62: Spulu
Disney, Fox, and WBD come together to create a sports streaming joint venture, but what does it all mean? [Downstream+ subscribers also get to hear us discuss Disney's Epic investment, Sports Corner …
00:49:31 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
61: A Collector of Sports
After some Apple Vision Pro opinions, it's time for a veritable Sports Pentagon of topics, including: Regional sports streaming alliances, the NFL cozying up to ESPN, Amazon cozying up to Diamond Spo…
01:13:53 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
60: You Heard It Here First
The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our p…
00:46:47 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
59: Netflix's Spreadsheet
It's finally happened: Netflix has made its viewing data public... via an Excel spreadsheet? Also: Disney+ and Hulu get connected in the U.S., it might be the endgame for Paramount Global, and your l…
01:20:45 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
58: Christmas Is the Franchise
The holiday season is peak streaming season, too! We discuss the seasonal opportunities for streamers, plus: letters! [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Amazon's Black Friday NFL experiment, YouTube …
00:33:43 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
57: Challenging! But Fun
Disney's going to own all of Hulu. Does this uniquely position them to be the most legitimate challenger to Netflix? We also discuss the power of platforms, Apple's "Napoleon" opportunity, and Disney…
01:09:24 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
56: "The Crown" Presented By Crown Royal
Netflix adapts to selling ads, and your letters! [Downstream+ subscribers also got: Apple TV+ cancelling Jon Stewart and raising prices, YouTube's news challenge and the value of YouTube culture, and…
00:27:57 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
55: It's Netflix 2013 again
Netflix (which is still top dog) reports results and makes price hikes. Also: Disney+'s value proposition, the complexity of selling ads for streaming, Marvel discovers TV, and your letters.
01:17:58 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
54: NIRP
The WGA strike is over, so what does it mean? Also, your letters! [Downstream+ subscribers also get: Don't blame the writers for the end of Peak TV, Max gets interesting, Amazon adds ads, and Disney …
00:40:16 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
53: I'm Living With a Criminal
We break down the arrival of Mark Thompson as CNN's new boss. Also, there's a mega letters segment! [This episode was recorded September 7. See you in two weeks!]
00:45:38 |
Thu 21 Sep 2023
52: Defying Gravity
Does the battle between Disney and Charter augur the end of the cable business model as we know it? Is the entertainment industry going bankrupt slowly, then all at once? It's time for an all-Sports …
00:39:33 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
51: Cool, Man, But What Happened After?
The CNN streaming era re-begins--and we're still trying to figure out how TV news adapts to the streaming era. Also: Netflix makes a franchise bet on Zach Snyder, but is it shooting itself in the foo…
01:10:12 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
50: Platform Chess
Disney alters the deal--pray they don't alter it further. But is Disney suffering from franchise fatigue, and is aggressively bunding Hulu with Disney+ the solution? Also: Jason's sad about Apple's f…
00:48:31 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
49: Selling Shovels
Did Netflix lure the rest of the streaming industry into quicksand? We explore the difference between being an entertainment retailer and wholesaler. Then it's time to talk about the man, the legend,…
01:14:16 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
48: "The Bear" Is Not a Comedy
In a tale as old as time, we try and fail to understand the Emmy Awards. Also: Breaking down Netflix's new ratings math.
00:28:58 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
47: My Phantom Limb
CNN rises to the top of the conversation again, Netflix gets the ball back, Paramount sells some crown jewels, Sports Corner travels to Utah, and we answer four listener letters!
01:06:41 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
46: The Chris Licht Conundrum
The head of CNN is out, but the larger issue is: what's the future of TV news in the age of streaming?
00:23:09 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
45: I Wasn't Surprised
The Max launch and prioritizing tech stacks; Netflix's ad viewers and the future of ad-free streaming; and in Sports Corner the regional sports network collapse has begun. Also, we announce our own p…
00:52:58 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
44: Max Headroom Made a Fortune
Julia's back at last, so we blast through discussing HBO Max becoming Max, Hulu going inside the Disney+ app, the WGA's "streaming strike", the NFL's Peacock playoff game, and ESPN plotting its inevi…
01:12:53 |
Fri 19 May 2023
43: The Two-Episode Test
Jason's former co-host from another TV podcast, Tim Goodman, drops by to discuss his decision to be a TV writer at the very end of the Peak TV era, the challenges of TV criticism, and his return to w…
00:46:20 |
Tue 02 May 2023
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