Hard to knock him for this one, who the hell CAN stay awake listening to Dr. Oz?

To an extent, yes. “Video streaming giant Netflix” would suffice.

Three different articles I’ve seen about this and not ONE of them even ATTEMPTS to explain what Blackstone is.

Yes, I could, and did, google it, but it’s infuriating, on principle. It’s a bsic reading comprehension concept: don’t assume your reader knows outside context, when your audience is essentially random.