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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

Let's wrap the show with a fun fact.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

The college football playoff championship game between Indiana and Miami drew 30.1 million viewers, making it the most watched college football championship game since 2015.

The Rundown
Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

That is a 36% jump from last year's matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

And to put this into perspective, this was the most watched US sports telecast outside of the NFL since game seven of the 2016 World Series.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

So this was a very big game.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

Indiana University ended up winning the title, making it one of the greatest sports stories of all time.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

But they weren't the only winners here.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

Disney was also taking a victory lap because they broadcast the game on ESPN and ABC.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

By the way, it's been a big week for Disney and ESPN because they also aired the Texans Patriots NFL playoff game, which averaged 38 million viewers across ESPN and ABC.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

In fact, it was the single largest audience in ESPN's history and Disney's most watched sports event outside of the Super Bowl.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

Big picture takeaway here is that live sports just continue to be the only thing keeping cable TV alive.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

Like I only subscribe to YouTube TV to watch sports.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

Well, all right, guys, that's the rundown for today.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

That's the rundown for this week.

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

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Intel Fumbles the AI Boom, TikTok Finalizes US Deal

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