102: Just Like Television
Now that David Ellison owns Paramount, what's next? Also, your letters and our TV picks! [Downstream+ subscribers also get: K-Pop Demon Hunters, Wheel & Jeopardy & Sesame Street stream, Apple TV+ pri…
00:46:48 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
101: Do They Not Know It's ESPN Day?
ESPN has left the exclusivity of the cable bundle at long last, and we break down what it all means. Also: TV Picks and your letters! (Downstream+ listeners also get: MLB's complex new TV deals, and …
00:51:02 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
100: The Streaming Service Draft
To celebrate our 100th episode, we draft streaming services!
00:55:38 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
99: Stephen, If You're Listening...
The real motivators behind CBS's cancellation of The Late Show; why the current era of late-night talk is ending; CBS makes a South Park deal; the future of PBS; why 'Pulse' was not 'The Pitt'; a Pea…
00:59:07 |
Wed 23 Jul 2025
98: You Couldn't Pay Me To Go Camping
Why American sports is so dominated by gambling content, DAZN and the Club World Cup, TNT gets spun off but may still bid for sports rights, Netflix gets into French broadcast TV, the NFL faces an ex…
01:09:02 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
97: Brand Destruction
Zaz splits WBD, the neverending Paramount sale, listener letters, and TV picks! [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Apple TV stasis, Clooney on CNN, and the Great Netflix User Migration.]
00:44:16 |
Mon 16 Jun 2025
96: Hollywood Rabbit Hole
The dominance of YouTube, Disney grabs more kids content, TV's mumbling problem, Amazon's identity, the fate of SpinCos, and our TV picks.
00:55:53 |
Fri 30 May 2025
95: Inside Baseball About Football
The rise of sports as a driver in streaming, NBC's big 2026, and Netflix's live reality moves. Plus: our TV picks. [Downstream+ subscribers also get: ESPN and WB's solid branding decisions and Fox's …
00:38:44 |
Fri 16 May 2025
94: Soft Power
Shōgun gets another season, Match Game re-revived, binge behavior calculated, bonus content promoted, Netflix results parsed, Apple TV+ losses pondered, and our TV picks explained.
00:54:26 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
93: Profitable on Day One
Will Carroll joins Jason to discuss MLB's big television plans, the ratings challenge for the NBA Playoffs, and our TV picks. [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Vision Pro at Yankee Stadium, made-for…
00:39:42 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
92: I Just Want to Blog
Netflix and Amazon prepare to celebrate NFL Christmas, the PVOD vs. Theatrical debate rages on, Gunsmoke is having a moment, Max rebrands again, Jason watched some Netflix ads, and did we mention tha…
01:09:30 |
Thu 03 Apr 2025
91: Commissioner of Television
MLB is trying to open up local streaming, but it doesn't solve the problem of reaching casual fans. Also: a weird café in Korea and our TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: British TV vs. strea…
00:30:45 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
90: Billionaires Own a Lot of Things
The MLB/ESPN separation and the future of ESPN, the Nationals escape from MASN, Fox's sports streaming service quandary, interesting tidbits from the Sloan Sports Conference, and our TV picks!
01:14:33 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
89: Time Has No Meaning Anymore
Super Bowl streaming, NFL dreams, and TV picks from us and listeners. (Downstream+ subscribers also get: Seeking "Paradise" on broadcast TV, Netflix taunts Apple TV users, and a SNL50 triumph.)
00:36:14 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
88: An Oil Man
Will Carroll returns on Super Bowl week, and we discuss Super Bowl 4K, Tubi, and the enduring power of communal live events. Also: ESPN Flagship and Fox's streaming play, a new RSN is heard from, App…
01:14:46 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
87: TV Costs Money
Joe Adalian joins Jason to discuss Netflix's big moves, price hikes, and what drove Jason to cancel it. Also we answer your letters and make some TV picks! (Downstream+ members also get: the return o…
00:47:48 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
86: Fubulunu
Will Carroll joins for a mega Sports Corner: Fubo meets Hulu to enable Venu, Netflix goes full force into live sports, how football dominates American TV, NFL announcers, and our TV picks!
01:24:14 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
85: A Holiday Visit from Tim Goodman
Down the chimney comes Tim Goodman, reuniting with Jason to discuss his super-secret insider TV reviews, streaming's influence in the rise of international TV here in the U.S., and Jason's top TV sho…
01:07:57 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
84: The Hulu of It All
How Disney's strategy has led to ESPN inside the Disney+ app, Disney and Netflix content strategies, Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast make a deal, the ramifications of Comcast's "SpinCo," crafting …
01:07:01 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
83: CNBC without NBC is just C
Apple's movie mistakes, Comcast pushes cable channels onto the ice floe, Diamond exits bankruptcy, Netflix goes live, the holiday season as a streaming opportunity, and our TV picks!
01:02:58 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
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