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Amazon MGM TV Chief Peter Friedlander restructures the unit into genre-based teams, moving away from a structure around wholly owned series and co-productions (Rick Porter/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazo…

Amazon MGM Studios TV Chief Peter Friedlander Sets Major Reorganization
Laura Lancaster and Nick Pepper are leaving the studio, while Netflix alum Blair Fetter joins as head of genre series.

TV-Software: Gericht stiftet Verwirrung um Open Source
Seit Jahren versucht eine Stiftung zwei Open-Source-Lizenzen gegen eine Walmart-Tochter durchzusetzen. Es gibt Erfolge und eine Merkwürdigkeit.
https://www…

I have occasionally used Tubi, very occasionally because I detest the intrusion of advertising.
I did not realize until this article below that Tubi is owned by Fox.
I do not like Fox (I object less to the output of Fox studios than I do to their propaganda outlets.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/2…

Free streaming service Tubi is rivaling major players for viewership. Here's how it's winning
Fox's Tubi outpaced Peacock and HBO Max for share of streaming minutes in Nielsen's November Gauge report.

Interesting blog, TPU vs GPU.
#TPU

The chip made for the AI inference era – the Google TPU
I am publishing a comprehensive deep dive, not just a technical overview, but also strategic and financial coverage of the Google TPU.

EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera accuses the US of using "blackmail" to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rulebook during trade negotiations (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/top-eu-official-teresa-ribera-ac…

Top EU official accuses US of ‘blackmail’ in trade talks
Renewed U.S. pressure for the EU to recalibrate its digital rules is unacceptable, says Teresa Ribera.

"Top Meat and Dairy Companies Have Same Climate Impact as Biggest Oil and Gas Firms"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Top Meat and Dairy Companies Have Same Climate Impact as Biggest Oil and Gas Firms
New study shows top producers responsible for more carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions than all of oil giant Saudi Arabia.

Production company Gaumont confirms Apple TV pulled French show The Hunt days before its debut after a journalist alleged it was plagiarized from a 1973 novel (Alexi Duggins/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2

An interview with Substack CEO Chris Best about the new TV app, how videos and livestreams complement editorial content, plans for audio posts, and more (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/substa…

Substack CEO Unpacks Logic of Launching a TV App
On the heels of Instagram rolling out a Reels app for connected TV, newsletter creators can now offer videos and livestreams to subscribers via Apple TV and Google TV.

Charlie Jablonski, an NBC Sports executive who won 12 sports Emmy Awards for his engineering and technology work on the Olympics, died on October 25 at age 69 (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne

Charlie Jablonski, NBC Olympics Veteran, Dies at 69
The NBC Sports exec earned 20 Emmy nominations and 12 trophies for his engineering and technology work on the Olympics, starting with the 1988 Games in Seoul. 

In a staff meeting, Bari Weiss says CBS News will be "toast" if it clings to its broadcast audience and will put a "huge emphasis on scoops...scoops of ideas" (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne…

Bari Weiss Unveils Sweeping Vision: “I Am Here to Make CBS News Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century”
Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning, naming a lineup of new contributors: "Our strategy until now has been to cling to the audience that remains on broadcast television. If we stick to that strategy we're toast."