The Dan Rayburn Podcast

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The Dan Rayburn Podcast

Curating all the streaming media industry news of the week that matters most, in 30 minutes. Unvarnished, unscripted and providing you with the data and analysis you need, without any hype. The pulse of the streaming media industry.

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 125: Hulu's Oscars Stream; MSG Networks Likely Bankruptcy; CTV Botnet Discovery; MLB's Streaming Challenges

    This week, we talk about the problems with Hulu's Oscars live stream and why streaming cannot take the place of broadcast distribution in terms of scalability and dependability. We also point out the likelihood of MSG Networks and/or its affiliates declaring bankruptcy and the potential consequences for their streaming business. We discuss the announcement that all Elite Wrestling PPV events will soon be available on Prime Video, and Netflix plans to live stream another boxing match later in ...

    34 min

  2. MAR 3

    Episode 124: Fubo, WBD and Paramount Q4 Earnings; Amazon Launching Live Linear Channel; DIRECTV's New $35 Entertainment Package

    This week, we discuss the Q4 earnings numbers tied to subscribers and profitability from Fubo, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and EchoStar. We also highlight the latest sports news from Disney, DAZN, LALIGA, Fox, LFP, and Sky. We detail the new $35 entertainment package from DIRECTV, which includes 43 linear channels and Disney+, Hulu+ and Max streaming services. Finally, we cover the news that Amazon will launch a live, linear TV channel for Prime Video members in Germany and Austria and...

    39 min

  3. FEB 26

    Episode 123: Sports News Roundup From ESPN, Netflix, Max, Prime, DAZN, DIRECTV, Roku, F1 and Akamai's Q4 Earnings

    This week, we discuss all the latest sports news, including ESPN and MLB ending their contract early, the excellent looking live stream of the NASCAR Daytona 500 on Max and SURJ's investment in DAZN, rumored to be $1 billion. We also highlight the news that DIRECTV's MySports package will include 140 NBC affiliates, Prime Video offering Ligue 1 matches via PPV, reports that ESPN has walked away from F1 negotiations, and Bassmaster tournaments now streaming on the Roku Channel. Finally, we cov...

    43 min

  4. FEB 17

    Episode 122: Tubi's Super Bowl Stream Recap; Detailing Roku, Fastly, and Harmonc's Q4 Earnings

    This week, we review FOX and Tubi's Super Bowl stream, detailing the video quality, latency, playback, viewership numbers and overall event success. We also detail Q4 and full-year earnings from Roku, AMC Networks, Altice, Fastly and Harmonic, which saw mixed results. We highlight the launch of JioHotstar, which resulted in the merger between Hotstar and JioCinema, subscriber numbers from Philo, the Apple TV app launching on Android and the changes taking place at Brightcove due to the acquis...

    46 min

  5. FEB 12

    Episode 121: Comcast and DirecTV Launch $70 Sports Packages, Peacock and Disney Earnings, Parler Buys Select Edgio Assets

    This week, we detail the launch of competing $70 sports streaming packages from Comcast’s Xfinity and DirecTV and FOX's plans to launch a DTC streaming service. We also cover the latest earnings from Comcast, Disney and Alphabet, with Disney+ losing 700,000 subscribers, Peacock's DTC business losing $436M, and YouTube seeing advertising revenue of $10.4 billion, with growth driven by the 2024 U.S. election. We also discussed the latest cord-cutting numbers from Charter, Comcast, and Verizon, ...

    41 min

  6. JAN 20

    Episode 120: Super Bowl and NFL Streaming News from Amazon and FOX; Limelight's Network Goes Dark

    This week, we discuss all the latest NFL streaming news, including Amazon's exclusive NFL Wild Card playoff game, which reached an all-time high of 24.6M viewers, details from FOX on their 1080p upscaled 4k HDR stream and their plans to make the stream available on Tubi. We also detail the network shutdown of Limelight Networks as part of Edgio's bankruptcy, what it means for the CDN industry, and the thousands of employees who have worked at the company over the past 23 years. Finally, we co...

    29 min

  7. JAN 14

    Episode 119: Disney and Fubo Deal; Netflix's WWE Debut; Peacock Viewership Data; CES TV News

    This week, I discuss the Disney and Fubo deal, what it means for subscribers and the impact of Venu Sports no longer launching in the market. I detail the deal terms and what's being misreported, separating facts from guesses. I also discuss viewership numbers from Netflix's debut of WWE’s Monday Night Raw, final global viewership numbers for Netflix's NFL games on Christmas and complete NFL season viewership data on Peacock. Finally, I highlight Diamond Sports Group's emergence from Chapter ...

    50 min

  8. 12/30/2024

    Episode 118: Special Podcast; Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday Recap

    For this special podcast episode, we review Netflix's streaming of the NFL games on Christmas, detailing some tech details related to the stream quality, latency, player functionality, reported user feedback, and viewership statistics for the U.S. market. We compare the 27 million peak viewers in the U.S. stat to previous NFL games across broadcast, Prime Video and Peacock and why viewership was down compared to broadcast. We also discuss why Netflix's success on Christmas wasn’t just a big d...

    52 min
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Curating all the streaming media industry news of the week that matters most, in 30 minutes. Unvarnished, unscripted and providing you with the data and analysis you need, without any hype. The pulse of the streaming media industry.

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  • Creator
    Dan Rayburn
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    137
  • Rating
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    © 2025 The Dan Rayburn Podcast
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