The LightShed Podcast

Episode 149: March 10, 2023
[0:00] Free Bird.
[2:21] LightShed Team Dinner had two special guests.
[5:27] A TikTok ban is far more complicated than it looks.
[12:32] Reels is growing time spent for Meta, with monetization just starting.
[18:01] Will there ever be multiple app stores on the same device?
[22:53] Iger calls BS on competitor streaming expectations.
[27:01] If Comcast is not buying Hulu then who is?
[29:48] Mando’s lack of buzz shows the difficulty in chasing Netflix.
[35:40] Each week brings more retrans headwinds.
[38:40] Roku’s Best Buy partnership is an opportunity to reclaim lost market share.
[41:23] Sports teams need to take short-term RSN pain for long-term health.
[46:49] Is Endeavor’s sudden lack of interest in WWE simply posturing?
[52:26] Live Nation gets support for FAIR from everyone except its competitors.
[54:41] If Spotify finally gets video right, it will boost its advertising ambitions.
[57:49] Everyone now has a Chat-GPT integration.
[59:01] Elon’s perfect venture troll.
[1:00:07] Tuesday’s Gone.