Extra big episodes are the best episodes. At least that's what research tells us. Yes, our experts may be a bunch of children we hired with handfuls of candy but they are still as unbiased as they can be. Also they eat Lunchables while the rest of us are able to buy lobster thermidor. Suckers. Plus: VICE drops the SPAC life; GOOGLE & APPLE lose in the app store cases; SUBSTACK is moving into Hollywood; TIKTOK's algorithm is negatively impacting teens; and more!
Episode 122 - I'm An Adult Boy Now
Late and chock full of peanut butter, it's The Constitutionals podcast! This week Chad covers: the new VIACOM/CBS merger and its perceived inability to be as big as Disney/Fox; Disney's broad reach in film and its concern with FOX movies not making billions like theirs; TV deals coming in waves and more!
“Vice News Tonight” moves to Viceland:
https://deadline.com/2019/08/vice-news-tonight-lands-viceland-1202669610/
ViacomCBS might be too small:
https://www.thewrap.com/why-viacomcbs-might-still-be-too-small/
Disney’s streaming catch 22:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-disneys-1299-streaming-bundle-may-be-a-double-edged-sword-1230928
Disney sent “Xmen” out to die:
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/disney-fired-fox-dark-phoenix-marketing-before-release-1202165727/
Disney has no faith in Fox movies:
https://variety.com/2019/film/features/fox-disney-earnings-dark-phoenix-stuber-racing-in-the-rain-1203300260/
Multiple TV deals are the new norm:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/showrunners-testing-waters-multiple-tv-deals-1231372
Episode 120 - Women Focused Lens
C+ Comedy has officially moved! A new office in the second bedroom of an apartment is just what we needed to make things better. Chad talks Comedy Central's new show SOUTH SIDE; REFINERY29 becoming part of Vice; and new features on the Google Pixel 4!
Refinery29 could be bought by Vice: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/vice-media-talks-acquire-millennial-media-refinery29-1203281915
Google Pixel 4's fave scan and gesture features:https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/29/8934770/google-pixel-4-face-unlock-project-soli-hand-motion-fingerprint-sensor
Episode 114 - A Lot of Whom
Who would have thought that twice in one week, Chad would be talking about Vice? No one? Because they're not reading this part. Right right. Hey, we've got a handful of hot topics to cover. Let's get to it: BUZZFEED journalists walkout over union disputes; VICE sees a dramatic drop in web traffic; female driven BOOKSMART failed in the box office, can LATE NIGHT prevail?; and SAM BEE laments on being the only woman in late night.
Walkout at Buzzfeed over union dispute: https://www.vox.com/2019/6/17/18682131/buzzfeed-news-union-walkout
Dip in web traffic for Vice could be temporary: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/vice-media-digital-makeover-triggers-traffic-slide-1203246670
"Booksmart" distribution failed the movie and other female comedies too:https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/06/booksmart-late-night-and-the-fate-of-the-female-fronted-comedy
Sam Bee's views on being the last woman in late night:https://variety.com/2019/tv/awards/samantha-bee-full-frontal-emmys-tbs-1203246477/
Episode 113 - Vice News Never
Another late episode has Chad covering just a single topic. He also goes over an incident at the Atlanta Braves game that doesn't put humanity in the greatest of light.
"Vice News Tonight" cancelled: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-cancels-vice-news-tonight-josh-tyrangiel-depart-1217028?utmsource=Sailthru&utmmedium