Sectors
Media, streaming and entertainment
Not on the starting list: Claude named it and a second pass merged look-alike labels into it.
- Episodes
- 25
- Share
- 2.7%
- Shows
- 21
- Net sentiment
- −0.45
Up from 2.5% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.13.
Bullish 4Mixed 4Neutral 3Bearish 14
5 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
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Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19
Net sentiment
−10+1
Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19
The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 4
- Seinfeld's syndication and streaming licensing deals show decades of durable, high-value revenue from a finished show.Seinfeld · Acquired · Oct 19
- Drive to Survive helped grow F1 audiences, especially young and female fans.How Toto Wolff built the most valuable team in F1 · Cheeky Pint · Oct 20
- Hosts praise the film as exceptional entertainment and predict big success for A24 and Fielder.This 3-hour Elizabeth Holmes doc broke our brains · My First Million · Oct 20
- Creators can monetize audiences directly through crypto wallets and super-app payment flows.When AI Agents Start Managing Money - Lincoln Murr | ATC #634 · Around The Coin · Oct 21
Bearish 14
- Netflix faces slowing growth, weak hits and layoffs, pressuring its stock and outlook.What’s Behind Netflix’s Struggles? · WSJ Tech News Briefing · Oct 20
- Xbox is losing ground to PlayStation and Nintendo, with a weak 3% margin and uncertain future.Inside Asha Sharma's Overhaul of Xbox | Fortune Daily · Fortune Daily · Oct 22
- Netflix shares are down sharply and engagement growth has stalled, with US market saturation limiting growth.Ted Sarandos on the Hot Seat? Netflix’s Identity Crisis · Next TMT Talks: The Intersection of Technology, Media and Telecom · Oct 23
- Netflix faces engagement stalls, saturated US subscribers, and weak content, threatening its growth story and ad business.Netflix Angst, The End of the Internet, Q&A on Meta’s VR Glasses, Anthropic Alignment, You Can See Everything · Sharp Tech · Oct 23
- Netflix is losing viewing hours to short-form video and has struggled to regain attention.Doubt but No Fear, SpaceX Reports, Netflix Cleans House, AI Bond Vigilantes, Bending Spoons · The Compound and Friends · Oct 20
- Netflix growth is slowing and YouTube is overtaking traditional streaming in TV viewing.Why Elon Might Merge Tesla And SpaceX · Prof G Markets · Oct 22
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- Forbes advisor ranking controversy over undisclosed payments damages trust in media rankings.Why AI Makes Human Advisors More Valuable, Not Less featuring Bryan Hyman (Ep. 30) · Contrasting Viewpoints with Mark Hurley and Ray Sclafani · Oct 23
- Netflix's revenue guidance and weak ad business led to a stock decline despite margin gains.9AM HOUR: SpaceX Surges on Q3 Beat and Musk Comments on Potential Tesla Merger, Netflix Slides 10/21/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 21
- Weak ad guidance and lack of standout content keep pressure on Netflix shares and turnaround prospects.10AM Hour: SpaceX-Tesla Merger? Netflix’s Next Episode, Philip Morris CEO on Earnings 10/21/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 21
- Netflix faces subscriber growth limits and executive changes, and its stock has slid this year.11AM Hour: Impactive Capital's Lauren Taylor Wolfe, Former TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer & GM Tumbles After Earnings 10/20/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 20
- Netflix's hit ratio and viewing share are falling, forcing a strategic rethink.The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad · The Vergecast · Oct 23
- Netflix shares fell after a weak revenue outlook and lower ad forecast, extending a post-earnings slide.11AM Hour: Kroger CEO, NHL Commissioner & SpaceX Rallies on Earnings 10/21/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 21
- Skydance shares fell over debt concerns despite Musk's reported $1bn investment.Tech stocks wobble; Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks, and more · The World in Brief from The Economist · Oct 23
- Netflix shares hit a two-year low after weak guidance and a lowered ad revenue outlook.SpaceX’s Tesla Tie-Up, Muse Momentum, and AI’s 1% 10/21/26 · The Exchange · Oct 21
Mixed 4
- Growth is slowing in mature markets but expanding in emerging ones; pricing headroom is debated against free alternatives.Amazon's Big Bets on Music, Twitch, and Podcasts · Trapital · Oct 23
- Scale constraints in streaming inventory limit how narrowly audiences can be carved out for campaigns.Amazon DSP & LinkedIn: Connected TV Guide · Next in Media · Oct 22
- Netflix ad tier rollout is lagging, but pricing power and platform strategy offer upside.Tesla–SpaceX Merger Talks, Netflix’s Slowdown and an End-to-End AI Marketing Platform · The Information's TITV · Oct 21
- Netflix revenue rose but its revenue forecast slightly missed expectations and it cut jobs.Ukraine says US intelligence is back; SpaceX revenues soar, and more · The World in Brief from The Economist · Oct 21
Neutral 3
- Covers Netflix specials and the comedy distribution landscape factually.Cancel Culture Is Good for Comedy? Michael Che Thinks So · Boardroom with Rich Kleiman · Oct 19
- Covers fragmentation of media, rise of creators and podcasts, and changing norms for reporters.Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that stuck · GeekWire · Oct 24
- Discussion of sports league ventures and sponsorship deals in media and hospitality is largely factual.The NFL Has a New Revenue Stream / NBA in Mexico City? · Sporticast · Oct 22
Around it
Companies named
- Netflix 16
- YouTube3
- Sony2
- Warner Bros. Discovery2
- Microsoft 2
- Amazon 2
Shows that covered it most
- Squawk on the Street4
- The World in Brief from The Economist2
- Acquired1
- Boardroom with Rich Kleiman1
- Cheeky Pint1
- My First Million1
Themes, sentiment and reasons are AI-written paraphrases, checked so they never quote an episode. They may contain errors. Not investment advice. Episodes remain the property of their creators.
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