Sectors
Media, streaming and entertainment
Not on the starting list: Claude named it and a second pass merged look-alike labels into it.
- Episodes
- 30
- Share
- 2.8%
- Shows
- 24
- Net sentiment
- −0.10
Up from 2.6% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.05.
Bullish 4Mixed 11Neutral 9Bearish 6
2 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
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Sep 21Sep 28
Net sentiment
−10+1
Sep 21Sep 28
The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 4
- Growing rights demand for hockey and other sports properties supports rising franchise values.NHL Valuations Show Sun Belt Surge, Sparks Expansion Debate · Sporticast · Oct 1
- Justin.tv's gaming pivot showed live game streaming was a large audience that became a billion-dollar outcome.Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344 · This Week in Startups · Sep 30
- Host argues Netflix's engagement slowdown is misleading and revenue growth remains healthy.Google And Meta Will Beat OpenAI And Anthropic · The Joseph Carlson Show · Oct 1
- Independent creators and podcasts now drive a growing share of HubSpot's demand.The New Marketing Playbook: How HubSpot Is Winning in the AI Era with Kyle Denhoff · Adspeak · Sep 29
Bearish 6
- Legacy media is described as losing trust, audience and relevance while new media gains ground.Mass Deception - How (And Why) The Fourth Estate Is Failing the Country · Peak Prosperity · Oct 1
- Streaming prioritizes subscriber retention over creative risk, leaning on reruns and leaving artists underpaid.Why Modern Convenience Feels So Inconvenient · The Art of Manliness · Sep 29
- Netflix is losing share to YouTube and faces structural headwinds despite a lower valuation.Investors Are Turning Against Data Centers (Here's Why) · Prof G Markets · Sep 28
- Discussion of state subsidies for journalism argues tax credits will not save struggling local media businesses.The Scott Adams School - 10/01/26 Joel Pollak Stops By · Real Coffee with Scott Adams · Oct 1
- Rising content costs, cord-cutting and thin streaming margins make the sector unattractive to the host.4 Stocks to Buy Before They Rise Further · The Morning Filter · Sep 28
- Newspaper circulation and advertising pricing power are described as weakening over time.Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 1996 Part 1 Morning Session · Investing Legends · Sep 28
Mixed 11
- Discussion of Paramount-Skydance under Ellison, studio consolidation and streaming shifts cuts both ways for investors.The Ari Emanuel Experience · The Town with Matthew Belloni · Sep 30
- Streaming consolidation and studio strategy carry both upside from scale and risk from overlapping services and costs.The Six Toughest Decisions David Ellison Faces With WarnerMount · The Town with Matthew Belloni · Sep 28
- Streamers like Netflix face algorithmic vanilla content and shifting business models; both sides of the change are noted.Black-ish Creator Kenya Barris On Turning Down A $100 Million Netflix Deal, The Cost of Success & Curiosity As A Superpower With Malcolm Gladwell · The Rich Roll Podcast · Oct 1
- Media consolidation may cut costs and sharpen competition, but growth is limited and debt is heavy.AI Safety with a Facebook Whistleblower & A $110B Media Merger 10/2/26 · Squawk Pod · Oct 2
- He argues Disney needs a growth vehicle and defends his streaming push, though its results were mixed.Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek on his legacy being erased by Iger · Power Players with Brian Sozzi · Oct 1
- Skydance's combination with Paramount and Warner Bros is seen as compelling but debt-laden, pressuring Netflix.Sign-In With GPT, Anthropic Vs. the Pope, Paramount Rebrands as Skydance | Diet TBPN · TBPN · Oct 3
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- Discussion of content platforms, clickbait incentives, and the shift in music economics away from labels and streaming.Jake Paul & The Chainsmokers: Turning Fame into Funds, Jake Enters Politics? & Venture Bubble Signs · All-In Podcast · Sep 30
- Book sales shifting toward podcasts and the decline of nonfiction reading are described with mixed implications.Why Things Become Popular, with Chuck Klosterman · Plain English with Derek Thompson · Sep 29
- AI-generated microdramas are growing fast but may be a fad, with IP testing potential.Inside The Startup Building Uncensored AI (Abliteration AI) | EP 2345 · This Week in Startups · Oct 3
- Chapek questions Disney's pricing and strategy under Iger, with stock performance described as stuck for years.Jensen Huang on AI Safety & Bob Chapek on His Disney Ouster 9/28/26 · Squawk Pod · Sep 28
- Delta launching a travel ad network follows United; scale and revenue impact remain unproven.Episode 193: Adam Epstein on Muse & Agentic Commerce, Plus TTD Blocked on Safari and Amazon UnBoxed · Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast. · Oct 2
Neutral 9
- Covers celebrity media coverage, a Madonna performance and a streaming show ad.Cindy Crawford's Parenting Choices, Meghan Markle's Latest Branding Fail, & Tom Kenniff's Debut Novel · The Nerve with Maureen Callahan · Oct 2
- Discusses NBC and Peacock playoff coverage and TNT's option on Unrivaled, reported without a clear investment lean.SBJ Morning Buzzcast: September 29, 2026 · SBJ Morning Buzzcast · Sep 29
- Brief mention of Amazon Prime Video analyst extension and pop culture driving viewership, discussed descriptively.SBJ Morning Buzzcast: October 2, 2026 · SBJ Morning Buzzcast · Oct 2
- Discussion of TalkSport's broadcast operations and the journalism covering the City story.Assessing Arsenal (and City, obvs). With Laura Kirk-Francis. · Latte Firm - Arsenal FC x · Oct 1
- Pokémon's franchise across games, TV and movies drives the card market's staying power.Pokémon trading cards are their own economy · The Vergecast · Sep 29
- Discussion of China's public-safety branding and propaganda narratives aimed at Global South audiences.Countering Asia's Axis of Authoritarianism · The Asia Chessboard · Sep 29
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- Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery merger adds Mattel's Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO.AI Agents with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky & Walter Isaacson 10/1/26 · Squawk Pod · Oct 1
- Subscription services like Netflix are porting PC games to mobile mainly for subscriber retention.Shuhei Yoshida on the future of gaming · The Vergecast · Sep 28
- Brief mention of Wolfe and Wallace literary references, no investing angle.The Last Bitch · Red Scare · Sep 29
Around it
Shows that covered it most
- Squawk Pod3
- The Town with Matthew Belloni2
- The Vergecast2
- SBJ Morning Buzzcast2
- This Week in Startups2
- Investing Legends1
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