Downstream

Julia has some advice for David Zaslav as he takes the reins of Warner Bros. Discovery--mostly about the fates of CNN+ and the Harry Potter franchise. Plus, the rise of streaming sports. This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Pocket Casts: No matter how you listen to podcasts, Pocket Casts has you covered. Download now. Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed Dear Zaz, Read This Before the “Synergies” Start… - Puck

Apple TV+ wins Best Picture, "Our Flag Means Death" is... a hit?, why being the fan of a baseball team is going to bring you pain, "Obi-Wan" takes on "Stranger Things" directly, and Jason subscribed to CNN+... for science! This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview: Sign up, sign in and track what matters most. Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Julia is hiring Strategy Analyst - Parrot Analytics Industry Strategist - Parrot Analytics Yankees will have 21 games only available on Amazon Prime Parrot Analytics – Talent Demand Whitepaper: Hallyu and Beyond 'Our Flag Means Death' Is the Biggest New Series in the US Right Now JustWatch - The Streaming Guide

Is Wall Street souring on the streaming wars? Is Netflix coming for your shared passwords? Both issues are way more complicated than they might seem. This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Pocket Casts: No matter how you listen to podcasts, Pocket Casts has you covered. Download now. Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Why ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Was Canceled at Netflix How ‘South Park’ Became the Envy of Streaming - Puck The Town with Matt Beloni - Podcast Why Hollywood Is Souring (Some) on Streaming - Puck Netflix Test Will Let Members Pay for Password-Sharing Users - Variety About Netflix - Paying to Share Netflix Outside Your Household

Disney inevitably embraces advertising, NBC inevitably takes its ball and goes home, and The Batman inevitably forces a discussion about the future of theatrical releases. This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists: A Microsoft 365 app that helps you track information and organize work. Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Disney+ Getting Cheaper Ad-Supported Tier – The Hollywood Reporter NBCU Ends Hulu Next-Day TV Deal With Disney to Keep Shows for Peacock - Variety Searching for a better guide: Live TV in the age of streaming – Six Colors 'Slave Play' becomes part of NYPL's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive | Broadway News Theatre on Film and Tape Archive - Wikipedia

ViacomCBS changes its name, Peacock weathers the Super Bowl storm, the Disney brand continues to evolve, the culture of binge-dropping begins to fade away, Netflix is Doing Just Fine, and your letters! Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Why Disney+ Leaped as Netflix Stumbled - Puck Alan Sepinwall on Twitter Why did Paramount+ remove Survivor Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa? – reality blurred BroadwayHD When Apple TV’s ‘Universal Search’ is a black hole – Six Colors Hypercritical: An Unsolicited Streaming App Spec

The future of CNN+ is called into question, the Oscars recognize streaming services of all kinds, and did Peacock finally get the Olympics right? Links and Show Notes: Edited by Steven Schapansky. Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Jeff Zucker resignation may ease Discovery CEO David Zaslav's integration of CNN Pam and Tommy on Disney+ Village Roadshow Sues Warner Bros. Over 'Matrix Resurrections' Release - Variety Netflix's Connected Universe: the Parrot Perspective | Parrot Analytics Will Peacock Get the Olympics Right This Time? The CW Up for Sale by WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS – The Hollywood Reporter

Netflix's latest quarterly report makes us wonder: Is it a tech company or an entertainment company? Julia experiences live sports streaming success--and failure. HBO Max takes a victory lap. And why does Showtime still exist? Plus, your letters! Links and Show Notes: Edited by Steven Schapansky. Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback What If Netflix Raised Its Prices and Nobody Cared? Why Does Showtime Still Exist? - Puck HBO Max: The New Number 2? - Puck Netflix Earnings, The Competition Question, Netflix’s Long-Term Value – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Julia on Twitter: Is Netflix a tech company? Netflix’s Black Friday - Puck Netflix earnings to set the pace for 2022 streaming wars | Reuters Beat Bobby Flay | Food Network TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable Tim Goodman / Bastard Machine | Substack

It's a new year! Disney has moved another Pixar movie out of theaters and onto Disney+. Why "Don't Look Up" was the perfect movie for Netflix. "Yellowstone" is a legitimate hit and yet nobody is truly happy about it. Links and Show Notes: Edited by Steven Schapansky of Castria. Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Julia digs HBO Max Listener Nathan on the Video Privacy Protection Act Pixar’s Turning Red is ditching theaters to premiere on Disney Plus - The Verge Disney Theatrical Release Strategy: Disney CEO Outlines Plans – The Hollywood Reporter The Triumph and Tragedy of ‘Yellowstone’ - Puck Why Do So Many TV Shows Air on Sundays? | IndieWire Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers by James Andrew Miller

Jason and Julia are off for the holiday, but before they left, they took time to record this special episode featuring answers to listener letters! (Only two-thirds of the letters are from people named David.) Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback

We dig into why CNN+ has to exist, even though it doesn't make a lot of sense. Also, the strange divisions between what's on HBO and what's on HBO Max, we talk a surprising amount about The CW (again), and Netflix has... a blog? Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback When Will The CW Shows Leave Netflix? - What's on Netflix Netflix Tudum - Go behind the streams Chris Wallace leaves Fox News to host weekday show on CNN’s new streaming service - The Verge CNN+: CNN will launch new streaming service in 2022 - CNN Vulture: Did HBO Max Win the Year?