Downstream

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Jason Snell and a rotating group of experts break down the present and future of television. Hosted by Jason Snell.... more

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The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.

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January 09, 202586: 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!
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Guest Starring:
Will Carroll
Links and Show Notes:
TV Picks:
Will: Traitors (US and UK, Peacock), Landman (JERRY JONES!, Paramount+)
Jason: Ludwig (UK, coming to Britbox), All Creatures Great and Small (UK, PBS)
Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Jeopardy: Behind the Scenes With Ken Jennings Disney Deal Will Combine Hulu + Live TV With Fubo, Ending Venu Lawsuit NFL Owns 72 of Top 100 Broadcasts as Pols Undermine Sports' TV Might Arctos co-founder on the future of private equity in sports Takeaways from Netflix’s NFL Christmas ratings door-buster: The streaming giant could be here to stay - The Athletic Netflix Spent $5B on WWE Monday Night Raw, Convinced Me to Watch Netflix secures U.S. broadcast rights for 2027, 2031 Women’s World Cups - The Athletic Netflix Scores FIFA Women's World Cup Exclusive Rights for 2027, 2031 Netflix’s FIFA Women’s World Cup deal feels like a page out of the pay-to-play book: Rueter - The Athletic ‘Why walk away?’ Al Michaels wants a 39th season calling NFL prime-time games - The Athletic John Gruber: "2024 NFL broadcast teams and telecast quality, ranked" Under The Knife | Will Carroll | Substack
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1h 25min
December 24, 202485: 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 shows of the year.
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Tim Goodman
Links and Show Notes:
Jason mentioned: Shogun (Hulu), Dark Matter (Apple TV+), Bad Monkey (Apple TV+), Hacks (Max), Slow Horses (Apple TV+), Silo (Apple TV+), Shoresy (Hulu), Masters of the Air (Apple TV+), The Diplomat (Netflix), and A Man on the Inside (Netflix).
Tim Mentioned: Black Doves (Netflix), Giri/Haji (Netflix), Moving (Hulu), House of Ninjas (Netflix), A Shop For Killers (Hulu), The Frog (Netflix), Kleo (Netflix), and Black Twitter: A Peoplpe's History (Hulu).
Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Tim Goodman / Bastard Machine | Substack TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable Our Silent Nights are Getting Loud (Apple Music) Merry Christmas, Baby. (Apple Music) Our Silent Nights are Getting Loud (Spotify) Merry Christmas, Baby. (Spotify)
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1h 8min
December 11, 202484: 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 a theatrical hit out of a Disney+ TV show, and TV picks!
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door.
Guest Starring:
Josef Adalian
Links and Show Notes:
Show picks:
Jason: Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
Joe: Shrinking (Apple TV+); Sugarplummed (Hallmark Channel– yes, really)
Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Disney’s Grand Streaming Vision Is Finally Coming Together Is ESPN+ Going Away? How the Disney+ App Integration Works Comcast Gets Max Bundling Rights Under Warner Bros. Discovery Deal ‘Moana 2’ Shatters Box Office Records Around the World | The Walt Disney Company 'Moana 2': Why Disney Decided to Turn a Series Into a Theatrical Movie
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1h 8min
November 27, 202483: 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!
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Natalie Jarvey
Links and Show Notes:
Natalie mentioned: A Man on the Inside (Netflix), No Good Deed (Netflix), Squid Game (Netflix), The Agency (Paramount+), Skeleton Crew (Disney+), Scotland's Home of the Year, and Rivals (Hulu/Disney+).
Jason mentioned "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (Paramount+).
Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Jon Watts On Why He Canceled George Clooney & Brad Pitt 'Wolfs' Sequel Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks Comcast Cable Spinoff Employee Reaction: Skepticism but Also Optimism Diamond Sports cleared to emerge from bankruptcy after new MLB deals | Reuters MLB plans new national TV packages for 2028; changes to revenue sharing, CBA crucial - The Athletic Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Was the Most Streamed Sporting Event in History - Netflix Tudum
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1h 3min
November 14, 202482: 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 NFL.)
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Will Carroll
Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback ESPN’s Delicate Streaming Balance - Puck Grand Designs Australia - Wikipedia
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33min
November 01, 202481: 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, the power of CBS; and some TV shows you should watch.
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door.
Guest Starring:
Josef Adalian
Links and Show Notes:
Joe's picks:
Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List (Peacock)
CBS Thursdays: Ghosts, Matlock, Elsbeth
Jason's picks:
Bad Monkey (Apple TV+)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Don Giller’s YouTube channel
Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Is Moving From CBS to NBC Why Is "Rudolph" and "Frosty the Snowman" Not Streaming? Can Comcast Save Cable TV With a Channel Rollup Company? Disney Names James Gorman Chairman, Sets ‘Early 2026’ for C.E.O. Change - The New York Times Disney’s Race to Replace Bob Iger: The Succession Strategy Game Watch Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Streaming Online | Peacock Don Giller - YouTube Letterman - YouTube
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1h 21min
October 18, 202480: 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 rights, and in praise of narrowcasting.]
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Will Carroll
Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Apple TV+ Coming to Amazon Prime Video as Subscription Add On Diamond Looks to Retain Some MLB Contracts as Chapter 11 Exit Looms Texas Rangers leaving Diamond Sports Group, considering local media options for 2025
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35min
October 03, 202479: 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 coming compensation crunch; and a Diamond/MLB update.
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
Trakt.tv: Track shows and movies you watch. Discover what's hot and where to stream it. Get 50% off your first year.
Guest Starring:
Josef Adalian
Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback "Max Headroom" War (TV Episode 1987) - IMDb Does Brian Williams’ Return Offer a Future for Cable News? - Puck Brian Williams is set to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video. Is Amazon getting into live news? | CNN Business ‘Free HBO’ Isn’t the Full Picture of WBD’s Charter Bundle NBCU-Charter Renewal Deal: Peacock Bundled With Spectrum Select TV Are You Smarter Than an Amazon Streaming Executive? What We Watched the First Half of 2024 - About Netflix The Limits of Netflix’s Semiannual Viewing Ratings Broadcaster Diamond Sports Group drops two MLB teams, implies nine others are in danger - The Athletic
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1h 7min
September 17, 202478: 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, and tangents.]
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Will Carroll
Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback | NTangible™ - Measure The Unmeasurable | Instagram (3) Under The Knife | Will Carroll | Substack NBC draws strong viewership for NFL Kickoff The NFL’s $20B Gamble on “Sunday Ticket” - Puck .@jessica_smetana gives @mikegolicjr and @golic the lowdown on the "Cal-gorithm".
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35min
September 06, 202477: 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 lack of curation.
This episode of Downstream is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Josef Adalian
Links and Show Notes: Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount After Skydance Deal Closes Hallmark+ Is Launching the Company Into the Streaming Wars Chiefs' Hallmark Christmas Movie Gets Debut Date, First Look Photos Tubi’s Free Streaming Explodes in Popularity, Outranking Max and Apple TV+ - The New York Times Apple Rethinks Its Movie Strategy After a String of Misses - The New York Times Edgar Bronfman Jr. Drops Pursuit of Paramount - The New York Times
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1h 9min

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