Episode 272 - This and That and The Rest

You can't censor a De Niro. Plus: more streaming bundles on the horizon; fake Sports Illustrated articles; how TMZ stays grimey; and more!

• Important pay changes for WBD’s David Zaslav

• Paramount+ cut just as much as Max

• Apple TV and Paramount+ considering bundle

• Microsoft wants its own mobile gaming store

• Robert De Niro’s Gotham Awards speech involved politics, censored without his knowledge

• Sports Illustrated published articles with fake authors

• Abso Lutely brings UCB to the digital world

• TMZ’s connection to celebrity deaths

• YouTube is going to crackdown on deepfakes (of musicians)

Episode 265 - A Munch and a Half

Chad's back with a dog, entertainment news analysis and all the links you could ever want.

Plus:

• Netflix has a new view metric that’s still not very informational

• Working under David Zaslav

• Local affiliates want direct deals with streaming cable providers

• Academy says it's committed to diversity

• Could Disney sell ABC and get out of the broadcast game?

• Streaming’s local news problem

• Cheddar may go up for sale

Episode 264 - Law & Order of the Rings

More strike talk is happening because that's the toast of the town. Maybe some CNN and Chris Licht talk too. Plus: SAG joins the strike team; Spotify layoffs affect podcasting; CNN is in upheaval; and more.

• Disney and Comcast’s fight over Hulu

• SAG-AFTRA ready to vote for strike authorization

• As strike continues, upfronts focus on reality and sports

• Valve helped Nintendo get the Dolphin emulator removed from its own store

• Spotify doing podcast layoffs and combining the two studios it purchased

• Chris Licht’s CNN is a bunch of trouble

• Jeff Zucker speaks out on his CNN firing

• Licht tells CNN staff he’s not the story

• CNN’s crisis was born of Licht

• Licht is gone a week after Atlantic piece

• David Zaslav can’t treat CNN like he treats other networks, streamers

Episode 263 - And Then The Strike Happened

As the writer's strike continues, let's check out how the upfronts and Emmy For Your Consideration events have been dealing without writers and showrunners. Plus: ESPN will stream; no, David Zaslav, more bundles aren't coming; and Cannes feels the strike.

• ESPN plans to stream its channel too

• David Zaslav wants more bundles, but that’s not happening

• Cannes feeling the repercussions of the strike and potential ones

• How the upfronts dealt with lack of scripted shows

• Emmy season will be affected by writer’s strike