Episode 282 - Count Their Bases

Freedom of speech extends to the press too. CBS gets into hot water with SAG after it doesn't abide by that rule.

• Apple TV brings in acquired movies

• Sony suffers layoffs, 8% of workforce

• EA lays off 5% of its workers

• CBS seizes Catherine Herridge’s files on a Biden story after firing her

• SAG condemns CBS’s actions

Episode 257 - News Happens

Forget 60 Minutes; we're about to launch a show called 60 Seconds. Longform stories done short. That's what this TikTok generation needs. Yeah. I'm right. Plus: Anderson Cooper is doing 60 Minutes-style work for CNN; Spotify is not betting on diversity; and video game preservation gets more tricky thanks to Nintendo.

• Anderson Cooper to help usher in newsmagazine style show for CNN

• Spotify spent not very much of its diversity fund

• BAFTAs say diversity isn't t a problem since they nominate older white women too

• Nintendo makes game preservation difficult

• The Completionist spends nearly $25,000 buying everything in the eShop before it closes

Episode 242 - Michelle Ortiz

Michelle Ortiz (This Fool! MADtv!) joins the show to talk about the new Hulu series This Fool as well as her stint on the new MADtv. Ortiz is also an upcoming veteran voice actor with many roles including two recent Star Wars game roles. She and Chad also cover what it takes to memorize lines. Plus: AMAZON's Thursday Night Football wasn't half bad; what DC FILMS can do to stand out; and the tough spot HULU is in thanks to Disney+.

Find Michelle Ortiz on Instagram and watch This Fool on Hulu!

• Amazon’s first Thursday Night Football game was a success

• Paramount+ will probably just add Showtime

• DC Films is Warner's Biggest On Going Project

• Disney almost bought Twitter

• Bob Chapek hints at Disney streaming integration

• Chapek on Hulu buyout

• CBS to feature more actors with disabilities

Episode 241 - Mo Welch

Mo Welch (CONAN!) drops by to talk about her new one time only stage show, her illustrations, and how one of her jokes was stuck with me for years!

Follow Mo Welch on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and see her dates here.

Plus: streaming app bundles are cable now; afternoon news programming on broadcast; and NBC considers dropping 10 PM primetime.

• NYT failing POC workers in job ratings

• Netflix’s fall festival circuits are a hit, just not for theaters

• Streaming apps next big move: bundles

• Streaming music royalties get settled for the next four years

• Afternoon news programming is broadcast’s attempt to take eyes off of streaming

• NBC mulling giving 10 PM back to local networks

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Episode 239 - All Conjecture

Wait until News Time gets its companion podcast "On News Time with News Time." It'll be the greatest show Apple Podcast charts has ever seen.

• The need for companion podcasts goes beyond money

• CBS might do a late night panel show in place of Late Late

• Warner Bros. Discovery shake ups and what’s next

• Most popular shows of the 2021-2022 TV season