The LightShed Podcast

Episode 151: March 24, 2023
[0:00] Animal.
[6:24] If you step into Walt’s mentions he will drive across the bridge.
[9:24] Did we actually learn anything new from the TikTok hearing?
[15:50] The barriers to MSFT/ATVI approval continue to come down.
[21:42] Unreal Engine: CGI vs. Humans -- hard to tell.
[23:15] Fortnite Creator Economy 2.0 economics are more attractive than Roblox payouts.
[27:14] Does the Roblox base actually want improved graphics and deeper gameplay?
[31:02] Panic around Netflix Canada’s password sharing falls, as expected.
[32:29] Cloud-based gaming will help Netflix but they still need to deliver a hit.
[37:37] Increased Apple content spend doesn’t change our view on service revenues.
[40:15] It’s hard to believe that a theatrical window helps a bad movie perform on streaming.
[46:58] Flexing the TNF schedule is good for Amazon but not for the NFL.
[48:31] Baseball finally has a star thanks to WBC.
[53:05] ChatGPT plug-ins will accelerate real world use cases of generative AI.
[1:01:19] Generative AI suddenly complicates Writers Guild negotiations.
[1:02:54] Fubo should worry about carrying March Madness, not a rebrand.
[1:05:30] Hungersite.