David Bloom
@davidinla.bsky.social
Long-time ink-/pixel-stained wretch, Forbes sr. contrib, co-founder of NextTMT weekly newsletter and NextTMT Talks podcast. Westside Digital Mix co-host. All about the collision of media/tech/entertainment. Also into sports, art, science, music.
Impossible Paris, but still a kind-of homage to 'Breathless,' courtesy of @Adobe #Firefly and various photos of mine and other material. Note the Eiffel Tower apparently straddling the Seine River in the background.
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Impossible Paris, but still a kind-of homage to 'Breathless,' courtesy of @Adobe #Firefly and various photos of mine and other material. Note the Eiffel Tower apparently straddling the Seine River in the background.
They’re lining up early for the panel I’ll moderate on Nightmare on Elm Street for the Dark Matter Film Festival, Freddy himself in Robert Englund, three of the films’ directors and producer Sara Risher.
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
They’re lining up early for the panel I’ll moderate on Nightmare on Elm Street for the Dark Matter Film Festival, Freddy himself in Robert Englund, three of the films’ directors and producer Sara Risher.
Tonight! I'll be moderating, and trying to avoid paper cuts.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tonight! I'll be moderating, and trying to avoid paper cuts.
Don't sleep on this! I'll be moderating a panel Tuesday featuring Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, directors of three of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and long-time producer Sarah Risher, marking the franchise's 40th anniversary. Dreamy. www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-matte...
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Don't sleep on this! I'll be moderating a panel Tuesday featuring Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, directors of three of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, and long-time producer Sarah Risher, marking the franchise's 40th anniversary. Dreamy. www.eventbrite.com/e/dark-matte...
ICYMI this week's Next TMT: Creators take over MIPCOM, the Pentagon in a snit over Netflix's Boots, Apple TV's Formula 1 week, LATimes desperately seeking suitors, the White House's snit over Anthropic's go-slow approach, and Elon's big Texas payout, nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/creator-ec...
October 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
ICYMI this week's Next TMT: Creators take over MIPCOM, the Pentagon in a snit over Netflix's Boots, Apple TV's Formula 1 week, LATimes desperately seeking suitors, the White House's snit over Anthropic's go-slow approach, and Elon's big Texas payout, nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/creator-ec...
All thrills, no chills on this quarter's Future of TV Live panel. Fun lineup. Register here for some online treats: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
All thrills, no chills on this quarter's Future of TV Live panel. Fun lineup. Register here for some online treats: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Andrea in her Pucci bucket hat by Monet's water lilies in L'Orangerie in Paris last month. #art, #Monet, #Paris, #LOrangerie, #Pucci,
October 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Andrea in her Pucci bucket hat by Monet's water lilies in L'Orangerie in Paris last month. #art, #Monet, #Paris, #LOrangerie, #Pucci,
This clock hasn’t worked in forever, but it’s 6:30 somewhere. And time does seem to stop when you’re at Two Bunch Palms, soaking in lithium-infused mineral springs. #twobunchpalms #hotsprings #california #time
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This clock hasn’t worked in forever, but it’s 6:30 somewhere. And time does seem to stop when you’re at Two Bunch Palms, soaking in lithium-infused mineral springs. #twobunchpalms #hotsprings #california #time
Westside Digital Mix is improbably celebrating its 11th anniversary of bringing together smart people in tech, entertainment and beyond. We'll be celebrating next week at LouLou in Santa Monica. Join us. Tickets and info here: www.linkedin.com/groups/51828...
October 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Westside Digital Mix is improbably celebrating its 11th anniversary of bringing together smart people in tech, entertainment and beyond. We'll be celebrating next week at LouLou in Santa Monica. Join us. Tickets and info here: www.linkedin.com/groups/51828...
Waiting for the start of Amazon AWS’ Culver Cup showcase of AI-generated films as part of LA Tech Week. #latechweek
October 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Waiting for the start of Amazon AWS’ Culver Cup showcase of AI-generated films as part of LA Tech Week. #latechweek
Westside Digital Mix turns 11 this month, and we're gathering Oct. 23, at LouLou Santa Monica to celebrate. Join us! Tickets here:
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October 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Westside Digital Mix turns 11 this month, and we're gathering Oct. 23, at LouLou Santa Monica to celebrate. Join us! Tickets here:
bit.ly/WDM_Oct_23_2...
bit.ly/WDM_Oct_23_2...
On Next TMT this week: Should Disney ditch broadcast 'regulatory risk?' Comcast & Charter drive a cable comeback, MAGA's TikTok takeover, Paul Thomas Anderson's great 'One Battle After Another,' and more at lnkd.in/g8bErk8P
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October 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
On Next TMT this week: Should Disney ditch broadcast 'regulatory risk?' Comcast & Charter drive a cable comeback, MAGA's TikTok takeover, Paul Thomas Anderson's great 'One Battle After Another,' and more at lnkd.in/g8bErk8P
video : lnkd.in/gde3MecN
audio: lnkd.in/giKJ_8xq
video : lnkd.in/gde3MecN
audio: lnkd.in/giKJ_8xq
Street art, Paris, in the 3rd arr. photo of a photo of, partly, a photo.
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Street art, Paris, in the 3rd arr. photo of a photo of, partly, a photo.
Many galleries in our Left Bank quarter are sponsoring a design week of sorts with tours and more. Several also have decorated their storefronts with a stylized human figure in various poses along with a high-contrast head shot of Serge Gainsbourg. As Gainsbourg might say, cool
September 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Many galleries in our Left Bank quarter are sponsoring a design week of sorts with tours and more. Several also have decorated their storefronts with a stylized human figure in various poses along with a high-contrast head shot of Serge Gainsbourg. As Gainsbourg might say, cool
Turns out French singer/lecher/arbiter of cool (and admittedly jerky dude) Serge Gainsbourg liked the neighborhood we're staying in in Paris as much as we do. His house is the graffiti-covered one. Andrea was an acquaintance of both Gainsbourg and photographer Willy Rizzo.
September 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Turns out French singer/lecher/arbiter of cool (and admittedly jerky dude) Serge Gainsbourg liked the neighborhood we're staying in in Paris as much as we do. His house is the graffiti-covered one. Andrea was an acquaintance of both Gainsbourg and photographer Willy Rizzo.
Want to catch the audio podcast version of Next TMT Talks? Latest episode wraps up our #IBC coverage with guest Bevin Fletcher, plus $WBD deal talk, cable nets' abiding value, and much else. This is the Spotify link, but we're on Apple Podcasts and all the others too
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKw...
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKw...
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Want to catch the audio podcast version of Next TMT Talks? Latest episode wraps up our #IBC coverage with guest Bevin Fletcher, plus $WBD deal talk, cable nets' abiding value, and much else. This is the Spotify link, but we're on Apple Podcasts and all the others too
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKw...
open.spotify.com/episode/3HKw...
Nice view from our table at Cafe Marly on our first night in Paris. Fabulous meal too.
September 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Nice view from our table at Cafe Marly on our first night in Paris. Fabulous meal too.
IBC 2025 Day 2 in the books! Next TMT looks at Eurovision's Israel controversy, the promise of real-time translation globally for live sports, and Telestream's revival. I also hang with StreamTV Insider's Bevin Fletcher in our daily show podcast, lakeside!
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-d...
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September 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
IBC 2025 Day 2 in the books! Next TMT looks at Eurovision's Israel controversy, the promise of real-time translation globally for live sports, and Telestream's revival. I also hang with StreamTV Insider's Bevin Fletcher in our daily show podcast, lakeside!
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-d...
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-d...
First show daily from IBC is up, featuring my video conversation with Next TMT friend of the show Bevin Fletcher, editor of StreamTV Insider. We have some bits of show news, breaking deals in Hollywood and more.
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-s...
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-s...
September 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
First show daily from IBC is up, featuring my video conversation with Next TMT friend of the show Bevin Fletcher, editor of StreamTV Insider. We have some bits of show news, breaking deals in Hollywood and more.
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-s...
nexttmt.beehiiv.com/p/ibc-2025-s...
IBC in Amsterdam is underway! Geez, this is a sprawling show. Watch for Next TMT show dailies, with interviews, video, news and more from around the RAI Amsterdam and beyond.
September 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
IBC in Amsterdam is underway! Geez, this is a sprawling show. Watch for Next TMT show dailies, with interviews, video, news and more from around the RAI Amsterdam and beyond.
Sunrise over Europe. Headed to #IBC in #Amsterdam. HMU if you're there and want to do a quick video interview about what you're seeing.
September 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sunrise over Europe. Headed to #IBC in #Amsterdam. HMU if you're there and want to do a quick video interview about what you're seeing.
I talked this week with Cineverse's Tony Huidor about Matchpoint's latest big expansion in AI-fueled video production tools. They're unveiling V. 3.0 at #IBC. See you there!
youtu.be/U7oZ8YdsQxs
youtu.be/U7oZ8YdsQxs
September 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I talked this week with Cineverse's Tony Huidor about Matchpoint's latest big expansion in AI-fueled video production tools. They're unveiling V. 3.0 at #IBC. See you there!
youtu.be/U7oZ8YdsQxs
youtu.be/U7oZ8YdsQxs
Heading to IBC in Amsterdam this month? Thinking about it? Get a free visitor pass with the code below. Next TMT is a media partner with the show, and I'll be there. HMU if you'd like to connect. Or if you like street herring and bicycles.
show.ibc.org/pass-next-tm...
show.ibc.org/pass-next-tm...
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Heading to IBC in Amsterdam this month? Thinking about it? Get a free visitor pass with the code below. Next TMT is a media partner with the show, and I'll be there. HMU if you'd like to connect. Or if you like street herring and bicycles.
show.ibc.org/pass-next-tm...
show.ibc.org/pass-next-tm...
This month's Westside Digital Mix is TONIGHT, at Mon Ami, the cool club/restaurant down a little alley across the street from the Santa Monica Pier. Lots of smarties talking tech, media & entertainment. You probably should be there with us. www.facebook.com/WestsideDigi...
August 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This month's Westside Digital Mix is TONIGHT, at Mon Ami, the cool club/restaurant down a little alley across the street from the Santa Monica Pier. Lots of smarties talking tech, media & entertainment. You probably should be there with us. www.facebook.com/WestsideDigi...