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Streaming platforms fight for their futures
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
HBO is really, really hoping that you streamed House of the Dragon last night. And Amazon is desperate for you to do the same with its Lord of the Rings prequel, Rings of Power, in September. These shows cost tens of millions of dollars per episode, at a time when the future of streaming platforms has never been cloudier.This year has seen layoffs, declining subscriber numbers for Netflix, a coming merger between HBOMax and Discovery+ and many other signs that after years of upward trends, the market is saturated. And what happens when the market saturates? Well, only the strongest survive. It's a plot that wouldn't look out of place on HBO on Sunday nights.GUEST: Brian Steinberg, Senior TV Editor, Variety
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
How did Canadian politics become so nasty?: You see it most visibly when party leaders like Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh are accosted outside of events. But ordinary MPs of all parties report increasing amounts of verbal abuse and threatening behaviour—both in Ottawa and their home ridings. And it's escalating. Some veteran MPs have walked away from politics because of it. And it's quite likely this toxic climate is preventing plenty more would-be public servants from ever running for office. So how did it get this bad? And how do we fix it? GUEST: Stephen Maher, writing in The Walrus by The Big Story