Screengrab Podcast
1) Coronavirus and TV industry: uncharted waters, plus streaming recommendations
Over the past week, the TV industry moved quickly to first get rid of live audiences at late night tapings and game shows. Now those productions have been shut down altogether. The upfront presentatio...Show More
Coronavirus and TV industry: uncharted waters, plus streaming recommendations
04:58 | Mar 17th, 2020
2) Coronavirus and TV industry: fewer live audiences, Upfronts, Emmy events
Following the cancelation of the music festival South by Southwest, other industry events are taking precautions. The TV Academy has banned audience interaction with panel members at Emmy campaigning ...Show More
3) Without Bob Iger, will Disney+ hit road bumps?
A month ago, Bob Iger announced that the launch of Disney+ had been a smashing success with almost 30 million subscribers. Now with Iger out as CEO, what does the future hold for the streaming service...Show More
4) Gearing up for Quibi
The Quibi ad blitz has begun. Will the tone of these dark commercials make young viewers curious enough to pay for the kind of short form content they're already getting for free on YouTube?
5) Disney+ lifts the veil on subscriber numbers
Disney+ has released some subscriber stats, and with nearly 30 million sign-ups, the streamer is off to a strong start. Now the question is, how do they maintain it?
6) Linear networks get bold about promoting streamers
Almost 100 million people watched the Superbowl last weekend. If you were one of them, you may have noticed ads for broadcast and cable shows that also include logos of streaming services. As the land...Show More
7) Streamers release a lot of numbers, but what do they actually mean?
Shows could be hailed as a "breakthrough" or "most popular" based on selective numbers released by a streamer, just don't confuse a puffed-up press release with actual total audience size.
8) Is it time to update FCC rules for broadcast TV?
If you watched the Golden Globes this year, you may have noticed a lot of speeches got bleeped. In an age where people can see all kinds of unfiltered content online, is it time to relax FCC rules, es...Show More
9) "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" offers a glimpse of the future of broadcast TV
The " Jeopardy!" GOAT tournament is doing huge ratings for ABC. In a TV world where streaming dominates, the hope for the broadcast networks is that they can still draw big numbers with specialized ...Show More
"Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" offers a glimpse of the future of broadcast TV
05:26 | Jan 14th, 2020
10) TV predictions for the year ahead
What does the television industry hold for 2020? Mike and Joe share their predictions.