it comes out next year! penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723274/t…
Remain astonished that a documentary got every major outlet to cover a Satoshi Nakamoto "reveal" with less evidence than your average "I found Satoshi" blog post from a decade ago... and was asked not even the most basic questions about it. Publicity historians will study it.
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Remain astonished that a documentary got every major outlet to cover a Satoshi Nakamoto "reveal" with less evidence than your average "I found Satoshi" blog post from a decade ago... and was asked not even the most basic questions about it. Publicity historians will study it.
Lot of great details and insight in this profile of Xbox president Sarah Bond. "At her house, Bond has a collection of Xbox controllers, each named after a family member, to keep their stories in mind." shorturl.at/oKQma
