00:00Breaking news. OpenAI just bought a tech talk show called TBPN. We are living in an era where
00:06even the company building AGI thinks distribution matters more than ever. TBPN is a daily online
00:12talk show that mostly covers tech news, kind of competing with Bloomberg and CNBC. They launched
00:18in October 2024, started live streaming three hours a day on weekdays. According to The Wall
00:23Street Journal, TBPN averages around 70,000 viewers per episode across various online platforms.
00:30That's not a huge number, but their guest list includes the likes of Mark Zuckerberg,
00:34Satya Nadella, and Sam Altman. The show has become popular among Silicon Valley power players who see
00:40it as more supportive of their industry than traditional news outlets. The people actually
00:44building the future watch this show. And that's the point. Here, it's not about how many eyeballs
00:49you have. It's about which eyeballs. The numbers are also insane for a company run by just 11 people.
00:55The Wall Street Journal reports they generated around $5 million in ad revenue last year and
01:00were on track to exceed $30 million in 2026 while being profitable. Though the acquisition terms
01:07weren't disclosed, OpenAI says TVPN will remain editorially independent, keeping control over
01:13programming, editorial decisions, guest selection, and production. But the team will also report to
01:18OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Officer and help with company communications and marketing. What this
01:24actually tells you is simple. In the AI era, distribution is everything. And the part that
01:29matters isn't how many people follow you, it's whether the right people trust you. So tell us your
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