# the take — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover the take. Page: Feed: --- ## [Jackbox Is Turning the Smart TV Into the Party Console](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/gaming/jackbox-is-turning-the-smart-tv-into-the-party-console/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jackbox-is-turning-the-smart-tv-into-the-party-console) _2026-08-20 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ Jackbox is testing a cloud-streamed smart TV service that turns its party-game catalog into an always-available living-room product, with free ad-supported games and a broader subscription offering planned. The model gives Jackbox recurring revenue opportunities across advertising and subscriptions, creates a direct account relationship with players, and makes its back catalog easier to monetize… ## [Immersive Sports Could Create a New Rights Market Before It Creates a Mass Audience](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/business/immersive-sports-could-create-a-new-rights-market-before-it-creates-a-mass-audience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=immersive-sports-could-create-a-new-rights-market-before-it-creates-a-mass-audience) _2026-08-20 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ Apple, Meta and Cosm are testing immersive sports experiences that could give leagues and other rights holders a new layer of inventory to reserve, package and sell separately from conventional broadcasts. The opportunity depends on contract language, but immersive, volumetric and virtual-attendance rights could become more valuable before the audience reaches scale, creating new leverage for… ## [Amazon Made Alexa+ Free Because TV Discovery Is Worth More Than the Subscription](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/technology/amazon-made-alexa-free-because-tv-discovery-is-worth-more-than-the-subscription/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-made-alexa-free-because-tv-discovery-is-worth-more-than-the-subscription) _2026-08-20 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ Amazon’s making Alexa+ free on Fire TV to drive more conversational discovery and capture more viewing-intent data. The strategy gives Amazon more opportunities to influence what users watch, subscribe to, rent and buy before they enter a streaming app. ## [From the Archives: Roku Figured Out How to Make Money From Ads It Didn’t Sell](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-roku-figured-out-how-to-make-money-from-ads-it-didnt-sell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-archives-roku-figured-out-how-to-make-money-from-ads-it-didnt-sell) _2026-08-20 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ From the Archives revisits how Roku built an advertising business that could monetize streaming activity even when it didn’t own the programming or sell the ads. Direct Publisher expanded ad-supported supply, Audience Marketplace layered Roku’s first-party data onto publisher inventory, and dataxu pushed Roku deeper into the buying workflow, turning its household scale, identity and ad tech into… ## [MS NOW Has an Audience. Now It Has to Prove It Has Customers](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/business/ms-now-has-an-audience-now-it-has-to-prove-it-has-customers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ms-now-has-an-audience-now-it-has-to-prove-it-has-customers) _2026-08-20 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ MS NOW will launch its first direct membership product September 9, giving Versant a direct streaming, billing and customer-data relationship after losing Peacock as a distribution path. The real test is whether MS NOW can turn its large cable, podcast and social audiences into recurring subscribers without weakening the linear economics that still support the network. ## [David Ellison’s $6 Billion Synergy Plan Runs Through Los Angeles Payrolls](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/mergers-acquisitions/david-ellisons-6-billion-synergy-plan-runs-through-los-angeles-payrolls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-ellisons-6-billion-synergy-plan-runs-through-los-angeles-payrolls) _2026-08-19 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ David Ellison’s $6 billion synergy target for a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery combination could put 4,500 direct Los Angeles film and TV jobs at risk, with the broader impact reaching roughly 10,360 job-years and $2.78 billion in economic value over three years. The county’s analysis gives regulators and labor groups a concrete baseline for seeking enforceable employment and production… ## [Media’s AI Budget Is About to Lose Its Experimental Exemption](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/ai/medias-ai-budget-is-about-to-lose-its-experimental-exemption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=medias-ai-budget-is-about-to-lose-its-experimental-exemption) _2026-08-19 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ AI spending across media companies is heading into a tougher phase as 2027 budgets force teams to prove that automation lowers unit costs, increases output, improves monetization, or reduces rework. AI ROI will increasingly depend on workflow redesign, clean metadata, connected systems, clear governance, and defined decision rights rather than adoption rates or isolated task-level productivity… ## [Ask Skip: Where Does AI Video Production Actually Make Sense?](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/ask-skip/ask-skip-where-does-ai-video-production-actually-make-sense/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ask-skip-where-does-ai-video-production-actually-make-sense) _2026-08-19 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ Skip argues AI video delivers the most value by cutting production costs across preproduction, VFX, post, localization, and marketing while leaving core creative decisions to humans. Its biggest near-term opportunity is making more projects economically viable, not replacing performers or authorship. ## [The NBA Changed Networks. The Ad Money Changed Screens](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/advertising/the-nba-changed-networks-the-ad-money-changed-screens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nba-changed-networks-the-ad-money-changed-screens) _2026-08-19 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ The NBA’s media-rights reset redirected advertiser spending toward streaming, with Guideline estimating a record $2.1 billion in 2025-26 NBA ad spending and streaming capturing 41% of the total. Amazon, NBCUniversal and Disney can now monetize those rights across advertising, subscriptions, commerce, retention and customer data, expanding the economics behind the NBA’s roughly $76 billion package.… ## [The NFL Put a Tollbooth Inside the Sportsbook. Fanatics Paid It](https://www.thestreamingwars.tv/sports/the-nfl-put-a-tollbooth-inside-the-sportsbook-fanatics-paid-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nfl-put-a-tollbooth-inside-the-sportsbook-fanatics-paid-it) _2026-08-19 · The Streaming Wars Staff · The Streaming Wars_ Fanatics is set to become an official NFL sportsbook after DraftKings, FanDuel and Caesars let their deals expire, giving the league a new partner willing to absorb the rising cost of Genius Sports data required for NFL sponsorship access. The deal shows how the NFL is turning official data, streaming and media rights into a bundled commercial gate, while Fanatics can justify the higher cost as… ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WeUMHmJnahgl) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Brief: Settler siege of Palestinian home continues, Israel kills 11 in Lebanon](https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/brief-settler-siege-of-palestinian-home-continues-israel-kills-11-in-lebanon) _2026-08-16 · The Take_ This week: 319 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,260 Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli settlers continued their siege of a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank. The ceasefire process in Gaza remains stalled. Israeli attacks killed 11 in Lebanon on Saturday. Israel has killed at least 73,391 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this episode: Nour Odeh ( @nida\_aljazeera… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/2b3f291a-4573-486e-9730-b4a8004a7770/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Brief: Israel escalates in Lebanon after soldiers killed, mass funeral in Gaza](https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/brief-israel-escalates-in-lebanon-after-soldiers-killed-mass-funeral-in-gaza) _2026-08-09 · The Take_ This week: 312 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,254 Palestinians in Gaza. A mass funeral was held in Gaza. Israel raided Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Israel escalated strikes in Lebanon. Israel has killed at least 73,305 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this episode: Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent Nida Ibrahim ( @nida\_aljazeera ), Al… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/3c84f45c-e97b-431d-b266-b4a10044b723/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Brief: As Israel continues striking Gaza, will Hamas disarm?](https://aj.audio/TheTakePodcast) _2026-08-02 · The Take_ This week: 305 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,222 Palestinians in Gaza. The US announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza as Israel continued its strikes there. Israel has killed at least 73,305 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this episode: Nida Ibrahim ( @nida\_aljazeera ), Al Jazeera Correspondent Ibrahim Al-Khalili ( @\_ibrahimalkhalili ), Al Jazeera… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/b319d858-efd7-4650-b1a2-b49a0060f365/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Brief: US pauses Iran strikes, Israel continues attacking Gaza](https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/brief-us-pauses-iran-strikes-israel-continues-attacking-gaza) _2026-07-26 · The Take_ This week: 298 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,191 Palestinians in Gaza. The US announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza as Israel continued its strikes there. Israel has killed at least 73,305 in Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this episode: Nida Ibrahim ( @RosJordan ), Al Jazeera Correspondent Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent Nour Odeh ( @ZeinaKhodrAljaz ), Al… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/e7973096-ba5c-48bf-b195-b493006d7ad5/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Brief: US strikes Iran for 8th straight night, Iran kills US soldiers in Jordan](https://aj.audio/TheTakePodcast) _2026-07-19 · The Take_ This week: 291 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,100 Palestinians in Gaza. The US continued to strike Iran, killing at least 50 Iranians in the past two weeks. Iranian strikes killed two US soldiers in Jordan. Israel continued striking Gaza and once more expanded the area it occupies there. Israel has killed at least 73,250 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. In this… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/9b202e64-e577-42ca-92ca-b48c00720a83/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Brief: US attacks Iran again, Hamas dissolves government in Gaza](https://aj.audio/TheTakePodcast) _2026-07-12 · The Take_ This week: 284 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,093 Palestinians in Gaza. The US attacked Iran multiple times. Israel continued killing Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas dissolved its government there. Israel has killed at least 73,221 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. In this episode: Tohid Asadi, Al Jazeera Correspondent Kimberly Halkett ( @KimberlyHalkett ), Al… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/98b95f3a-0f72-4c23-8317-b4850062e361/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Brief: Iran holds funeral processions for late Ayatollah. Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tested in the south](https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/brief-iran-holds-funeral-processions-for-late-ayatollah-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-tested-in-the-south) _2026-07-05 · The Take_ This week: 277 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,066 Palestinians in Gaza. Iranians gather for funeral processions of the late Ayatollah killed in the Israel-US war. Israel-Lebanon ceasefire being tested in southern Lebanon. Israelis demanding inquiry into October 7 attacks. Israel has killed at least 73,090 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. In this episode: Tohid… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/0a707f8b-dadf-4d33-b47b-b47e00b2499f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [The path from Gaza to Trump's return](https://aj.audio/TheTakePodcast) _2026-06-30 · The Take_ What happened inside the White House after October 7, 2023 changed the course of Israel's war on Gaza and reshaped the Democratic Party. After three primary elections that could indicate the future of the Democratic base, a new book by Akbar Shahid Ahmed reveals the inside story of how the US administration never wavered on its support of Israel and planted roots for the return of Donald Trump. In… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/2263f38d-aeeb-454e-a091-b475018010b1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline](https://aj.audio/TheTakePodcast) _2026-06-29 · The Take_ Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades. With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a decade after Brexit, and the US looking ahead to its next vote with the midterm elections in November, we get his take on this moment and why independent journalism is needed more than ever. In this episode: Mehdi Hasan ( @mehdirhasan ), Editor-in-Chief, Zeteo Episode… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/205715ac-9c52-48d9-8082-b475014a3b05/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5) ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FYageUQzCd1e) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Brief: Iran launches retaliatory strikes on US targets. Israel and Lebanon agree on new framework](https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/brief-iran-launches-retaliatory-strikes-on-us-targets-israel-and-lebanon-agree-on-new-framework) _2026-06-28 · The Take_ This week: 270 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1038 Palestinians in Gaza. Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait. Israel and Lebanon agree on new framework. Iran needs hundreds of billions for reconstruction. Israel has killed at least 73,051 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. In this episode: Resul Serdar, (@ResulSerdarAtas), Al Jazeera Correspondent… [Listen](https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/9c074afa-3313-47e8-b802-a9f900789975/09af2160-238f-48b2-b20b-ad4b00ebd8e7/15835a38-98b0-423b-b202-b47500de7cf1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=b86dddc1-67a5-41c2-a13c-ad4b00ebd8f5)