Peter Kafka
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Peter covers media and technology for Business Insider; previously he has worked at Vox, Recode, AllThingsD, and Forbes. He was also the first hire at Silicon Alley Insider, Business Insider's predecessor.
Articles by Peter Kafka
2026-07-29T22:08:04.738Z
Mark Zuckerberg is doing a big AI public relations push. It's unclear if it will move the needle. So why not try cold, hard cash?
4 min read
2026-07-29T10:03:01.205Z
A conversation with Bloomberg Hollywood watcher Lucas Shaw about happens next in a blockbuster court case.
5 min read
2026-07-28T09:03:01.232Z
People will still come to the movie theaters — for certain movies. But the habit is in long-term decline.
4 min read
2026-07-24T17:50:21.010Z
It's the circle of life, social media style.
4 min read
2026-07-23T16:06:21.247Z
Netflix may have an engagement problem. Its enormous back catalog may be the solution.
4 min read
2026-07-21T20:41:45.432Z
When AI is everywhere, offering AI-free options may be very appealing. That's the bet Substack is making.
4 min read
2026-07-16T21:43:11.839Z
Wall Street is concerned that Netflix subscribers are spending less time with its shows and movies. So Netflix is going to provide less viewer data.
4 min read
2026-07-15T17:52:38.861Z
An update from the front lines of the podcast industry as it grapples with Netflix deals, and how to balance distribution vs. revenue.
7 min read
2026-07-13T20:36:06.336Z
OpenAI and Sam Altman have made big deals with Microsoft, and Apple. Both have ended poorly. Why?
4 min read
2026-07-10T09:04:01.253Z
OpenAI wants to bring us a device without screens. One big problem: We love screens.
4 min read
2026-07-08T10:00:02.532Z
A new push into video is "as big a transformation as the print-to-digital transformation," New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn tells me.
7 min read
Men in Blazers found a way into the World Cup soccer market without paying for the games. How far can it go?
5 min read
2026-06-29T13:54:54.417Z
Comcast spent 25 years arguing that media and broadband belonged together. Now it's breaking them apart.
4 min read
AI might be awesome in the future. Right now, it's making things more expensive.
3 min read
2026-06-20T09:01:02.447Z
The AI data-center boom means a spike in chip costs — but lots of products needs chips. You're going to pick up the tab.
3 min read
2026-06-15T18:11:59.155Z
Rupert Murdoch spent decades chasing a digital TV Guide. His son Lachlan just bought one, but TV is different now. Here's what it means for streaming.
4 min read
2026-06-11T15:14:11.648Z
Two years ago, Apple and ChatGPT were partners. Now it looks like they're breaking up — and the evidence is in the new, AI-powered Siri.
8 min read
2026-06-10T09:56:01.235Z
Bari Weiss may be right to want to remake CBS News, says CNN's media analyst. But she could be "doing the right things, maybe in the wrong ways."
10 min read
2026-06-02T20:36:33.151Z
Paramount's deal to buy Warner Bros. still needs regulators' approval, so it's striking to see him link some opponents of the tie-up to antisemitism.
3 min read
2026-05-29T19:24:49.014Z
If you're a young movie director, you get your start on YouTube. Next: graduating to movie theaters, and crushing the competition.
3 min read
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