Episode 274 - Partially Missing The Point

Do you like ads? Do you like streaming? Do I have a deal for you! Plus: Netflix finally gives viewership numbers; SiriusXM goes through changes; Dropout (formally known as CollegeHumor) is successful; and more!

• Showtime (the channel) gets a bad rebrand

• Microsoft may want to explore an ad-supported Gamepass

• Netflix drops its first real numbers on viewership

• NYT hires its first A.I. newsroom leader

• SiriusXM redesign and who their competition is

• Dropout to partially share revenue with its creators

• Dropout CEO Sam Reich on revenue for the comedy streamer

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 266 - Craig Robinson & Claudia O'Doherty

Craig Robinson & Claudia O'Doherty politely answer my questions and deal with my poor excuse for antics as we discuss season two of Peacock's Killing It.

This interview was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Plus:

• Netflix game streaming is a reality

• Amazon might be interested in a partnership with Disney for ESPN

• Ubisoft+ gets Activision Blizzard games

• Another Sunday Ticket lawsuit

• Neighborhood TV is Cox’s hyper local news service

Episode 254 - Getting In The Can

Yum yum yummers! Popcorn is back in season. Does it ever go out of season? Is popcorn fruit? Plus: Fox triples down on Dan Harmon's new animated series; Creed III puts ASL in the spotlight; and Sony is in the hot seat for shady dealings when it comes to game exclusivity.

• AMC’s popcorn is coming to Wal-Mart

• James Bond books to be edited due to outdated racially charged writings

• Fox bullish on Dan Harmon’s “Krapopolis”

• “Creed III” features a lot of American Sign Language

• CNET gets layoffs. Did the ending of AI generated stories have anything to do with it?

• Sony will have to talk about how much money it pays to keep games off of Microsoft’s Gamepass

Episode 253 - Josh Johnson

Josh Johnson (comedian! HOLD UP with Dulcé Sloan and Josh Johnson!) returns to C+ Comedy to talk about his latest hour -- Up Here Killing Myself. He and Chad talk about their first interview, the special's therapy based wrap arounds, and difficulties growing up without money!

Check out the special on Peacock. Follow Josh on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok.

Plus: Night Court is the model for ad sales now on NBC; Warner Bros Discovery takes umbrage with Paramount's South Park stinginess; and the BAFTA's had all white winners again.

• Microsoft to bring Xbox games to NVIDIA’s cloud streaming

• YouTube Music getting podcasts while Google Podcasts is set to stay

• NPR to lose 10% of its workforce after advertising slowdown

• Night Court’s ad selling to be the framework of other NBC shows

• CNN’s new 9PM show is almost ready

• South Park at the center of lawsuit between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount

• BAFTA’s white winners suggest the UK film industry be examined as a whole