David Bloom and Daniel Frankel return with a packed episode of Next TMT Talks, breaking down the week’s biggest stories across tech, media & telecom.

💥 In this episode:
• Disney vs YouTube TV: 10 million viewers lose ESPN & ABC as the carriage standoff drags on.
• Sinclair & Nexstar’s next move: Local broadcast mergers and the FCC’s ownership caps.
• Disney fires its bookie: ESPN Bet flops — DraftKings and prediction markets move in.
• The Trade Desk’s “great quarter, bad stock” moment — and what Ventura TV OS really means for ad tech.
• Xperi’s TiVo One push and the scramble for connected TV OS market share.
• Grand Theft Auto 6 delay & why gaming still outpaces Hollywood.
• Apple TV’s Pluribus & the Breaking Bad legacy.
• Remembering Paul Tagliabue and the NFL’s broadcast power.

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chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:08 Disney vs. YouTube TV

06:17 The Blame Game: Disney vs. YouTube TV

08:06 Disney, Betting and Draft Kings, Fan Duel etc.

10:39 Sinclair and Nexstar's plans to Borg the rest of localbroadcast television

13:49 The Evolution of Local Broadcast Television

16:03 Dhar Mann's Sean Atkins points out what went wrongwith legacy media;

20:57 The Trade Desk's really good quarter, and reallycrummy Wall Street prospects;

23:50 The Evolution of TV Platforms

24:12 Ventura competitors, Xperi

26:33 A Cable Provider That's Not Charter

29:38 The Anticipation of Grand Theft Auto VI

32:20 Pluribus, the new Vince Gilligan show on Apple TV, ishere

34:39 Emerging Commentary and Community Engagement

36:28 Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84