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Strictly BusinessThe Real 'Heated Rivalry': The Competitive State of Streaming OriginalsLuminate analysts Andrew Wallenstein and Tyler Aquilina break down the Luminate Year-End Film & TV Report 2025, examining the viewership numbers and trends for streaming originals on Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon, Peacock, Disney+ and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-3027 minStrictly BusinessThe Real 'Heated Rivalry': The Competitive State of Streaming OriginalsLuminate analysts Andrew Wallenstein and Tyler Aquilina break down the Luminate Year-End Film & TV Report 2025, examining the viewership numbers and trends for streaming originals on Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon, Peacock, Disney+ and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-3027 min
Strictly BusinessDaily Variety -- Why NBC is Reviving Pilot Season; Breaking Down Luminate's Year-End Streaming Originals ReportOn today’s episode, Variety’s Joe Otterson explains the recent burst of pilot orders at NBC and why the network is returning to a TV tradition. And Luminate’s Andrew Wallenstein gives a preview of Friday’s “Strictly Business” podcast episode, which goes deep on Luminate’s just-released Year-End Film and TV Report tracking viewership of streaming originals across all major platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-2917 minStrictly BusinessDaily Variety -- Why NBC is Reviving Pilot Season; Breaking Down Luminate's Year-End Streaming Originals ReportOn today’s episode, Variety’s Joe Otterson explains the recent burst of pilot orders at NBC and why the network is returning to a TV tradition. And Luminate’s Andrew Wallenstein gives a preview of Friday’s “Strictly Business” podcast episode, which goes deep on Luminate’s just-released Year-End Film and TV Report tracking viewership of streaming originals across all major platforms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-2917 min
Daily VarietyWhy NBC is Reviving Pilot Season; Breaking Down Luminate's Year-End Streaming Originals ReportOn today’s episode, Variety’s Joe Otterson explains the recent burst of pilot orders at NBC and why the network is returning to a TV tradition. And Luminate’s Andrew Wallenstein gives a preview of Friday’s “Strictly Business” podcast episode, which goes deep on Luminate’s just-released Year-End Film and TV Report tracking viewership of streaming originals across all major platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-2918 min
In the Lab with LuminateNBC Universal head of analytics Dave KaplanNow that Luminate's 2025 Film & TV Year-End Report has crowned Peacock’s “Love Island USA” the most-watched streaming original of the year, learn more about how Peacock is leveraging this massive audience to bring eyeballs to the streamer’s linear-channel sibling Bravo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-01-2132 minStrictly BusinessIsraeli Entertainment Industry Confronts Its Crisis at New Festival"Strictly Business" co-host Andrew Wallenstein traveled to Israel last month to take part in Jerusalem Sessions, a first-time festival where local TV and film pros discussed how to contend with the dark cloud that has been cast over their industry since Oct. 7, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-0214 minStrictly BusinessIsraeli Entertainment Industry Confronts Its Crisis at New Festival"Strictly Business" co-host Andrew Wallenstein traveled to Israel last month to take part in Jerusalem Sessions, a first-time festival where local TV and film pros discussed how to contend with the dark cloud that has been cast over their industry since Oct. 7, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-01-0214 minIn the Lab with LuminateVice TV president Peter GaffneyOne year into the cable channel Vice TV’s pivot to sports programming, Gaffney gives an update on how the strategy is connecting with viewers while noting upcoming new series that make good on the new brand positioning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-12-1330 minIn the Lab with LuminateProtege Chief Content Officer Dave DavisFilm, TV and other video content producers and rights owners are already licensing content for AI training, led by an emerging crop of data brokers helping to negotiate training rights licenses between media companies and AI companies. Focused on audiovisual content, Protege Media chief content officer Dave Davis reveals what they’ve learned from two years of dealmaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-2635 minIn the Lab with LuminateCuriosity Stream CEO Clint StinchcombRacking up 20 million subscribers for a niche service would be enough to tip the hat to the 10-year-old Curiosity Stream. But what's even more distinctive about this business is CEO Clint Stinchcomb's pioneering effort to aggressively license its library as AI training data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-10-2433 minIn the Lab with LuminateCrunchyroll president Rahul PuriniThe explosive global growth of anime content is analyzed in depth with insights from the top executive at the genre's leading brand. Purini details Crunchyroll's approach from its core business in streaming to ancillary markets in movies, merchandise and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-09-1929 minIn the Lab with LuminateAndy Chatterley, founder and CEO of piracy data tracker MUSOChatterley breaks down the current state of piracy across the entertainment industry and what companies can learn from unlicensed consumer demand.
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2025-08-2535 minIn the Lab with LuminateOwl & Co. founder Hernan LopezLopez, founder of the
podcast company Wondery, discusses the challenges streaming services including
Netflix and Disney+ face in a a mobile-centric era dominated by the likes of
TikTok and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-1628 minIn the Lab with LuminateMusic Business Worldwide publisher Tim InghamMusic Business Worldwide publisher Tim Ingham goes deep on the state of
the music industry. He has diligently covered the music industry since 2015 and
earlier this year launched the Music Business Database, a one-stop shop for
over 150 charts and 2,500 data points.
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2025-06-0219 min
Strictly Business‘Mountainhead’ Mines AI Anxieties at Just the Right TimeStrictly Business host Andrew Wallenstein offers a commentary on the new HBO movie “Mountainhead,” from “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong, comparing the two productions and speaking to the film’s satirical take on AI and the moguls deploying the technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-05-2813 minStrictly Business‘Mountainhead’ Mines AI Anxieties at Just the Right TimeStrictly Business host Andrew Wallenstein offers a commentary on the new HBO movie “Mountainhead,” from “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong, comparing the two productions and speaking to the film’s satirical take on AI and the moguls deploying the technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-05-2813 min
Strictly BusinessThe TikTok-ification of TV is ComingA humorous but insightful commentary in which host Andrew Wallenstein discusses the personal experience of developing a TikTok habit so powerful it displaced TV as “his go-to media habit for the past 50 years.” Describes his months of immersion on the platform, he likens it to a religious conversion that left him with prophetic visions of media's future, which he shares in detail (before the men in white coats come for him). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-04-0933 minStrictly BusinessThe TikTok-ification of TV is ComingA humorous but insightful commentary in which host Andrew Wallenstein discusses the personal experience of developing a TikTok habit so powerful it displaced TV as “his go-to media habit for the past 50 years.” Describes his months of immersion on the platform, he likens it to a religious conversion that left him with prophetic visions of media's future, which he shares in detail (before the men in white coats come for him). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-04-0933 min
David Reads The TradesDavid Reads The Trades, 12/11/24The new Sundance is here! The new Sundance is here! And J-Lo gonna ‘dance!… Paul is Paul while Mendes looks for someone named Richard to play Ringo… Kathleen Kennedy gets a deserved ASC honor… Luca’s Psycho is Denis’ psycho, thank you very much… The dominant Yellowstoners keep a’stonin’… Andrew Wallenstein bravely takes aim at himself for enjoying the Sony hack too much… and more… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit davidpoland.substack.com/subscribe
2024-12-1124 min
Strictly BusinessI Defended Publishing the Sony Hack Emails 10 Years Ago. Now I Regret It.Strictly Business co-host Andrew Wallenstein looks back on the rationale he laid out a decade ago as co-editor-in-chief of Variety for publishing the contents of the Sony hack and shares his misgivings about a difficult decision and why he made it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-12-1126 minStrictly BusinessI Defended Publishing the Sony Hack Emails 10 Years Ago. Now I Regret It.Strictly Business co-host Andrew Wallenstein looks back on the rationale he laid out a decade ago as co-editor-in-chief of Variety for publishing the contents of the Sony hack and shares his misgivings about a difficult decision and why he made it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-12-1126 min
The Worst of All Possible Worlds162 - Skibidi Toilet (feat. Donovan Eyre)THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall
Donovan Eyre (Radio Free Tote Bag) and the lads grab their plungers and do battle with the toilets as they cover DaFuq!?Boom!’s animated YouTube megahit: Skibidi Toilet. Topics include the origins of machinima, the joys of seeing robots punching each other, and the ramifications of adding Hollywood money into a story about cameramen killing toiletmen.
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2024-10-3024 min
Strictly BusinessStrictly Business Live with Laura Martin, Hernan Lopez, Adam Aron, Channing Dungey, Peter Safran, Lamorne Morris, Whitney Cummings Iliza Schlesinger and MoreA special live episode of Strictly Business recorded Sept. 26 in West Hollywood at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit. Laura Martin, entertainment and internet analyst for Needham & Company, joins hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein for a conversation about the future of media and entertainment. Owl & Co consulting founder Hernan Lopez also weighs in for a deep dive into the economics of streaming content. Plus other conference highlights from the summit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-09-2846 minStrictly BusinessStrictly Business Live with Laura Martin, Hernan Lopez, Adam Aron, Channing Dungey, Peter Safran, Lamorne Morris, Whitney Cummings Iliza Schlesinger and MoreA special live episode of Strictly Business recorded Sept. 26 in West Hollywood at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit. Laura Martin, entertainment and internet analyst for Needham & Company, joins hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein for a conversation about the future of media and entertainment. Owl & Co consulting founder Hernan Lopez also weighs in for a deep dive into the economics of streaming content. Plus other conference highlights from the summit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-09-2846 min
Strictly BusinessEmmy Ratings Low Delivers Awards-Show Gut CheckJust when last week's ratings resurgence for the Golden Globes had us all feeling good, along comes the Emmy Awards to deliver an all-time audience low to shake our confidence in awards show all over again! What happened Jan. 15? Did Anthony Anderson not make us laugh enough? Should we be worried about the upcoming Grammys and Oscars, which are coming off their strongest telecasts in several years? Fear not, says Andrew Wallenstein, who analyzes why 2024 was a singularly bad year for Emmys due to a perfect storm of factors beyond its control. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
2024-01-1816 minStrictly BusinessEmmy Ratings Low Delivers Awards-Show Gut CheckJust when last week's ratings resurgence for the Golden Globes had us all feeling good, along comes the Emmy Awards to deliver an all-time audience low to shake our confidence in awards show all over again! What happened Jan. 15? Did Anthony Anderson not make us laugh enough? Should we be worried about the upcoming Grammys and Oscars, which are coming off their strongest telecasts in several years? Fear not, says Andrew Wallenstein, who analyzes why 2024 was a singularly bad year for Emmys due to a perfect storm of factors beyond its control. See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
2024-01-1816 min
Strictly BusinessCES 2024: Variety Gazes into the Future with Top Executives, Innovators and TikTok Creator Leenda DongProduced on the ground at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Variety’s Cynthia Littleton and Todd Spangler and Variety Intelligence Platform’s Andrew Wallenstein and Audrey Schomer analyze the trends, rumors and surprises that emerged during the tech industry’s annual gathering. Also, highlights from Variety Entertainment Summit conversations with Roku’s Charlie Collier, TikTok creator Leenda Dong, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, TalkShopLive’s Bryan Moore and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-1237 minStrictly BusinessCES 2024: Variety Gazes into the Future with Top Executives, Innovators and TikTok Creator Leenda DongProduced on the ground at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Variety’s Cynthia Littleton and Todd Spangler and Variety Intelligence Platform’s Andrew Wallenstein and Audrey Schomer analyze the trends, rumors and surprises that emerged during the tech industry’s annual gathering. Also, highlights from Variety Entertainment Summit conversations with Roku’s Charlie Collier, TikTok creator Leenda Dong, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, TalkShopLive’s Bryan Moore and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-1237 min
Strictly BusinessStrictly Business 2023 in Review: AI Bites, Hollywood Strikes, Streaming Wars Turn Ugly and Taylor Swift Takes AllCo-hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein look back at the year that was and ahead at what’s to come for the business of media and entertainment. The hosts share highlights from some of their favorite episodes of 2023, including interviews with Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz, HBO and Max content chief Casey Bloys, Nigerian entrepreneur Mo Abudu, South Korean producer Nah Yung Suk and Barstool Sports chief Erika Ayers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-0333 minStrictly BusinessStrictly Business 2023 in Review: AI Bites, Hollywood Strikes, Streaming Wars Turn Ugly and Taylor Swift Takes AllCo-hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein look back at the year that was and ahead at what’s to come for the business of media and entertainment. The hosts share highlights from some of their favorite episodes of 2023, including interviews with Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz, HBO and Max content chief Casey Bloys, Nigerian entrepreneur Mo Abudu, South Korean producer Nah Yung Suk and Barstool Sports chief Erika Ayers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-0333 min
The Town with Matthew BelloniHow Long Can the Live Concert Boom Last?Matt is joined by Andrew Wallenstein, Variety Intelligence’s chief media analyst, to discuss live concerts' hot streak and the post-pandemic rise of the experience economy, as well as historic ticket prices, the lengths fans are going to to see their favorite artists, what this means for the future of live music, and more. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about stand-up comedy on streaming.For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here.Email us your thoughts! thetown@spotify.comTo sa...
2023-10-1831 min
Strictly BusinessScooter Braun Gets Free Advice in a 'Mogul Memo' MonologueAfter a rough week in which the manager said adieu to his biggest clients including Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Strictly Business host Andrew Wallenstein brings his Mogul Memo column to the podcast and offers some counterintuitive counsel. Plus: An interview with Paramount CTO Phil Wiser at the Collision Tech Conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-08-3030 minStrictly BusinessScooter Braun Gets Free Advice in a 'Mogul Memo' MonologueAfter a rough week in which the manager said adieu to his biggest clients including Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Strictly Business host Andrew Wallenstein brings his Mogul Memo column to the podcast and offers some counterintuitive counsel. Plus: An interview with Paramount CTO Phil Wiser at the Collision Tech Conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-08-3030 min
CES Tech TalkVariety and CTA on Streaming and the Future of TVThe TV streaming business is booming, but its future is in question. With two strikes in the broadcast content world, and forecasts of streaming spends north of $45 billion, what’s really happening behind the scenes of America’s top entertainment medium? Untangling the opposing forces behind our favorite shows are two experts on industry intel and research: Andrew Wallenstein, Variety’s Intelligence Platform lead, and Jessica Boothe, CTA research director. They discuss the factors that are shaping streaming experiences, among them the cost to consumers. Episode topics include: Prospects of growth – good, or not so much - in streamin...
2023-08-0731 minCES Tech TalkVariety and CTA on Streaming and the Future of TVThe TV streaming business is booming, but its future is in question. With two strikes in the broadcast content world, and forecasts of streaming spends north of $45 billion, what’s really happening behind the scenes of America’s top entertainment medium? Untangling the opposing forces behind our favorite shows are two experts on industry intel and research: Andrew Wallenstein, Variety’s Intelligence Platform lead, and Jessica Boothe, CTA research director. They discuss the factors that are shaping streaming experiences, among them the cost to consumers. Episode topics include: Prospects of growth – good, or not so much - in streamin...
2023-08-0731 min
Strictly BusinessMedia Stocks Midyear AssessmentWith the leading media moguls hunkered down in Sun Valley this week for the annual Allen & Co. conference just a week ahead of the start of the Q2 earnings season, there's no better time for a frank discussion of how these companies' stocks are faring. Strictly Business hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein are joined by Variety Intelligence Platform analyst Heidi Chung for a chat about Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, Comcast and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-07-1246 minStrictly BusinessMedia Stocks Midyear AssessmentWith the leading media moguls hunkered down in Sun Valley this week for the annual Allen & Co. conference just a week ahead of the start of the Q2 earnings season, there's no better time for a frank discussion of how these companies' stocks are faring. Strictly Business hosts Cynthia Littleton and Andrew Wallenstein are joined by Variety Intelligence Platform analyst Heidi Chung for a chat about Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, Comcast and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-07-1246 min
CES Tech TalkVariety Forecasts the Future of StreamingFrom music to TV and film, Variety is all over what’s happening in the entertainment industry. Three years into the company’s Variety Intelligence Platform (or VIP, as it’s known to insiders), which goes beyond headlines to alert media businesses of developments in their industries, Variety has accumulated deep insight into what makes media platforms and products succeed. Variety’s Andrew Wallenstein discusses the media business in this episode of CES Tech Talk, observing that the question on everyone’s mind is, “Who will be left standing?” In this intensely competitive business, Andrew offers predictions on specific platforms’ fut...
2023-05-1612 minCES Tech TalkVariety Forecasts the Future of StreamingFrom music to TV and film, Variety is all over what’s happening in the entertainment industry. Three years into the company’s Variety Intelligence Platform (or VIP, as it’s known to insiders), which goes beyond headlines to alert media businesses of developments in their industries, Variety has accumulated deep insight into what makes media platforms and products succeed. Variety’s Andrew Wallenstein discusses the media business in this episode of CES Tech Talk, observing that the question on everyone’s mind is, “Who will be left standing?” In this intensely competitive business, Andrew offers predictions on specific platforms’ fut...
2023-05-1612 min
Strictly BusinessDeals, Disruption and Drive: Strictly Business 2022 in ReviewOur 2022 retrospective highlights favorite guests, moments and most significant industry trends in media and entertainment, as selected by Cynthia Littleton, Andrew Wallenstein and Shirley Halperin, hosts of Variety’s weekly podcast Strictly Business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-01-0436 minStrictly BusinessDeals, Disruption and Drive: Strictly Business 2022 in ReviewOur 2022 retrospective highlights favorite guests, moments and most significant industry trends in media and entertainment, as selected by Cynthia Littleton, Andrew Wallenstein and Shirley Halperin, hosts of Variety’s weekly podcast Strictly Business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-01-0436 minThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe Looming NBA Rights BonanzaMatt is joined by chief media analyst at Variety Intelligence Platform Andrew Wallenstein to discuss the upcoming expiration of Disney and WarnerMedia’s NBA media rights deal. They predict whether Disney-Warner can hold on to their NBA rights or whether the deep pockets of big tech and streaming will outbid the rest of the market. They also discuss the future of the regional sports network, and what ratings say about current interest in the NBA as a national product.Email us your questions, thoughts, or ideas at thetown@spotify.com...
2022-10-1830 min
Thinking Out LoudHollywood 2022: How Will It Play Out?
President & Chief Media Analyst of Variety’s Intelligence Platform, Andrew Wallenstein, recaps the trending topics of 2021 and predictions for 2022. Wallenstein and host Vicki Lins discuss navigating the three-dimensional metaverse experience; and its potential within entertainment, recent pandemic release strategy experimentations, what competing streaming services will have to do to get ahead and recent findings from Variety Intelligence Platform’s market research reports.
2022-01-2539 min
The MOSAIC PodcastEpisode 9: The MOSAIC Podcast with special guest Juli Voogd - Creativity part 4 of 4On today’s episode, we finish our book chat on Adorning the Dark as well as our discussion on Creativity. We also chat with Juli Voogd, married to Dave and mom of 2. Juli shares her love of creativity through music, home, and most recently cookie decorating. And until you've tried these cookies, you don't know what cookie decorating is! Through it all, she has experienced God’s loving hand, though it has not always been easy.
Links from the show:
Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson
The Rabbit Room
Instagram Juli.voogd
Time is My Oyster by Jo...
2021-09-1052 minThe MOSAIC PodcastEpisode 8: The MOSAIC Podcast with special guest Sharon McDonald - Creativity Part 3 of 4On today’s episode, we are joined by Sharon McDonald. Some of you will know that subsequent to recording this podcast, her husband underwent major surgery. While this is not mentioned in the conversation, it is also a very big part of her story of brokenness. We are so grateful to report that he is home and doing well.
Links from the show:
Adorning the Dark ch. 10-13 by Andrew Peterson
A Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman mentioned by Sharon
Art piece: Love III by George Herbert
Bible Passages: Colossians 3:23; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Proverbs 22:29
Connect wi...
2021-08-2653 minThe MOSAIC PodcastEpisode 7: The MOSAIC Podcast with special guest Jenna Brubacher - Creativity Part 2 of 4On today’s episode, we chat with Jenna Brubacher, a stay-at-home mom of 3 young children. Jenna also shares her creativity through her own DIY Instagram page. We loved getting to know Jenna a little better as she shared her life with us.
Links from the show:
Jenna’s Instagram @jennabrubshome
Risen Motherhood by Emily Jensen
Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson (chapters 6-9)
Art: The Dark before the Dawn by Andrew Peterson
JRR Tolkien’s The Return of the King
The Rabbit Room - a collaborative website that “cultivates and curates stories, music and art to nourish...
2021-08-1248 min
Amplify Music CommunitiesExplosion of Streaming TV and Music Virtual ProductionWhile venues and theaters were closed and opened and closed again — many people shifted to their streaming services and developed whole new habits in a time of challenging TV and film production. 2020 was the year of Streaming TV and online gaming growth during the time of COVID-19 and how the surge in sync for film, TV, and games changes the geographies and opportunities recorded music during the pandemic.Speakers:Jay Tucker | UCLA Anderson School of ManagementAndrew Wallenstein | Variety Intelligence PlatformJames Jacoby | Anthem Entertainment GroupKr...
2021-08-0426 min