82: What Is This Horror?
Monday Night football on ABC, streaming delays, and more TV picks. (Downstream+ subscribers also get: an Unrivaled new sports TV product; Amazon's deal with the NBA; and pondering the limits of the N…
00:32:10 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
81: Reba Reboot
Holiday specials and streaming rights; the questionable future of linear cable channels; Bob Iger's Endgame gets interesting; Sports Corner with Rob Manfred, Jason Kelce, and Charles Barkley; Behold,…
01:20:11 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
80: Shifting Landscape
Apple TV+ comes to Prime Video, and the Diamond bankruptcy continues to disrupt the entire economy of sports. [Downstream+ listeners get: ESPN Flagship, Paramount and the NFL, the future of sports ri…
00:34:37 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
79: Decade of Confusion
Brian Williams will bring live news to Prime Video, but what's the future of streaming news? Also: More cable bundles include streaming services; Amazon programs a night of game shows; Netflix's comi…
01:06:11 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
78: The Calgorithm
Will Carroll re-joins for a mega Sports Corner episode. We discuss the power of the NFL and the future of highlights. [Downstream+ subscribers also get: sports rights, Diamond bankruptcy, Venu doom, …
00:34:35 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
77: TV Show Movies
Larry Ellison's ownership of Paramount and what it might mean for CBS News; why Netflix and Apple just don't get movies; Hallmark's new streaming service; the rise of Tubi and FAST; and streaming's l…
01:08:29 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
76: Defund the Bundle
A judge puts a stop to the launch of Venu, bringing the entire economics of the cable bundle into question. [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Paramount's sale complication, Disney+ success metrics, …
00:23:03 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
75: Playing the Long Game
Meg James of the Los Angeles Times joins Jason to discuss Paramount and WBD results, the WBD/NBA conundrum, Peacock and the Olympics, Venu's price, the NFL dodging the antitrust bullet, a Disney pric…
01:08:05 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
74: The Infinite Stadium
Sportswriter Will Carroll joins Jason for an all-Sports Corner edition. We discuss the NBA TV deal, the NFL lawsuit, and the future of sports broadcasting. [Downstream+ members also get: the post-RSN…
00:47:28 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
73: Must-Stream TV
Vulture's Josef Adalian returns to discuss the ramifications of the sale of Paramount, and where the company might go next. We also once again consider that classic streaming question--to binge or no…
00:43:44 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
72: Harpoon Gun Salvaged from the Wreckage
TV critic Tim Goodman guests to discuss the WBD and Paramount messes and give an update about what he's been up to over at his Substack. [Downstream+ subscribers get to hear us talk about a very weir…
00:41:19 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
71: Mountain of Mishegas
Vulture's Josef Adalian joins Jason to discuss the fate of Paramount after the latest deal has fallen through, Warner Bros. Discovery moves to plan B on sports rights, and Joe walks us through his Vu…
01:04:14 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
70: They Stole Your Brain
Other strategies for WBD if it loses the NBA, we answer a bumper crop of listener letters, and Julia has some big career news. [Downstream+ subscribers also get to hear us discuss Netflix potential s…
00:46:23 |
Thu 30 May 2024
69: Pay the Gatekeeper
Why the "great rebundling" isn't the return of the cable bundle; recalibrating how talent is paid for streaming shows; Paramount twists in the wind; Spulu gets a real name; the NFL makes a deal with …
01:10:15 |
Sat 18 May 2024
68: Gentle Hum
We revisit the philosophy of binge drops versus weekly releases--because it's complicated. [Downstream+ members also get to hear us discuss the future of Paramount, complicated NBA rights negotiation…
00:28:07 |
Fri 03 May 2024
67: Paramount, Peacock, Peas in a Pod
Is this phase of the streaming wars reaching an endgame? We discuss the fates of Peacock and Paramount+, and consider Max after a year under its new name. Also, we share more listener streaming sugge…
01:08:33 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
66: What We Want Hasn't Changed
Is it time for a Disney pep talk? We discuss what's working and not working, and how Disney's ready for streaming success if it's willing to change. Plus, streaming advice! [For Downstream+ subscribe…
00:40:12 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
65: More Serotonin
Lots of Disney this time! We talk Disney's big succession question, Taylor Swift's Disney+ numbers, and Disney's deal in India. Also, a quick Sports Corner on NFL streaming rights, Spulu, and ESPN as…
01:00:04 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
64: Still Do Everything
Someone new is in charge of Netflix's film output, which lets us ponder the company's past and future film strategy. [Downstream+ members get: Max's new Harry Potter approach, and lessons we could le…
00:28:52 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
63: Everyone Loves a Bundle
Fallout from the "Spulu" announcement from Disney, Fox, and WBD continues; picking apart HBO's "Last Week Tonight" YouTube strategy; and what does Peacock have in common with the New York Jets?
01:07:16 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
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