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Cosmic Motion025 - RUSTLERS' RHAPSODY (Hugh Wilson, 1985)Rex O’Herlihan (Tom Berenger) knows how to rescue poor townsfolk from wealthy bad guys. In this self-aware version of an old Western serial, Rex will befriend the town drunk, Pete (G.W. Bailey) have to square up against the nefarious, greedy antics of Colonel Ticonderoga (Andy Griffith). He’ll appear even more befuddled by the advances of prostitute Miss Tracy (Marilu Henner) and Ticonderoga’s daughter, Miss Ticonderoga (Sela Ward). Will Rex inevitably prevail over the forces of bad?Join Bill and Colin as they explore this lukewarm Western comedy made by Writer/Director Hugh Wilson immedi...
2025-12-011h 18
Cosmic Motion024 - NIGHT OF THE COMET (Thom Eberhardt, 1984) with Tim RushTwo valley girl sisters (Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney) wake up to find most of the world’s population gone. The comet that has just passed the earth has also wiped out everyone who wasn’t protected by metal walls. Those exposed humans who haven’t been turned to dust share the fate of becoming man-eating zombies. Deep in the desert scientists who foresaw this problem have protected themselves in an underground bunker but have found that they didn’t do a great job of it. Now they need blood to slow their fates of becoming zombies. Will our sist...
2025-11-111h 45
Cosmic Motion023 - PRISON (Renny Harlin, 1987) with Kevin RhoadesBurke (Viggo Mortensen) is a mysterious prisoner sentenced to live in a prison that is haunted by the ghost of an old inmate who has a score to settle with Warden Ethan Sharpe (Lane Smith).Join Bill, Colin and Writer/Director Kevin Rhoades (CRAZY TRAIN, THE OVERNIGHT) as they visit the spooky correctional facility where Renny Harlin (DIE HARD II, CLIFFHANGER, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) launched his U.S. career.
2025-10-311h 29
Cosmic Motion022 - COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT (Joseph Sargent, 1970) with Robert BeaucageDr. Charlies Forbin (Eric Braeden) and his associates build and engage an AI supercomputer known as “Colossus” whose purpose is to protect the United States in the event that anyone attacks. Plans go awry when Colossus instead melds with a Russian supercomputer named Guardian with the intent to control and perhaps enslave all of humanity. The U.S. government, Dr. Forbin and his team make best efforts to thwart Colossus’ plans, but have they built this artificial intelligence too well?Join Bill, Colin and Writer/Director/Producer Robert Beaucage as they boot up Joseph Sargent’s prescient AI techn...
2025-10-251h 24
Cosmic Motion021 - VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS (Jaromil Jires, 1970) with Alison Star LockeValerie (Jaroslava Schallerová) has just had her first period and is becoming a woman. This means she has to traverse a confusing dreamscape of friends, family members and others who now look at her with desire. It becomes clear that Valerie must learn how to fend for herself in a predatory world.Join Bill, Colin and Writer/Director Alison Star Locke (THE APOLOGY) as they drop into a visually engaging but disturbing dream about young female adulthood.
2025-10-201h 33
Cosmic Motion020 - THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK (Francesco Barilli, 1974) with Matthew S. RobinsonSylvia (Mimsy Farmer) is a scientist who struggles to keep it together as she appears to her lover, friends and neighbors to be losing her mind. Is she?Join Bill, Colin and Writer/Director Matthew S. Robinson (MY FRIEND VIOLET) as they try to piece her together.
2025-10-101h 25
Cosmic Motion019 - FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON (Luigi Bazzoni, 1975) with DM HarringFlorinda Bolkan plays Alice, a translator who seems to be living events and going to places she can’t fully recall. She’s also having disturbing dreams connected to a film she once saw wherein an astronaut is left all alone on the moon in a government (or is it a corporate?) experiment. Is Alice losing her mind? Is she part of a larger conspiracy? Or has reality simply devolved into a rabbit hole full of mysterious characters and events that she must struggle to piece together?Join Bill, Colin and Writer/Director DM Harring ("Rosewood" and "The...
2025-10-031h 31
Cosmic Motion018 - THE BOOK OF STONE (Carlos Enrique Taboada, 1969) with Sean HoodGoverness Julia Septién (Marga Lopéz) is hired to watch over Silvia (Lucy Buj), a young girl with a friend named Hugo. However, Julia will come to learn that Hugo is actually a stone statue standing on the family home’s grounds. Silvia’s father, Eugenio (Joaquín Cordero), and stepmother, Mariana (Norma Lazareno), don’t know what to do about Silvia’s obsession with Hugo which seems to plague them. When strange occurrences trigger family life to unravel, Julia fights to help Silvia and her parents solve this mystery once and for all; but will it cost her life?
2025-09-261h 22
Cosmic Motion017 - RED ROCK WEST (John Dahl, 1993) with Frank MerleMichael Williams (Nic Cage) is a broke, wounded Marine vet who wanders into a small-town Wyoming bar to be mistaken by bar owner, Wayne Brown (J.T. Walsh) as a hired killer from Texas named Lyle. When he agrees to kill Wayne’s wife (played by Lara Flynn Boyle), Michael then doubles the amount when the wife he’s supposed to kill pays him to double-cross her husband and kill him instead. But that’s just the beginning because the true hired killer, Lyle, from Dallas (Dennis Hopper) shows up and things get really interesting. How is Michael going to sur...
2025-09-211h 55
Cosmic Motion017 - RED ROCK WEST (John Dahl, 1993) with Frank MerleMichael Williams (Nic Cage) is a broke, wounded Marine vet who wanders into a small-town Wyoming bar to be mistaken by bar owner, Wayne Brown (J.T. Walsh) as a hired killer from Texas named Lyle. When he agrees to kill Wayne’s wife (played by Lara Flynn Boyle), Michael then doubles the amount when the wife he’s supposed to kill pays him to double-cross her husband and kill him instead. But that’s just the beginning because the true hired killer, Lyle, from Dallas (Dennis Hopper) shows up and things get really interesting. How is Michael going to sur...
2025-09-201h 55
Cosmic Motion016 - DUEL TO THE DEATH (Siu-Tung Ching, 1983) with Gary Landry JrEvery ten years, a representative swordsman from China and from Japan must duel to the death as a matter of tradition between the two countries. The Chinese Bo Ching-wan (Damian Lau) and Japanese Miyamoto Ichiro (Norman Chu) are selected as their nations’ best to compete in a fair manner. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, forces from both countries have other ideas. Also, Sheng Nan (Flora Chong-Leen), daughter of Master Han (Paul Chang Chung), wants to compete, but she’s a girl. Both Ching Wan and Miyamoto want to have a fair competition, but will they get their wish?Join...
2025-09-121h 05
Cosmic Motion015 - SHIP OF FOOLS (Stanley Kramer, 1965) with Cindy FreemanAn unhappy cruise ship doctor and his crew are surrounded by an amalgam of 1933 Americans, Mexicans and Germans on their way from Mexico to Germany, each with their own lusty, romantic, ideological, human dramas to play out in miniature. By the end, director Stanley Kramer hopes you will learn something about the folly of humanity.Join Bill, Colin and Post Production Supervisor Cindy Freeman as they set sail with a combustible international cast that includes Oskar Werner, Simone Signoret, Vivien Leigh, José Ferrer, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Ashley, George Segal, José Greco, Christiane Schmidtmer, Heinz Rühma...
2025-09-081h 35
Cosmic Motion014 - A WOMAN OF PARIS: A DRAMA OF FATE (Charles Chaplin, 1923) with John BernsteinJean (Carl Miller) and Marie (Edna Purviance) are in love and decide to run off to Paris together. Just as they are about to, Jean’s father dies and Marie leaves for Paris alone. A year later Marie has worked her way into being the romantic partner of high society playboy Pierre Ravel (Adolphe Menjou), who doesn’t seem to have any intention of marrying her, though he might just love her. That’s when Marie runs into her old small town flame, Jean. Just as it seems that Jean and Marie might be back on the road to foreve...
2025-08-291h 40
Cosmic Motion013 - THE NAVIGATOR: A MEDIEVAL ODYSSEY (Vincent Ward, 1988) with BC JonesA small hamlet somewhere in medieval UK is anticipating the coming of the black plague, but a boy who seems to be able to see pieces of the future has visions that could guide them away from a sickly, horrible death by boring into the earth and coming out the other side of it to plant a copper crucifix at the top of a cathedral before the sun rises. The boy’s fanciful prescience leads a small group of the town’s men straight into the year 1988, where they struggle to understand these new surroundings and its inhabitants while they...
2025-08-241h 20
Cosmic Motion012 - IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (Jack Arnold, 1953) with Adam LimaAmateur astronomer John Putnam (Richard Carlson) and schoolteacher Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush) see a space ship crash land and try to convince the authorities and townspeople that aliens are among them; but no one wants to listen…that is until very strange things begin happening to the locals.Join Bill, Colin and Author, Documentary Filmmaker and VFX Artist Adam Lima as they look to the skies and a small Arizona town to meet beings from another world.
2025-08-151h 37
Cosmic Motion011 - DEATH WATCH (Bertrand Tavernier, 1980) with David DraperIn a future where nobody dies from illnesses, there’s a reality show named “Death Watch” which convinces a doctor to lie to perfectly healthy author, Katherine Mortenhoe (Romy Schneider), that she is dying of a terminal illness so they can film her as she thinks she’s living her last days. Producer Vincent Ferriman (Harry Dean Stanton) hires Roddy (Harvey Keitel), a man with cameras implanted in his eyes to befriend her and follow her around as she goes through this psychodrama. Eventually, Roddy falls in love with Katherine and the whole reality show plan goes awry.
2025-08-111h 25
Cosmic Motion010 - NOBODY’S FOOL (Robert Benton, 1994) with Antony BerriosSully (Paul Newman) is an older man in a small town whose life hasn’t exactly worked out perfectly, but he’s done it his way. He’s also angered and alienated a lot of people in the process. When his down-on-his luck son, Peter (Dylan Walsh), happens to visit town with his wife and son, Sully gets a second chance at being a family man. This movie boasts an incredible cast including Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Margo Martindale and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Join Bill, Colin and Writer/Editor Antony Berrios as they visit a smal...
2025-08-011h 22
Cosmic Motion009 - CAMERA BUFF (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1979) with Jacques ThelemaqueFilip Mosz (Jerzy Stuhr) is a factory worker whose wife (Malgorzata Zabkowska) has just given birth to their daughter. The ecstatic new father buys an eight millimeter camera, and his life begins to change. Filip begins to use the camera all the time, and his boss wants him to film pieces for the factory. Before you know it, Filip’s films are playing well at a film festival, and his amateur hobby begins to threaten the simple happiness he had with his wife and daughter. Is Filip’s awakening to movie art selfish or is he somehow growing into an a...
2025-07-251h 25
Cosmic Motion009 - CAMERA BUFF (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1979) with Jacques ThelemaqueFilip Mosz (Jerzy Stuhr) is a factory worker whose wife (Malgorzata Zabkowska) has just given birth to their daughter. The ecstatic new father buys an eight millimeter camera, and his life begins to change. Filip begins to use the camera all the time, and his boss wants him to film pieces for the factory. Before you know it, Filip’s films are playing well at a film festival, and his amateur hobby begins to threaten the simple happiness he had with his wife and daughter. Is Filip’s awakening to movie art selfish or is he somehow growing into an a...
2025-07-241h 25
Cosmic Motion008 - LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN (Uli Edel, 1989) with George ZaverHubert Selby Jr.’s taboo-smashing 1964 novel jumps to the screen in Uli Edel’s theatrical adaptation starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stephen Lang, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Ricki Lake and many others in an ensemble piece about poverty-stricken troubled souls in 1950s Brooklyn. What emerges is dark and disturbing and yet thoroughly human. Join Bill, Colin and writer/director George Zaver as they take a long walk down some shadowy streets.
2025-07-171h 27
Boxing Life StoriesColin Nathan On Training Phumelele Cafu To Fight Bam Rodriguez, Usyk-Dubois, And Manny Pacquiao's ReturnTrainer Colin Nathan talks to Tris Dixon about working with Phumelela Cafu and their bid to upend boxing pound-for-pounder Jesse Rodriguez in Texas this weekend.
They also look ahead to the bout between Daniel Dubois and unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr and the return of Manny Pacquiao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025-07-1735 min
Cosmic Motion007 - BLAST OF SILENCE (Allen Baron, 1961) with Steve MitchellFrank Bono (played by the director Allen Baron himself) lives the lonely life of a hired killer. He’s going to New York City to complete a job when he runs into old friends who cause him to rethink his life. Joining Bill and Colin this week is writer/director Steve Mitchell to explore a classic American crime indie that depicts a killer’s contract where the job and the killer begin to unravel.
2025-07-111h 48
Cosmic Motion006 - CONVOY (Sam Peckinpah, 1978)Trucker “Rubber Duck” (Kris Kristofferson) runs afoul of Arizona Sheriff Lyle Wallace (Ernest Borgnine) after Wallace extorts money from Duck and his friends. So begins the latest in a series of conflicts between Rubber Duck and Wallace, including the sherriff trying to detain his friend Spider Mike (Franklyn Ajaye), with Wallace in hot pursuit as Duck and company hightail it for the New Mexico border to avoid getting arrested. Various friends and admirers join Rubber Duck’s escape and form a convoy of support. The convoy takes on a larger meaning for all kinds of working class gripes with the st...
2025-07-041h 04
Cosmic Motion005 - CLEAN, SHAVEN (Lodge Kerrigan, 1993)Peter Winter (Peter Greene) has a lot going on in his head and most of it is painful. It’s all he can do to try to appear “normal” when he isn’t alone. Despite all this, Peter wants to find the daughter who was taken away from him. Meanwhile an investigator searches for a child murderer and his suspicions are beginning to point to Peter. Is Peter’s daughter in trouble? Join Bill and Colin as they investigate Lodge Kerrigan’s debut, a gripping, experimental dramatic thriller.
2025-06-261h 03
Cosmic Motion004 - MIRACLE MILE (Steve De Jarnatt, 1989)Trombone player Harry Washello (Anthony Edwards) has just met Julie Peters (Mare Winningham) at the La Brea Tar Pitts in the Miracle Mile of Los Angeles, and it looks like this could be instant true love. Yet the night they’re supposed to go on a date, by complete coincidence Harry finds out that the U.S. is beginning a nuclear war in less than an hour…or is it? Now Harry has to find Julie and take shelter for a possible end-of-the-world scenario that he’s not even sure is going to happen. Join Bill and Colin as they t...
2025-06-191h 29
Cosmic Motion003 - DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE / CEMETERY MAN (Michele Soavi, 1994)DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (aka CEMETERY MAN) relates the story of melancholy and discontented Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett), who watches over a cemetery in a small European town where the dead won’t stay buried. He takes it upon himself to put “returners” back into their graves. One day he stumbles upon the love of his life (Anna Falchi) burying her husband. When said husband returns from the dead and kills her, Francesco begins a series of relationships with various iterations of her and a dialogue with death that drives him to kill the living. In what is sure to go down a...
2025-06-132h 04
Cosmic Motion002 - EXCALIBUR (John Boorman, 1981) with Dave WoodsJohn Boorman has built an eclectic body of work ranging from the experimental and deconstructionist POINT BLANK (1967) to the coming-of-age military drama QUEEN & COUNTRY (2014). In this episode, Bill and Colin explore his less-talked-about EXCALIBUR, a strange and inspired Arthurian fantasy drawing from various mythological sources. The cast is an embarrassment of riches including Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Ciarán Hinds and Nigel Terry. Joining us is Producer Dave Woods to help the lads in this battle for truth and honor.
2025-06-051h 42
nScreenMedianScreenNoise – Comcast’s semi-divorce from cable TV channelsComcast says it is getting out of the cable TV channel business but will keep Bravo and its regional sports networks. What’s happening, and what does it mean for Peacock and its subscribers?
2025-02-0721 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Four TVOS endgame scenariosThe TVOS market continues to change, with Whale TV and The Trade Desk entering in the last few months. Will they all survive, or is there a different endgame ahead for the TVOS?
2025-01-3017 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – AI to ease smart TV UX problems, but won’t reach potentialAI is set to help viewers with their biggest challenge: finding something to watch. However, despite moves by Google, LG, and Samsung, business problems will stop AI from achieving its full potential.
2025-01-2315 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Lack of CTV UX innovation at CES 2025With so many connected TV experience problems, why weren’t there more advancements at CES 2025? Only Google, LG, and Samsung had anything to say, and all looked to AI to help.
2025-01-1617 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Tubi’s engagement problemThis week, Tubi released impressive audience and viewing hours growth in 2024. But the numbers hide the fact that engagement is falling. A strategy shift is needed to fix the problem.
2025-01-0913 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Sports drove streaming TV in 2024Sports were the big story in streaming TV in 2024. Premium sports drove big gains for YouTube TV and SVOD services. Smaller leagues are using FASTs to grow their audience.
2024-12-1915 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Improve viewing experience, boost ad performanceConnected TV advertising has failed to take advantage of technology to deliver a better viewing experience. But that could be about to change, according to the CEO of Qortex.
2024-12-1219 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Cable TV at a tipping point as programmers head for the exitsA long-time cable TV executive warned peers not to say cable anymore. Cable TV programmers are listening and switching brands to streaming. It looks like cable is at a tipping point.
2024-12-0513 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Vizio vs. Roku: Comparing TV platform businesses Q3 2024In what could be the last comparison of Vizio and Roku’s platform businesses, Roku extends its active user lead while Vizio narrows the engagement and ARPU gap.
2024-11-2123 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Amazon video brand purge shouldn’t stop at FreeveeAmazon’s decision to ditch the Freevee brand and fold the content into Prime Video makes sense for the etailer. But it has more brand purging to do to fix its strategy and clear up confusion.
2024-11-1417 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Netflix and Roku are withdrawing essential dataNetflix and Roku are cutting off crucial data—subscriber counts and revenue per user—hiding key insights into their business health and market power. Here’s why it matters.
2024-11-0719 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Are streaming boxes losing their innovation edge?As streaming box providers continue to update their devices, fewer people plan to buy them. Have streaming boxes lost their innovation edge over smart TVs?
2024-10-3118 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Philo, Fubo, and Sling TV adapting to life beyond the vMVPD modelAs people abandon the big bundle of paid TV channels, vMVPDs must adapt or die. Philo, Fubo, and Sling TV are adapting by giving their audiences what they want in the way they want it.
2024-10-2413 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Interview Wurl VP – reigniting FAST growthFAST growth has slowed dramatically in the last six months. In this interview with Wurl’s VP of Sales and Partnerships, we discuss why and how to jump-start the industry’s growth.
2024-10-1724 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Boomers are flexing their digital media musclesNew data shows that Baby Boomers are on board with digital media and TV technology and, despite their advertising reluctance, are worth pursuing, even over the preferred Gen-Z audience.
2024-10-1014 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Interview SphereX: Avoiding the cultural dead zoneHow do you avoid your globally distributed content falling into the cultural dead zone of regional markets? SphereX CEO Teresa Philips explains how measuring cultural distance is the key.
2024-10-0324 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Whale TV interview – why another TVOSThe crowded TV OS market has another consumer-facing brand. Whale TV’s marketing head explained the name change and how the OS differed from the competition.
2024-09-2610 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Yospace Interview: 4B Olympics targeted adsDuring the Olympics and Euros, Yospace stitched 10 billion one-to-one targeted ads into live sports streams. Yospace’s head of marketing explains how the company got it done.
2024-09-1913 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Vizio Group VP interview: WatchFree+ on mobileVizio’s WatchFree+ is the engine powering the company’s transformation into a service business. The company’s Group VP explains why the FAST service is expanding outside Vizio Smart TVs.
2024-09-0517 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Three reasons Disney’s TV strategy is confusingDisney’s TV strategy is confusing in many ways. This week, we look at three issues: zombie subscribers, password-sharing curbs, and flexibility with traditional pay TV operators.
2024-08-2918 minnScreenMediaVizio vs. Roku: Comparing platform businesses Q2 2024Comparing Vizio vs. Roku in Q2 2024 shows Roku extended its lead in terms of active accounts. However, Vizio is catching up fast in the important areas of ARPU and engagement.
2024-08-2219 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - MVPD-vMVPD share of home entertainment drops 7%SVOD grew its share of US home entertainment spending in Q2 2024 by a massive 7%. It took all its share gains from MVPD and vMVPDs, but they still dominate spending.
2024-08-1515 min
New EnlightenmentSolving problems for profit with Colin MayerIn this episode, we sit down with influential Oxford University management scholar Colin Mayer to discuss the purpose business and his new book 'Capitalism and Crises'. The discussion explores the need to rethink the purpose of corporations. The current focus on profit is flawed. Mayer proposes that the purpose of business should be to produce profitable solutions for the problems of people and the planet, without profiting from creating harm. He acknowledges the benefits of capitalism but also recognises the increasing threats and crises it is causing. Mayer suggests that by aligning business goals with solving societal and environmental...
2024-08-091h 05nScreenMedianScreenNoise – Venu Sports’ threat to Fubo, with Brett SappingtonFubo’s sports-oriented vMVPD has consistently delivered solid growth since its launch. So, why does it think Venu Sports, the Disney-Fox-WD Discovery sports JV, is such a huge threat? With Brett Sappington of Sappington Media.
2024-08-0831 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Fishtank’s paid, live interactivity powered by LivepeerFishtank used Livepeer’s blockchain-powered network to let the audience pay to participate in its live reality show. The model helped create a multi-million-dollar franchise.
2024-08-0125 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Short form video is Hollywood’s Achilles heelYounger viewers have dumped TV for short-form video, which is a problem for Hollywood. It doesn’t understand the short-form medium and is losing badly to those that do.
2024-07-2532 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Interview Curiosity Stream CEO: Distribution and GenAIHow did Curiosity Stream achieve profitability? The company’s President and CEO explained that an advanced distribution strategy is essential and that GenAI is part of its future.
2024-07-1813 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Why broadcasters want the ultimate bundle, and we don’tThe incoming New Paramount CEO thinks the ultimate bundle is what viewers and service providers want. But is the market really crying out for a “one stop-shop with a nice EPG”?
2024-07-1119 min
Investing RNZach Dixon: From Police Officer to Mobile Home MogulSend us a textWelcome back to the Investing RN podcast! In this special 50th episode, we sit down with Zach Dixon, a former police officer turned mobile home park mogul. Zach shares his incredible journey from law enforcement to building a mobile home empire across the country. We dive into his motivations, the challenges he faced, and the strategies he used to overcome them. If you're interested in real estate investing, especially in the mobile home park space, this episode is packed with valuable insights and practical advice that you won't want to miss.
2024-07-091h 20nScreenMediaInterview Akta Chairman - Gen AI makes video editors 90% more efficientAkta has just integrated its video platform with Google’s Gemini. In this interview, Akta’s Chairman explains how editors use the solution to cut summary clip creation by 90%.
2024-06-2720 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Why some SVOD high-churners are worth pursuingSVOD providers try to avoid customers who come for one show and then cancel. But Magid’s EVP of Global Media says a large group of high churners are worth chasing.
2024-06-2024 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Comscore says Roku is tops. But is it?Comscore says that Roku OS delivers three times more connected TV viewing hours than Amazon and that The Roku Channel dominates FAST linear viewing. But other data raises doubts
2024-06-1317 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – vMVPD reality check: FASTs threat or salvation?vMVPDs face the same fate as cable TV and growth is already slowing. FASTs could be partially responsible for the slowdown but could also offer the industry a way forward.
2024-06-0620 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Interview: CEO of Frequency on the FAST marketThe foundation of the FAST industry is technology that creates linear channels from on-demand and live video. This week, I interview the CEO of Frequency, one of the leading providers of this technology.
2024-05-2318 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - FAST reality check: growth, profitability, top channelsThe FAST market has been experiencing hyper-growth for four years, so it's time for a FAST reality check. I look at growth and profitability to find out, as well as which channels are the most popular.
2024-05-1616 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – It's Tubi time for many; Prime Video ads reduxTubi continues strong growth and has emerged as the leader among FAST services in the US. Prime Video managed to get most users to watch ads, but its value suffered during the process.
2024-05-0915 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Prime Video ads, SVOD price increasesDid the introduction of Prime Video ads in January make an impact on Amazon’s first quarter? And with big price increases in Peacock and others coming, do SVODs still represent a good deal?
2024-05-0217 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Music video’s success in Teslas, FASTsStingray is a leader in the FAST music streaming market. The company’s CRO explains karaoke’s unexpected success in Teslas and how CTV data settles programmer arguments.
2024-04-2313 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Finding money in Las VegasRather than losing money in Las Vegas, I found it at the conference and on the show floor of NAB. Here are three areas TV content and service companies can leverage now to generate new revenue.
2024-04-1817 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Interview: Revry CEO on optimizing marketing spendFAST content leader Revry has been in the market for 8 years. In this interview, Its CEO shares how to optimize marketing spend to minimize subscriber acquisition costs and maximize ad revenue.
2024-04-1115 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Interview: Free TV company Telly gives an updateTelly, the company that gives free TVs to its customers, has been shipping the devices for nine months. How is it doing? In this interview from last month, Telly’s CSO reveals all.
2024-04-0416 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Moments Lab uncovers new value in video contentAI can recognize objects, faces, and moods in video. In this interview with the CEO of Moments Lab, he explains how his AI-powered solution can capture the essence of whole scenes!
2024-03-2815 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – will CTV ad spend be $20B or $30B in 2024?Advertising Perceptions says CTV ad spending will be $21 billion in 2024; eMarketer says $30 billion. Who’s right? Both could be wrong if Prime Video and political ads have a big impact.
2024-03-2114 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Interview: Supercharge engagement with Plex social discoveryPlex helps its 25 million users manage their media lives. In this interview, the CPO explains how AI and social discovery help them get to press play faster and watch longer.
2024-03-1421 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise - Cineverse’s AI advisor Ava will help cut churn, grow revenueCineverse announced the launch of an AI-powered search advisor called Ava. The timely tool will help the industry tame out-of-control churn, boost engagement and grow revenue.
2024-03-0715 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – How the top 7 SVODs did in 2023The 2023 results are in, and we know as much about the performance of the top 7 SVODs as the companies will tell us. But which is tops in ad-supported subs?
2024-02-2918 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Should Amazon kill Freevee or keep it?Ad Week says Amazon will kill Freevee, but Amazon says it won’t. Either way, Amazon’s connected TV ad services are confusing to users and need to be simplified.
2024-02-2220 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Syncbak CEO interview: Zeam local TV nexusAs audiences move to connected TV viewing, finding local TV news becomes a challenge. Syncbak’s CEO explains how the new service Zeam helps local TV thrive on CTV.
2024-02-1520 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Impending TVOD expansion attracts new movie storeSVOD dominates home entertainment spending, while rentals and sales are in the doldrums. So, why has Plex decided to open a movie store? TVOD is ripe for resurgence.
2024-02-0814 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Wasabi-Curio deal makes video libraries intelligent!Imagine if, just by moving your video library to the cloud, you could search it for faces, logos, songs, and more. Wasabi CEO David Friend and SVP of AI Aaron Edell say that’s why the company bought Curio AI. Listen to the interview to understand the business and technical mojo behind Wasabi's intelligent video storage solution.
2024-02-0131 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Why vMVPD growth will cease by 2025vMVPD subscribers grew by 10% over the last year, while traditional pay TV fell by 13%. But the differences between them are narrowing, and by 2025, they will move as one.
2024-01-2516 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Diamond Sports deal pure gold for AmazonFor a minority investment in Diamond Sports, Amazon takes charge of the most valuable part of the business. And the RSNs become another cog in the Amazon flywheel.
2024-01-1815 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Casting battle ignited at CES 2024Casting entered the limelight at CES 2024 with several big announcements. It looks like a standards war has broken out between Google, Apple, and Amazon. Listen on to find out more and why.
2024-01-1113 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Change in the TV industry is far from overThe music industry’s transition from physical media to digital can teach us much about where the TV industry is headed. And it’s clear there is still a long way to go.
2024-01-0414 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Reaching individuals in a group viewing environmentEngaging with an individual in a group viewing setting is always a challenge. Atmosphere’s CEO describes how his new solution, Chive Trivia, does it by synchronizing the TV screen with people’s phones.
2023-12-1818 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Netflix engagement leader, ad revenue is “material”New viewing data from Netflix shows that it does not conform to the 90:10 rule. Other data shows that ad revenue is already making an impact, despite what executives say.
2023-12-1418 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Cleanup your metadata to boost TV service performanceBarb, the UK’s Nielsen, has tapped MetaBroadcast and Gracenote to optimize TV audience measurement by cleaning up the metadata. Interviews with company execs explain why you should, too!
2023-12-0727 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – will cord-cutters outnumber cable TV this year?An analyst group says cord-cutters will outnumber pay TV users in the US by the end of 2023. But a close look at the data shows things are not quite so cut and dried.
2023-11-3017 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – What the future holds for traditional pay TVTraditional pay TV losses accelerated in Q3 2023, pushed upwards by multiple doom loops. But does the recent Charter/Disney carriage deal hold out hope that the decline can be arrested?
2023-11-1618 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Disney’s strategy to reach Netflix scaleDisney filled out its plan to get its direct-to-consumer services to Netflix scale in its fiscal Q4 earnings call. It will continue to cut content, combine Hulu and Disney+, and launch ESPN Digital.
2023-11-0919 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Advertising continues its streaming TV expansionIt’s getting harder to avoid advertising in the streaming TV experience. Services are adding ad tiers and new ad formats. And ads for products are coming to the Fire TV experience.
2023-11-0215 minnScreenMedianScreenNoise – Will Local TV’s expected retrans fee bonanza materialize?Gray Television and Nexstar Media Group think their local TV stations are about to get a huge windfall from cable TV operators. Here’s why things might not turn out how they expect.
2023-10-1913 min
PA CHALK UPCOLIN DIXON #8Colin Dixon, an accomplished American Football Coach and Assistant Recruiter at Stephen F. Austin State University. In this enlightening conversation, Colin provides a unique window into his multifaceted role in the world of sports.
Colin delves deep into his daily responsibilities as a coach and recruiter, shedding light on the intricacies of managing these demanding positions. Learn how he effectively balances these roles to optimise player development and recruitment at Stephen F. Austin State University.
But that's not all. Colin goes a step further to explore the vital topic...
2023-10-181h 11nScreenMedianScreenNoise – Play-Fi wireless surround sound boosts engagementSurround sound boosts video engagement, which in turn cuts churn. But wires could be getting in the way for 3-in-5 US homes. In this interview, the GM of Play-Fi explains how his tech can help.
2023-10-1221 min
Misinterpreted - Sports Comedy DebateThe Case for FCS Football ft. Colin DixonColin Dixon, SFA defense and special teams analyst, sits down with Tellier and Ryan to discuss the differences between FBS and FCS football. Why play?
2023-06-2635 min
Behind the Scenes with Colin EdmondsLeslie Bricusse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Brian May – just a few of the music legends associated with Maestro Mike DixonOur Behind the Scenes guest this time is a composer, pianist and music director who has enjoyed a 40 year award winning career working with the most famous performers and conducting some of the biggest orchestras in the world.
Mike Dixon has helped launch many of the great modern productions in the West End and on Broadway. He is the go-to-guy for Dame Shirley Bassey, Lionel Richie, Sir Tom Jones, in fact it’s probably quicker to list those who don't have him on speed dial. He’s also worked with a raft of high-profile comic names including Brad...
2022-06-2555 min
Behind the Scenes with Colin EdmondsCue the music – West End conductor and M.D. Mike Dixon on working with Dame Shirley Bassey, Queen’s Brian May, plus Lord Lloyd Webber and Ronnie WoodThis week on the podcast, Colin’s on the dais with the Maestro, top Musical Director Mike Dixon, talking about “We Will Rock You” and “Aspects of Love”, playing Glastonbury, and rubbing shoulders with Patrick Stewart, Leslie Bricusse and Dame Julie Andrews.
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2021-06-251h 05
Colin Curtis PodcastCOLIN CURTIS HOUSE OF SOUL SHOW NEW SOULFUL VOCAL GOSPEL AFRO & JAZZY HOUSEI Hear Music In The Streets (Expansions NYC Dub) Louie Vega, Unlimited Touch You Can Make It (Original Mix) Opolopo, Pete Simpson Set Fire To Me (Time Traveler Reedit) Vick Lavender Love X Love (Original Mix) DJ Fudge, Chinua Hawk Sunshine (Bmore Soulful Vocal) Damond Ramsey It Seems To Hang On (Chris Forman-s Disco Paradise Mix) Steal Vybe, Chris Forman ,Damon Bennett, Stephanie Renée, Chris Dockins Ninataka (I Want) (Miquifaye Instrumix) Anthony Nicholson, Koku Gonza, Chris Rob, Amaury Acosta, Miquifaye Quien Será Mi Santo (Kiko Navarro) Adam Cruz Habano Vick Lavender, Yvette Mag...
2020-08-293h 32
TelevisionationRADIO ITVT: New Televisionation Podcast: Colin Dixon of nScreenMedia; Tim Hanlon of The Vertere Group; and Alan Wolk of TV[R]EVAUDIO ONLY: ITVT and TVOT are pleased to present the premier episode of Televisionation, our new video/audio podcast series exploring how the advanced/interactive-TV industry is responding to the Covid-19 crisis!In this episode, three prominent industry analysts—Colin Dixon, Chief Analyst at nScreenMedia; Tim Hanlon, CEO of The Vertere Group; and Alan Wolk, Lead Analyst at TV[R]EV—tell us about their own lives in this time of social distancing, discuss how the Covid-19 crisis is impacting such areas as OTT, programming formats, local broadcasting, the TV news business and more, and share their insights into...
2020-03-311h 00
Boxing Life StoriesSeason 2: #27 Colin McMillan
Former WBO featherweight champion Colin McMillan could be forgiven for being sour.
Just when he had the world at his feet, as the reigning champion, he lost his crown in his first defence when he suffered a dislocated shoulder. Things changed from that moment.
But McMillan has retained his highly positive disposition and is one of boxing's good guys. He had a fascinating career, trying to forge his own path, working with the late author Jonathan Rendall as an advisor, being guided by Terry Marsh and then, afterwards, becoming an advisor to Audley Harrison.
In his own fighting career...
2020-03-241h 27
The Creative EndeavourEpisode 12 - Colin DixonColin Dixon is somebody very close to me and integral in my story of becoming an established artist. In fact, Colin and his wife Gaye ran the first Gallery I approached back in the early years, just as I was starting out. I noticed something was very different about the way Colin ran the business; at times it seemed diametrically opposed to many of the dealers and galleries I was also associated with at the time. Many of the lessons I learned in those early years are still relevant today. He shared many great insights in this conversation, certainly...
2019-09-102h 10
Boxing Life Stories#49 Colin Hart
For more than 50 years, The Sun's boxing scribe Colin Hart has been at the biggest fights, delivered the biggest interviews and broken the biggest exclusives.
Here, he looks back on a half century in the sport that has seen him earn the top awards in boxing journalism, the Nat Fleischer award via the Boxing Association of America and his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
He was at the Fight of the Century between Frazier and Ali, in Zaire for the Rumble in the Jungle and in Manilla for the Thriller. He was a the Bite Fight...
2019-09-042h 33
Boxing Life Stories#10 Colin NathanLeading South African trainer Colin Nathan has an old head on young shoulders. Here, he discusses the heartbreak that almost saw him walk away from the sport, how he learned under Freddie Roach in Los Angeles and how he now boasts a top stable that includes Ring magazine light-flyweight champion Hekkie Budler.
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