What if you could watch shows and movies on a screen, for free, in exchange for watching some ads?
In olden times, we called that “TV”. Now the industry term is “advertising-based video on demand,” and it seems to be growing quite quickly. This is good news for Tubi, the AVOD/streamer Fox bought back in the spring of 2020, and for Anjali Sud, who has been ru ... Show More
Oct 8
Why the Guardian Doesn't Need a Billionaire to Thrive
In lots of ways Guardian Media Group is facing the same problems as every other news publisher: A tricky ad environment, platform problems, looming AI threats. One big difference: The Guardian also has a $1.5 billion trust backing the non-profit, which seems way, way better than ... Show More
39 m
Oct 1
Almost Everyone is Taking Money from OpenAI. Why is Ziff Davis suing them?
In the future, digital publishers could get run over by AI. In the present, they are deeply concerned about Google, and the prospect that the search giant is going to choke off their last reliable traffic stream.That may explain why lots of publishers are making deals with OpenAI ... Show More
34m 22s
Sep 24
The Future of Late Night TV, Jimmy Kimmel, and The First Amendment
When’s the last time you stayed up to watch a late night TV monologue? Months? Years? Decades? I’m not sure, either. But I stayed up Tuesday night to watch Jimmy Kimmel’s return. James Poniewozik, who covers TV for the New York Times, just caught up with it the next day on YouTub ... Show More
26m 53s
Dec 2023
Why Don’t We Have an Indie Streaming Platform? Plus Our 700th Episode!
Wow! It’s wild to think that we have reached 700 episodes of the No Film School Podcast! We feel so honored to share filmmaking knowledge with passionate filmmakers, through these weekly conversations.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hel ... Show More
31m 48s
Nov 2019
The Aeronauts, Peaky Blinders & Wild Rose director Tom Harper joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Robbie McKane to talk how to make films & TV
Director Tom Harper drops by Cameo Recording Studios to chat with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and producer/editor Robbie McKane to talk about how he makes his films including 'Scouting Book For Boys', 'Woman in Black 2', 'War Book', 'Wild Rose' & 'The Aer ... Show More
1h 15m
Jul 2014
#7 BBC News Cuts, Murdoch bids for Time Warner
Media punditry and irreverent chatter recorded in central London, this week with presenter Olly Mann, media writer Maggie Brown and Lis Howell, director of broadcasting at City University London.We knew jobs were to go at BBC News, now we know how many and where: hundreds of staf ... Show More
29m 3s
Jan 2025
How the future of sports streaming died
First in this episode, a quick update on the TikTok ban (which didn't turn out to be much of a ban at all.) Then, Sportico's Jacob Feldman joins the show to talk about Venu, the much-hyped streaming service that planned to bring all sports into a single platform — and never even ... Show More
1h 34m
May 2017
IFW 5.18.17: A Game-Changing Law for Freelancers & Are Indies Rising From the Blockbuster's Ashes?
In this episode of Indie Film Weekly, No Film School co-hosts Liz Nord, Jon Fusco, and Charles Haine wonder if the massive decline predicted for summer box office returns is a hidden boon for indie filmmakers. We also discuss the new rules that might affect every freelancer, new ... Show More
37m 17s
Jan 2025
ITV America’s David George talks US outlook; what Justin Trudeau’s exit means for CBC, WWE’s Netflix debut; Harlan Coben’s latest Netflix hit and Paramount+’s The Crow Girl
ITV America CEO David George on how he's sees the US television landscape in the year ahead, from the continued commissioning squeeze to major conglomerates' spin-off of their cable networks and the impact of the creator economy; plus behind the scenes of new Harlan Coben Netflix ... Show More
1h 1m