Overview
- OpenAI announced Thursday that it acquired TBPN, a daily Silicon Valley tech-business livestream, for undisclosed terms.
- TBPN will sit inside OpenAI’s Strategy group and report to chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane as part of a new approach to public communications.
- OpenAI says TBPN will keep full editorial control, a pledge that has drawn skepticism from journalists and competitors over conflicts of interest.
- TBPN’s hosts say the three-hour weekday show will continue unchanged and the team will also support OpenAI’s marketing and communications.
- The Financial Times reported a price in the low hundreds of millions, and the show averages about 70,000 viewers per episode with roughly $5 million in 2025 ad sales and a claimed 2026 run rate above $30 million.