Felix Gillette
@felixgillette.bsky.social
media and entertainment editor at Bloomberg News; co-author of “It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO”; longform scribbler for Bloomberg Businessweek
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Felix Gillette
@felixgillette.bsky.social
· May 13
Cartoon Network’s Last Gasp
The irreverent animation factory once cranked out hits, talent and profits. But with David Zaslav’s retreat from streaming kids programming, the future of the network is in question.
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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.
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The current media climate has proven entirely hospitable to voices of misinformation, conspiracy and hatred. Can it sustain one dedicated to thoughtfulness and acceptance? Here's our feature story on the opportunities and challenges facing Ms. Rachel, the new queen of toddler TV: shorturl.at/2wDnX
Why the Queen of Toddler TV Became an Activist for Gaza
Ms. Rachel has enchanted millions of kids with lo-fi, educational videos. Now she’s in her “advocacy era.”
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September 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The current media climate has proven entirely hospitable to voices of misinformation, conspiracy and hatred. Can it sustain one dedicated to thoughtfulness and acceptance? Here's our feature story on the opportunities and challenges facing Ms. Rachel, the new queen of toddler TV: shorturl.at/2wDnX
Amazon is shutting down Wondery studio amid podcast industry’s shift to video
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Amazon to Shut Down Wondery Podcast Studio, Reorganize Audio Business
As podcasting becomes video-oriented, Amazon is shuffling Wondery into Audible and a new “creator services” team while cutting approximately 110 staff members
www.bloomberg.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Amazon is shutting down Wondery studio amid podcast industry’s shift to video
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Happy happy HBO Max counter-reformation day to all those who celebrate
HBO Max is officially HBO Max again
HBO Max is officially HBO Max again
The re-re-brand is complete.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Happy happy HBO Max counter-reformation day to all those who celebrate
such a great, trippy show. Perfect mix of bloodshed, tortoise humor, and ethnobotany references
I belatedly caught up on Common Side Effects, a dazzling, confounding mix of animated action thriller, corporate satire, dry buddy comedy, and drug trip, among many other things that shouldn't work together, but do:
'Common Side Effects' Is a Real Trip
Common Side Effects, Adult Swim's animated series, is a funny, smart thriller — and a real trip
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June 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
such a great, trippy show. Perfect mix of bloodshed, tortoise humor, and ethnobotany references
"Neon, Mubi and A24 represent three different futures of indie cinema."
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Battle of the Cool Kids: Inside the A24, Neon and Mubi Turf War
For the first time in years, there's a three-way brawl for the title of Hollywood’s ‘It’ indie outfit.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Neon, Mubi and A24 represent three different futures of indie cinema."
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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NEW: What went wrong with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? Why was the writing so tonally inconsistent? Why did it feel so shallow? Why were there so few choices?
Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ Debacle That Gutted EA’s BioWare Studio
The latest game in BioWare’s fantasy role-playing series went through ten years of development turmoil
www.bloomberg.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NEW: What went wrong with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? Why was the writing so tonally inconsistent? Why did it feel so shallow? Why were there so few choices?
Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reminded today of something hilarious and spot-on that Jesse Armstrong, the creator of HBO's Succession, told us for "It's Not TV." (page 361)
June 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Reminded today of something hilarious and spot-on that Jesse Armstrong, the creator of HBO's Succession, told us for "It's Not TV." (page 361)
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As HBO Max's parent moves away from kids streaming content, expect Disney and Netflix to battle it out. Here's @felixgillette.bsky.social in the Businessweek Daily www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Big Bird and ‘CoComelon’ Are on the Move. Who Will Follow?
Warner Bros. Discovery’s pullback from kids programming leaves opportunities for Netflix and Disney.
www.bloomberg.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
As HBO Max's parent moves away from kids streaming content, expect Disney and Netflix to battle it out. Here's @felixgillette.bsky.social in the Businessweek Daily www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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“No part of the entertainment business has more to lose — and gain — from A.I. than animation.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
What if Making Cartoons Becomes 90% Cheaper?
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“No part of the entertainment business has more to lose — and gain — from A.I. than animation.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/b...
Starting to really see the impact of Max throwing in the towel on kids programming. (1) New episodes of Sesame Street moving to Netflix. (2) Cartoon Network's new, long-anticipated reboot of Gumball making its streaming debut on Hulu.
May 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Starting to really see the impact of Max throwing in the towel on kids programming. (1) New episodes of Sesame Street moving to Netflix. (2) Cartoon Network's new, long-anticipated reboot of Gumball making its streaming debut on Hulu.
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Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @sarahzhang.bsky.social, @anndoritboy.bsky.social, @jaketapper.bsky.social, @samiamadwar.bsky.social, @felixgillette.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
The Sunday Long Read: Underground Opera, Biden, Cartoon Network
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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May 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @sarahzhang.bsky.social, @anndoritboy.bsky.social, @jaketapper.bsky.social, @samiamadwar.bsky.social, @felixgillette.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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Super thorough piece by @felixgillette.bsky.social on the decline of Cartoon Network in the Age of Zaz.
But to my mind, this graf is the crux: The demand is there; WBD failed to meet it and damned the brand in the process.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
But to my mind, this graf is the crux: The demand is there; WBD failed to meet it and damned the brand in the process.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
May 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Super thorough piece by @felixgillette.bsky.social on the decline of Cartoon Network in the Age of Zaz.
But to my mind, this graf is the crux: The demand is there; WBD failed to meet it and damned the brand in the process.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
But to my mind, this graf is the crux: The demand is there; WBD failed to meet it and damned the brand in the process.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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.
tinyurl.com/3fwbpf2b
tinyurl.com/3fwbpf2b
Cartoon Network’s Last Gasp
The irreverent animation factory once cranked out hits, talent and profits. But with David Zaslav’s retreat from streaming kids programming, the future of the network is in question.
tinyurl.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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.
tinyurl.com/3fwbpf2b
tinyurl.com/3fwbpf2b
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Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are struggling to survive Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav and the era of streaming. Great reporting from @felixgillette.bsky.social 🎁
Cartoon Network’s Last Gasp
The irreverent animation factory once cranked out hits, talent and profits. But with David Zaslav’s retreat from streaming kids programming, the future of the network is in question.
www.bloomberg.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Cartoon Network and Adult Swim are struggling to survive Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav and the era of streaming. Great reporting from @felixgillette.bsky.social 🎁
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Illegal casinos and sports books dominated the US online gambling market -- earning 74% of gross gaming revenue (a whopping $67.1 billion) in 2024.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
April 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Illegal casinos and sports books dominated the US online gambling market -- earning 74% of gross gaming revenue (a whopping $67.1 billion) in 2024.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Finished the Facebook memoir. It’s great. And although it’s crazy to say this, given how much reporting there has been on this company, it raises more questions about zuckerbergs leadership than anything I’ve read. a.co/d/8vS4yVY
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
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March 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Finished the Facebook memoir. It’s great. And although it’s crazy to say this, given how much reporting there has been on this company, it raises more questions about zuckerbergs leadership than anything I’ve read. a.co/d/8vS4yVY
What’s going on with Nick Denton? Why the sudden return to online combat? Naturally, the best take comes from @tomscocca.bsky.social
“That is to say, after years out of the attention racket, Denton is trying to make one more score.”
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“That is to say, after years out of the attention racket, Denton is trying to make one more score.”
www.indignity.net/what-is-nick...
What is Nick Denton up to?
Indignity Vol. 5, No. 53
www.indignity.net
March 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What’s going on with Nick Denton? Why the sudden return to online combat? Naturally, the best take comes from @tomscocca.bsky.social
“That is to say, after years out of the attention racket, Denton is trying to make one more score.”
www.indignity.net/what-is-nick...
“That is to say, after years out of the attention racket, Denton is trying to make one more score.”
www.indignity.net/what-is-nick...
March 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Jack Shafer is back! The longtime Politico press columnist debuts his new column in the WashPost.
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@jackshafer.bsky.social
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Opinion | Let the chips fall where they may
How a whale fall — a feast on a dying mammal descending to the ocean floor — explains the Chips Act.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Jack Shafer is back! The longtime Politico press columnist debuts his new column in the WashPost.
@jackshafer.bsky.social
@washingtonpost.com
@jackshafer.bsky.social
@washingtonpost.com
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I, admittedly, grew up in this world and have both admiration for it and anger towards it. Probably only Michael Schaffer could write this so well. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Were Raised to Serve America. MAGA Sees Them as Its Enemies.
The latest Trump targets feel like a metaphor for the capital’s travails.
www.politico.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I, admittedly, grew up in this world and have both admiration for it and anger towards it. Probably only Michael Schaffer could write this so well. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Excited to read this one! Happy pub day @benwallace.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Excited to read this one! Happy pub day @benwallace.bsky.social
