Episodes
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
CandW discuss executive shuffles at Hulu and Amazon
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Hulu CEO Mark Hopkins left Hulu and several Amazon content executives left Amazon. What does it mean for both companies?
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
CandW discuss original content impact on Netflix’ excellent Q2 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Netflix exceeded its own expectations in Q2 2017, gaining 5.3 million new subscribers. Was it the ballooning original content budget the delivered the subscribers? Execs at the company don’t seem to know.
Thursday Oct 12, 2017
CandW discuss Disney, Amazon, Turner, and on-demand viewing
Thursday Oct 12, 2017
Thursday Oct 12, 2017
In this round-the-horn podcast edition, we discuss four stories: Disney’s Movies Anywhere triumph, the rise and rise of on-demand viewing, Amazon’s shift toward ads, and streaming sports.
Thursday Oct 05, 2017
CandW discuss Star Trek on CBS All Access, YouTube TV sponsors World Series
Thursday Oct 05, 2017
Thursday Oct 05, 2017
Two icons of the television era have come under the spell of the online. Star Trek: Discovery launched on CBS All Access and YouTube TV will sponsor the baseball World Series. We discuss the implications of both.
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
CandW discuss SVOD pricing and the opportunity for Disney
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
New research from GfK shows that consumers have very specific expectations for the cost of SVOD services. We talked with GfK’s David Tice, SVP of Media and Entertainment, about the data and what it could mean for Disney’s 2019 SVOD service.
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
CandW discuss IBC 2017 and decline in young TV audience
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
IBC 2017 shows that the arguments against online are over for the traditional TV industry. Just in time, because younger audiences are moving away fast.
Friday Sep 15, 2017
CandW discuss Apple TV 4K and YouTube on X1
Friday Sep 15, 2017
Friday Sep 15, 2017
The new Apple TV adds the much need 4K and HDR support, but at a much higher price than the competition. Comcast adds YouTube to the X1 set-top box and does a good job with the integration.
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
CandW discuss Roku IPO, free Netflix with T-Mobile, and more
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Roku’s IPO paperwork revealed much about its business, including where its future lies. Mobile operators continue to use TV content as a differentiator. Newsy and ZoneTV are headed to pay TV. Which one will be successful in the linear world?
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
nScreenNoise – a new platform for sports highlight reels
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Major sports ratings are falling on broadcast and pay television as fans use YouTube to catch up on games they miss. In this interview with Thuuz CEO Warren Packard, he explains the company's new highlight reel solution. He thinks it could help bring those sports fans back to television.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
CandW discuss AVOD versus SVOD
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
The TV world has been able to combine license (subscription) revenue and ad revenue models. Online subscription and ad models are mostly separate. Will they ultimately be combined and if so how?