Chad is joined by Megan Amram (The Simpsons! The Good Place!) and Adam DeVine (Workaholics! Righteous Gemstones!) of Peacock’s Bumper in Berlin to discuss the return to the Pitch Perfect franchise. Plus: PEACOCK is getting subs; and who will replace BOB IGER when he leaves DISNEY again?
Episode 246 - Hand Holdy
Bob Iger is back at Disney and we're celebrating! The king has returned to right the wrongs of his successor, Bob Chapek. Maybe now Disney can be convinced to do more Duck Tales. Plus: AMAZON PRIME MUSIC changes for better and for worse; JASON BLUM and JAMES WAN are horror buddies now; the NFL SUNDAY TICKET remains up for $2.5 billion grabs.
Episode 147 - They got TVs and Movies
♬ Thurs-day, in the studio. I think it was the 27th of Fe-bru-ary! ♪♪ That's a lampoon of the hook from Chicago's "Saturday in the Park" for those of you who aren't 50 and white. Hi, this is a podcast. Chad is the host. He's got some stories for you including: FOX wants to buy free TV streamer TUBI; NBC wants to buy VUDU; DISNEY is making the grey area between Disney+ and Hulu even greyer; and BOB IGER leaves Disney in the midst of an upswing. Plus, Chad had a conversation with the godfather of podcasting Pod Daddy JIMMY PARDO! Check it out!
Fox wants to buy Tubi: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-talks-acquire-ad-supported-streamer-tubi-report-1280491
NBC wants to buy Vudu: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcuniversal-talks-acquire-walmarts-vudu-1280511
The line between Disney+ and Hulu is still muddled: https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/25/21152428/love-simon-spinoff-hulu-disney-plus-xmen-simpsons-streaming
Bob Iger’s exit only makes the end harder to see: https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/disney-streaming-in-flux-hulu-disney-plus-content-strategy-1203515607/