NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone “This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said. This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.

Good for those teaching business of media: streamers pushing us to ad tiers.

I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment…

Watching the 1995 science fiction classic Waterworld starring Jennifer Aniston.

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

NYT on the steady decline in reality TV production...now I gotta just get my own article on the the end of peak reality TV written. Summer? 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...

Streaming subscription revenue tripled in 5 years, from $50 to $150 billion. And they're using unfettered price hikes to "nudge" subscribers to ad tiers — which are even more lucrative. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... #Streaming

Did you know that there's a third-party TweetDeck equivalent for Bluesky? Try the excellent @deck.blue

27 years later, every show on this list—other than 90210–is still around.

Aesop: I TOLD YOU

This is a great list of techniques for getting real information out of a Google search and avoiding AI slop and paid results. (One thing not included is that if you add "-ai" to a search, you block the AI summary) cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

"Mainstream media" is increasingly a misnomer when applied to outlets that publish content created by people they employ. That's now a niche in a media market dominated by online megaplatforms that aggregate and monetize content provided for free by others. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

Famed CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite while he was a student at UT-Austin. Walter was born in Missouri but moved to Texas when he was 10 years old. He went to elementary school, jr. high, and high school in Texas, then on to UT-Austin. He dropped out after two years to focus on being a journalist.

This really is a great picture:

Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.

Well, hey, how cool is this? 👏👏👏

I’m thrilled to announce the publication of a new report, “Roadmap to the Texas Media Industries: The Passage of the 2025 Film Incentive and Beyond.” This report includes more than a dozen articles produced by a team of researchers from UT-Austin and beyond. moody.utexas.edu/media/roadma...

City of Austin adding an additional incentive boost on top of the increased state film incentives. Exciting news! www.kvue.com/article/news...

This timeline is spurring my desire to get that article about the growing points of intersection of unscripted TV and creator culture written...

Our fifth and final podcast from the Texas Entertainment & Media Industries symposium is now live! Check out this interview with a key figure who has shaped the Texas media industry ecosystem, Elizabeth Avellan, in conversation with RTF chair @cindymccreery.bsky.social!

Check out this week's installment of our podcast series on Texas media, exploring Live Events and Experiential Entertainment! soundcloud.com/rtfmic/texas...

Congrats to DR. Pete Johnson (@itstv.bsky.social) on successfully defending his terrific dissertation, "The Risk Myth: Reassessing the Financial Cultures, Practices, and Structures of U.S. Television, 1945–2013." Next stop: Visiting Assistant Professor in Communication at the University of Miami!

Want to learn about how Texas media industry professionals are active in a range of distribution and exhibition activities across film, television, streaming, and podcasting? Check out the latest installment in our podcast series! cc @utexasrtf.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

The new ten-year Texas film incentive package is now law. variety.com/2025/film/ne... To learn more about Texas production, check out our latest podcast! (link in next post).

Check out this week’s podcast on the Texas production ecosystem!

i think the thing people don't really understand is that it's not search which has gone to shit, not entirely. it's the internet.

Great discussion about the development process across publishing, games, film, TV, and more with a focus on what is happening right here in Texas. More to come all summer too! cc @utexasrtf.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social

Texas film incentive bill moves to the Governor's desk after passage by the House. The ten-year funding horizon represents a significant shift from prior every two year renewal cycle. thetexan.news/issues/texas...

Wow: after 15 years, YouTube has taken down the original 'Rick Roll' video due to a "licensing issue," likely due to the acquisition of Astley's record lable. The metadata remains, but if you click through it goes to 'video not found': www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

Yes this

Mood

After a brief intermission for spring break, we're back with a new podcast! This week, we're presenting a panel conversation on the Screenwriter/Agent relationship with Jim Ehrich (Literary Agent) and Cindy McCreery (Screenwriter and RTF Chair). open.spotify.com/episode/7fub...

When Gunsmoke has made a streaming top 10, you know that even the boomers are cord-cutting.

Ted Turner talking about the birth of the Superstation TBS got me a little bit verklempt. What an icon he is. youtu.be/3HiPnrWoSYA?...