Stream On with Jim Williams

We talk with Sweta Patel, VP of Engagement Growth Marketing about the growth of the Roku Channel including plenty of original and live content. It is the channel's 4th Anniversary and how the channel has become a real streaming force ranking in the 6th spot among streaming channels behind Disney +


Roku with 55 million owners makes them the number one streaming platform in the world and that gives the Roku Channel a strong audience to draw from.


The channel boasts over 40,000 titles along with 200 live outlets including news; sports and entertainment plus you can manage your pay channels like Showtime and other premium services.


Here is where you can find more about what is on the Roku Channel


https://www.roku.com/blog/everything-you-can-watch-the-roku-channel



Sunday is the Tony Awards 7 pm to 11 pm on Paramount + (be sure to try their free one week) from 9 pm till 11 pm CBS will join the party.



Here is the Tony Award rundown so you can follow along with the show.


https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/

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The 73rd Emmy Awards will take place this Sunday on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ and we take a shot at picking the winners. Cedric the Entertainer, the star of the CBS comedy “The Neighborhood,” will host this year’s ceremony.

We take a shot at picking the winners. Take a listen and see if you agree!


Here is a complete list of the Emmy Nominees for Sunday’s telecast.



https://ew.com/awards/emmys/emmys-2021-winners-predictions/


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My guest this week is writer Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, Moving On) the man behind the BBC hit series Time - a Britbox Orginal that can now be seen on the streaming service. The show stars the talented duo of Sean Bean and Stephen Graham.



The series revolves around two men on different sides of the bars in a UK prison and how they both are trying to atone for their past actions while seeing if true redemption is ever really possible.



Time garnered rave reviews from critics in the UK and was a hit with the viewers as well as they made it the most-watched show on the BBC this far in 2021.


Be sure to check out time now playing on

https://www.britbox.com/us/



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My guests this week are Jack McCallum’s the author of the New York Times Best Selling book “Dream Team”, which explores the global growth of the NBA on the heels of the Dream Team’s international success at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Also joining us is Emmett Malloy who along with his brother Brendan who serves as the Executive Producers of this outstanding series.


Paramount+ is home to the documentary series “DREAM TEAM: Birth of the Modern Athlete,” now available exclusively in the U.S. on the streaming service.



The five-part Paramount+ original documentary series examines the uncensored story of the 1992 Men’s Olympic Basketball Team and the long-lasting cultural impact of how the once-in-a-lifetime super team changed sports on a global scale forever.




DREAM TEAM uses rare archival footage and explores original unheard audio interviews from Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird among many more, while featuring recent interviews from Dream Team and NBA legends including Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing and David Robinson among others. The documentary series builds a cultural history of basketball, tracing the evolution of the NBA leading up to the 1992 Olympics and its ensuing growth into the second most popular sport on Earth.





“The heart of our series is a huge box of micro-cassette tapes we found at (Jack) McCallum's house,” said Emmett and Brendan Malloy. “Those tapes show Barkley, Bird, Magic, and especially Jordan, behind closed doors: intimate and uncensored. They shared things with Jack that they never told anyone else. This series will be the first time those tapes have been heard publicly.”




The documentary series is a Paramount Television Studios production in association with the NBA, and is executive produced by The Malloys, Trevor Engelson (“Snowfall”), and Douglas Banker (“Lance”).




All five 40-minute episodes of the documentary series are now available on Paramount+. “DREAM TEAM: Birth of the Modern Athlete” is the latest sports documentary to premiere on Paramount+, joining a growing catalog Including “Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In,” “NWSL Challenge Cup 2020: The Original Bubble,” and “Sadio Mané - Made in Senegal”.



Be sure to give Paramount + a try we highly recommend the service.

https://www.paramountplus.com/




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My guest is the Executive Producer Mike O’Malley talks about his new Starz original Heels the best program about wresting ever made. The show has a great cast, good writing, outstanding producing and directing.

Who are the people involved:


Michael Waldron (“Loki,” the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) who is the writer and creator of the show.

Heels team includes


Written and created by Executive Producer Michael Waldron (“Loki,” the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) with Executive Producer Mike O’Malley (“Shameless,” “Survivor’s Remorse”) as showrunner, “Heels.”



Heels great cast led by Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) as Jack Spade, with Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games, “Vikings”) playing his younger brother, Ace. Peter Segal (Get Smart, 50 First Dates, Tommy Boy, “Shameless”), who directs several episodes, also serves as Executive Producer.



What is the show about?




“Heels” is a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play his or her nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.




The drama series also stars Alison Luff as Staci Spade, Jack’s wife who learns that she has to contend with the emotional stakes her in-laws have invested in their wrestling goals and the demands it puts on her family; Mary McCormack as Willie Day, Jack’s business partner and the logistical brains behind the local wrestling organization; Kelli Berglund as Crystal Tyler, Ace’s valet and love interest; Allen Maldonado as Rooster Robbins, one of the best wrestlers in the circuit who always has something to prove and always backs it up; two-time Super Bowl champion James Harrison as Apocalypse, a been-around-the-block journeyman wrestler who’s been at it for decades and has no illusions of fame or glory; and Chris Bauer as Wild Bill Hancock, a larger-than-life former wrestling star who is now a high-level pro wrestling scout.



Be sure to watch Heels on Starz and also on the Starz app.



Website: https://www.starz.com/us/en/



Twitter: @STARZ



Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starz/?hl=en



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Starz/


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My guest is Jason Watkins who many of you will remember from his crucially acclaimed roles in The Crown and Hold the Sunset with the legendary comedy icon John Cleese returns for series 2 of McDonald and Dodds. He talks with me about some new twists in series 2 of the show and how in many ways he brought a little bit of the United States television detective Colombo played by Peter Faulk to DS Dodds.



Series 2 of the hit mystery McDonald and Dodds dropped this week on Britbox and it is clear why the show was a big hit for ITV and now we get to watch another series of this fun mystery series.



For those of you who missed the series, one Watkins plays DS Dodds a quiet and unassuming police detective paired with the more forceful and driven DCI McDonald (Tala Gouveia). The mismatched couple has just the right amount of quirky chemistry that makes the show a true delight.



Featuring contemporary crime stories told with warmth and humor, the series follows this mismatched duo as they solve crimes in Britain’s historic city of Bath.



Instantly locking horns over their different professional and lifestyle choices, the pair soon forge an entertaining relationship and grow to realize that their differences will be their strengths when solving mysteries.



Check out McDonald and Dodds now on https://www.britbox.com/us/



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My guests are the cast of the new Bounce and Brown Sugar show Johnson. Deji
LaRay, Philip Smithey, Thomas Q. Jones, and Derrex Brady. Johnson has a wonderful ensemble cast that includes some pretty powerful women who are happy to share their thoughts with the men in a real way that pulls no punches.




The old saying timing is everything is I think the best way to describe the new Bounce–Brown Sugar show Johnson that drops on August 1, at 8 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT and 5 PM PT on Bounce or stream it on demand Brown Sugar.




The series is set in Atlanta and revolves around four lifelong friends — all sharing the same last name Johnson but not related. The lead characters are specifically written from the Black male point-of-view to explain why men make certain decisions that revolve around friendships, love, and heartbreak.



Like all good shows, it gets the point across and at the same time has a sense of humor that allows the viewer to watch the cast deal with pretty heavy matters.



This is a show that I am sure will be a social media version of a “water cooler,” show.



People will be talking about Johnson because it is well-written, well-acted, well-directed, and most importantly when this country sees so many stereotypes of black men we need a show like Johnson that is real.




I can’t recommend Johnson enough because we all need to watch this show not just because of its message, or its point of view but because it is a damn good program that deserves your time and is well worth watching, period, full stop.



Check your local listings for Bounce TV at https://www.bouncetv.com/


Brown Sugar - https://www.brownsugar.com/



Instagram - @BounceTV


Twitter - @BounceTV



Deji LaRay



Instagram - @dejilaray



Twitter - @DejiLaRay



Thomas Q. Jones


Instagram - @thomasqjones



Twitter - @thomasqjones



Philip Smithey



Instagram – @philipsmithley


Twitter - @Smittysn10


Derrex Brady


Instagram – @derrexbrady


Twitter- @DerrexBrady



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This week my guest is Mike Gamboa, Director of Partner Growth at Roku he ran point on the partnership deal with NBC Universal creating the 2020 Tokyo Olympic experience.


For the first time ever, Roku has created an easy-to-access way to watch all of NBCU’s 5,500 hours of streaming coverage of the Summer Games directly from the home screen.
Additionally, Roku users will be able to access in-depth coverage of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan via the NBC Sports or Peacock channels on Roku devices that began on July 20, 2021, and will continue through August 8, 2021, when the 2020 games will end.



Roku users will be greeted with a dedicated 2020 Tokyo Olympics experience on the left-side menu on the home screen. The experience will be available on supported devices. Ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games, a countdown clock will track the time remaining to the Opening Ceremony and users will have access to free Olympics-related content, as well as a quick informational video on how to watch the 2020 Olympics Games on their Roku devices.



Once the Olympic Games begin, the countdown clock will be replaced with a medal tracker. Users will be able to stream free daily highlights, get easy access to live shows, condensed replays, and highlights for free through Peacock. Users can watch live events through NBC Sports.


Be sure to follow all updates on social media:


Website: www.roku.com


Facebook: www. https://www.facebook.com/roku/


Twitter: @Roku


Instagram: @rokuplayer


NBC Sports


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbcolympics


Twitter: @NBCOlympics


Instagram: @NBCOlympics


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My guest is Wallet Hub analyst Jill Gonzalez who did a great job along with her team in crunching the numbers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This Olympics will be the most streamed sporting event in history with over 7,000 hours of content seen worldwide.


Join us as we do a deep dive into all of the Olympic costs from the what NBC paid to broadcast the games to how the Japanese people help to make these the most eco friendly games in history.


To help get you ready for all that Tokyo 2020 promises to offer, Wallet Hub compiled an awesome infographic filled with fun facts on every major aspect of the XXXII Olympiad, which you can find below.


https://wallethub.com/blog/olympics-fun-facts/22356


Be sure to checkout Wallet Hub at their website


www.wallethub.com


Also follow them on Social Media

Twitter: @wallethub


Instagram: @wallethub


Facebook: WalletHub


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My guests this week are Lauren DeVillier and Paul Pastor, two founding members of a new streaming service called Struum. If you have not yet heard of Struum I can assure you that you will and you are going to want to give it a try.


Struum allows using credits to access shows and movies from a growing number of services with one monthly subscription. You can unlock 1000s of stories that match your interests - from travel to true crime.


Struum is the brainchild of a group of former Disney and Discovery executives who wanted to give consumers the chance really explore and sample a vast number of streaming options before they commit. The service has some strong backing from former Disney CEO Michael Eisner through his investment firm, Tornante Company. Firstlight Media, a company that provides technology to power video services, is also an investor and collaborator on the new effort. As is a third investor, Gaingels, focuses on backing LGBTQ+ founders and allies.


Struum allows using credits to access shows and movies from a growing number of services with one monthly subscription. You can unlock 1000s of stories that match your interests - from travel to true crime.


To subscribe to Struum just go to https://www.struum.com/ for all the details.

Also, be sure to follow Struum on social media.


https://www.instagram.com/onstruum/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/onstruum/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/onstruum




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