Downstream

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. This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Memberful: Best-in-class membership software for independent creators, publishers, educators, podcasters, and more. Get started now, no credit card required. Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback ‘Daredevil’ Overhaul: Marvel Plans Major TV Show Changes – The Hollywood Reporter Netflix Lessons for the Max+ Era - Puck Netflix’s Advertising Reality Check - Puck

Topics discussed include writer compensation in relation to streaming viewership, challenges of residuals in the streaming era, payment structures and digital rights in streaming platforms, and the significance of area codes

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!] This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback

This episode of Downstream explores the battle between Disney and Charter Cable, the changing landscape of regional sports networks, and the challenges faced by leagues in transitioning to new strategies. It also discusses the potential consequences for cable providers and explores alternative streaming services for watching games despite carriage disputes.

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 foot? And are streaming sports rights worth the high cost? This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Callsheet: Find information about your favorite movies and shows, without constant login prompts, ads, auto-playing videos, and other junk. Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback CNN Taps Anchors for Original Streaming Shows on Max - Variety The Streamers’ Strike Vulnerability Index - Puck Apple’s Messi Complex - Puck

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 failed college football deal. This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Callsheet: Find information about your favorite movies and shows, without constant login prompts, ads, auto-playing videos, and other junk. Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Disney Plus Price Increase, Hulu, ESPN Plus Hikes Coming This Fall - Variety Apple’s college football TV deal, and a century-old athletic conference, fall apart – Six Colors

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, the human topic: Disney's Bob Iger. This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback How Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff - Plain English with Derek Thompson | Podcast on Spotify Has Netflix Officially Won the Streaming War? - The Ringer The Iger Streaming Beta Blocker - Puck

In a tale as old as time, we try and fail to understand the Emmy Awards. Also: Breaking down Netflix's new ratings math. Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Netflix’s New Math & HBO’s Pivot - Puck

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! Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Raiders of the Lost Art - Puck CNN Makes Plans to Go Live on Max Streaming Service - Bloomberg Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Originals To Netflix  – Deadline Netflix’s New Math & HBO’s Pivot - Puck Utah Jazz will have ‘entirely new model’ for TV deal — a sign of what’s to come for NBA teams - The Athletic

The head of CNN is out, but the larger issue is: what's the future of TV news in the age of streaming? Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Zaz’s CNN Streaming Conundrum - Puck In The Room