The Dan Rayburn Podcast

By Dan Rayburn

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Episodes: 150

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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.

Episode Date
Episode 137: Detailing Netflix's Q2 Earnings; Deltatre Plans to Acquire Endeavor Streaming
Jul 21, 2025
Episode 136: Disney's Latest Content Deals; Apple and F1 Rumors; Ultra Low Latency Deployments
Jul 15, 2025
Special CDN Podcast: The Latest on Delivery Pricing, Capacity Planning, DIY, Latency and Bitrate Trends
Jun 30, 2025
Episode 135: Disney Layoffs; Sports Streaming News; BBC Low Latency Trial; Wowza Makes AI Tech Acquisition
Jun 27, 2025
Episode 134: Recapping News From WBD, Disney, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, F1 and Streaming Vendors Qwilt, Phenix and Brightcove
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 133: New Ad Tier User Numbers; FOX and ESPN DTC News; YouTube Gets Exclusive NFL Game
May 18, 2025
Episode 132: Key Q1 Earnings Numbers from Disney, WBD, Paramount, AMC Networks, Altice, EchoStar, Vimeo, Kaltura, Akamai, Fastly and Cloudflare
May 12, 2025
Episode 131: Key Takeaways from Roku, Fubo, Amazon, Apple, and Harmonic's Q1 2025 Earnings
May 05, 2025
Episode 130: Q1 Earnings; Peacock Gains 5M Subs; 851,000 Pay TV Subs Lost; NFL Streaming News; Max Password Sharing Crackdown
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 129: Netflix's Q1 Earnings; Latest Sports News; Funding and Acquisition Deals
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 128: NAB Show 2025 Recap and Key Takeaways
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 127: MLB Opening Day Outage; More RSN Streaming Options; EdgeCast Relaunch; Bitmovin Reaches Free Cash Flow
Apr 01, 2025
Episode 126: JioHotstar’s 60M Concurrent Cricket Stream; F1 TV’s New 4K Tier; Why Apple TV+ Losses Don’t Matter; Max Platform Updates
Mar 23, 2025
Episode 125: Hulu's Oscars Stream; MSG Networks Likely Bankruptcy; CTV Botnet Discovery; MLB's Streaming Challenges
Mar 09, 2025
Episode 124: Fubo, WBD and Paramount Q4 Earnings; Amazon Launching Live Linear Channel; DIRECTV's New $35 Entertainment Package
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 123: Sports News Roundup From ESPN, Netflix, Max, Prime, DAZN, DIRECTV, Roku, F1 and Akamai's Q4 Earnings
Feb 26, 2025
Episode 122: Tubi's Super Bowl Stream Recap; Detailing Roku, Fastly, and Harmonc's Q4 Earnings
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 121: Comcast and DirecTV Launch $70 Sports Packages, Peacock and Disney Earnings, Parler Buys Select Edgio Assets
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 120: Super Bowl and NFL Streaming News from Amazon and FOX; Limelight's Network Goes Dark
Jan 20, 2025
Episode 119: Disney and Fubo Deal; Netflix's WWE Debut; Peacock Viewership Data; CES TV News
Jan 14, 2025
Episode 118: Special Podcast; Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday Recap
Dec 30, 2024
Episode 117: Vendor Layoffs; YouTube TV Price Increase; WBD Separates Linear from Streaming
Dec 28, 2024
Episode 116: Akamai Acquires Contracts From Edgio's Bankruptcy Auction: Roundup Of OTT and Broadcast News
Dec 19, 2024
Episode 115: The Numbers and Details Behind Bending Spoons Plans to Acquire Brightcove
Dec 03, 2024
Episode 114: Unraveling The Misinformation from Netflix's Boxing Event; All the Latest Broadcast, TV and Content News
Nov 27, 2024
Episode 113: Earnings Recap from Paramount, Tubi, Vizio, Vimeo, Brightcove, Akamai, Fastly, Cloudflare
Nov 11, 2024
Episode 112: Q3 Earnings Recap: Roku, Fubo, Comcast, Amazon, Alphabet, Sky, Harmonic, Verizon, Charter, Microsoft and Meta
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 111: Exploring Netflix's Q3 Success; The Latest Sports and RSN News, and The Impact of AI on Podcasts
Nov 02, 2024
Episode 110: DirecTV's FAST Service; Apple TV+ Coming To Amazon Prime Channels; JW Player and Connatix Merger
Oct 14, 2024
Episode 109: EchoStar and DirecTV Deal; Paramount Drops Nielsen; Netflix and Prime Video's Ad Business
Oct 07, 2024
Episode 108: IBC News Recap: Edge Compute Video Workflows, Codecs, and AI's Impact on Transcoding
Sep 25, 2024
Episode 107: Analyzing NFL Streaming; Edgio's Bankruptcy Filing; Latest Sports Viewing Metrics
Sep 18, 2024
Episode 106: Disney Shuts Down TV Everywhere Apps; Latest Venu, NBA and WBD Legal News; Netflix Stock Hits Three-Year High
Sep 05, 2024
Executive Interview: Michelle Noon of PE Firm Clearhaven Partners Discusses Video Infrastructure Software Valuations, Acquisitions and Cash Flow
Aug 27, 2024
Episode 105: Venu Ruling; Paramount Layoffs; Higher NFL Sunday Ticket Pricing; Disney's New CTO
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 104: Recapping Q2 Earnings Numbers from WBD, Paramount, Disney, EchoStar, Vizio, Akamai, Fastly, Brightcove and Lionsgate
Aug 14, 2024
Episode 103: Key Earnings Data from Roku, Comcast, Fubo and The Latest Content and Sports News
Aug 14, 2024
Episode 102: Netflix Earnings Recap; European Football Streaming News; FOX Sports Discloses Streaming Numbers
Jul 25, 2024
Episode 101: The Latest Pay TV and Streaming Viewership Figures, The Unknowns of the Skydance Media and Paramount Global Merger, and NBA Licensing Insights
Jul 18, 2024
Episode 100: OTT Price Increases; NFL Loses Sunday Ticket Trial; Sports News From FIFA, FOX, Disney, NHL, WBD and ITV
Jul 05, 2024
Special CDN Podcast: The Latest Data on Pricing, Market Size, Tech Trends, DIY, Revenue, and Performance
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 99: CTV Ad Buying Issues With SSPs; NFL Dominates All TV Sports Viewership; StackPath Shuts Down Company
Jun 25, 2024
Episode 98: Latest on the NFL Sunday Ticket Trial, Venu Sports Launch and Content Deals From Netflix, FOX, WBD and NBCU
Jun 16, 2024
Episode 97: The Latest Sports News and Viewership Stats; Price Increases; and Why App Download Metrics are Worthless
Jun 08, 2024
Episode 96: "Special Sports Episode"; The Impact on the Netflix and NFL Deal, Venue Sports Expected Offering and the Frustration Fan Experience
May 18, 2024
Episode 95: Netflix's AVOD Plans, Why FAST Isn't Profitable, Earnings Recaps from Vizio, Brightcove, Akamai, WBD, and EchoStar
May 18, 2024
Episode 94: All The Latest Q1 Data From Disney, Fubo, Vimeo, Amazon, Fastly and Cord Cutting
May 12, 2024
Executive Interview: Fubo's CEO Gives Business Update on Growth, Earnings and Lawsuit
May 03, 2024
Episode 93: Recapping Q1 Subscriber and P&L Numbers From Peacock, Roku and Paramount along With Cord Cutting Numbers From Verizon, Charter and Comcast
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 92: Recap of the NAB Streaming Summit; Netflix Earnings; Latest OTT/Sports News
Apr 20, 2024
Episode 91: Disney’s Upcoming Password Sharing Crackdown; Latest Sports News from DAZN, Prime Video, NHL, NBA, Formula One and Diamond Sports Group
Apr 07, 2024
Episode 90: MLB's Streaming Fan Experience Stinks; Sports News From Fubo, Hulu, Amazon and Peacock; Reported YouTube TV P&L Numbers are Flawed
Apr 02, 2024
Episode 89: Latest Sports News; YouTube TV and Peacock Add Multiview Capabilities; NFL Doesn't See Value in Newly Announced Sports JV Service
Mar 24, 2024
Preview: Inside the NAB Show Streaming Summit: AI Innovation, Industry Trends, and Expert Strategies for Career Growth
Mar 24, 2024
Episode 88: Disney's CEO Says They Are Behind Netflix in Terms of Tech; Detailing Fubo and Paramount Full Year Earnings, SeaChange Sold for $30M
Mar 17, 2024
Episode 87: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Full Year 2023 DTC Numbers; Fubo Sues Disney, Fox, and WBD Calling Them a Cartel; Brightcove and Vimeo Q4 Earnings
Feb 25, 2024
Episode 86: Infrastructure News and Earnings from Akamai, Fastly, Broadpeak; Roku Earnings and Stock Drop; Super Bowl Streaming Viewership
Feb 18, 2024
Episode 85: Dissecting Disney's Financials and Sports JV News; YouTube TV's Subs; Comcast, Verizon and FOX Earnings
Feb 11, 2024
Episode 84: Decoding Q4 Earnings From Apple, Amazon and Alphabet; Lumen Shuts Down CDN; More Industry Layoffs Coming
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 83: Netflix’s Record Q4, Their WWE Deal, Content Focus, Ad Strategy and How They Will Continue to Dominate
Jan 30, 2024
Episode 82: Diamond Sports Group Still Uncertain Future, Qwilt Deploys Edge CDN in LATAM With Cirion, Apple Vision Pro Use Cases
Jan 23, 2024
Episode 81: Latest ARPU and Sports Viewership Numbers, Fubo Price Increase, Super Bowl Will Stream in 1080P60 HDR
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 80: The Streaming Economics Driving Layoffs, Debt Restructuring and Cancelled Mergers
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 79: Peacock's NFL Gamble; Why Sports Streaming Doesn't Work Financially; A WBD and Paramount Merger Isn't Practical
Jan 01, 2024
Episode 78: Detailing Paramount's Financials; Sky Secures Premier League Rights Over Streamers
Dec 19, 2023
Executive Interview: WBD's CTO and CPO Discuss Building Out Max for Live News, Sports, and Enhanced Discovery
Dec 03, 2023
Episode 77: Aggregation and Bundling, NFL Black Friday Viewership Numbers, Latest DTC Profitability
Dec 03, 2023
Executive Interview: Comcast Discusses Ad Measurement Challenges; The Soon-To-Disappear Cookie, and Cohesive, Cross-Media Measurement and Innovation
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 76: Special Sports Episode! All The Latest Sports Streaming News, Viewership Stats and Content Deals
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 75: ESPN+ and WBD's DTC Turn a Profit; Streaming Vendors Low on Cash; Other Q3 Earnings Data
Nov 11, 2023
Episode 74: Key Q3 Earnings Data From Paramount+, Peacock, Fubo, AMC+, Roku, Brightcove; Latest Pay TV Losses and Sports News
Nov 05, 2023
Episode 73: Netflix’s AVOD Business; ESPN’s Balance Sheet; and Lumen Exits the CDN Market
Oct 22, 2023
Executive Interview, Datazoom: The Complex Road Ahead for Ad Measurement Data and Metrics
Oct 08, 2023
Episode 72: Exploring Apple's Formula One Bid; Candle Media's Poor Revenue Forecast; Taylor Swift’s Media Domination
Oct 08, 2023
Episode 71: No Viewership Transparency Included in The WGA Deal Terms; Court Rules Netflix Infringed on Broadcom's HEVC Patent
Oct 03, 2023
Episode 70: The Impact of The Current Economic Climate on the Streaming Media Industry: Budget Constraints, Longer Sales Cycles and Higher Funding Costs
Sep 21, 2023
Episode 69: NFL Streaming Kickoff: Detailing How YouTube, ESPN, Peacock, Amazon and Xfinity Did With Opening Weekend
Sep 21, 2023
Episode 68: The Implosion of The Pay TV Market as Blackouts, Increasing Carriage Fees and Cord Cutting Destroy Legacy Business Models
Sep 11, 2023
Executive Interview: Roku Discusses the Latest Advertising Metrics, Formats and Trends Across FAST and AVOD
Sep 11, 2023
Episode 67: Nielsen's Flawed Comparison of Pay TV to Streaming Services
Aug 24, 2023
Episode 66: Analyzing Disney's Financials; Max to Add Higher Priced Sports Tier; Sling TV Loses Subs; NFL+ Price Increase
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 65: Q2 Earnings Recap Numbers for Peacock, Max, Roku, Fubo, Brightcove, Vimeo and Fastly
Aug 09, 2023
Episode 64: Analyzing the Future of Streaming: Netflix’s Crackdown and Disney’s Linear and Streaming Strategy
Jul 27, 2023
Executive Interview: Dr. Fou Details YouTube’s Ad Scandal and the Complexities of Fraud in the Online Video Advertising Market
Jul 17, 2023
Episode 63: FAST is Popular, but Not Profitable; Microsoft to Shut Down Azure Media Services
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 62: YouTube TV's Challenges With Sunday NFL Ticket; Interactive Sports Stats; Netflix's Advertising Plans; and The ISP/Content Debate in Europe
Jun 28, 2023
Episode 61: How Users Are Consuming Long-Form Content on TikTok; OTT Platforms Aggressively Cutting Workflow Costs; Navigating AI Hype in the Video Industry
Jun 20, 2023
Episode 60: Netflix's Stock Rockets; Telly's Free Dual-Screen TV is Pointless; Detailing Orange's New CDN Offering
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 59: Netflix's Password Sharing Chaos; Max Rolls Out; Twitter Spaces Fails for the Ron DeSantis Live Stream
May 31, 2023
Episode 58: YouTube TV, Apple TV and Netflix Suffer Live Streaming Outages; Disney's Earnings Numbers; Netflix's AVOD News
May 19, 2023
Episode 57: Q1 Earnings Recap: Brightcove’s Layoffs; Vimeo's CEO Bonus; Latest Cord Cutting Numbers; Resumes and Job Hunting In Today’s Market
May 08, 2023
Episode 56: NAB Show Highlights, Earning Numbers from Roku, Netflix, Comcast and Amazon
May 01, 2023
Episode 55: Breaking Down IPL's 16M Concurrent Stream Count; Apple Acquires Wave One and Their AI-Based Video Compression Tech
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 54: YouTube TV Price Increase; Problems at Twitch; Apple TV+ Content Might Come to Theatres
Mar 29, 2023
Executive Interview: Eric Black Discusses the Latest Business Models and Technical Challenges in The Sports Streaming Market
Mar 29, 2023
Episode 53: Reviewing Netflix's First Live Streaming Event; Disney's CEO Discusses Pricing, Hulu and DTC Growth
Mar 14, 2023
Episode 52: Earnings Recap from Warner Bros. Discovery, fuboTV, DISH, Brightcove, Vimeo + Sports Streaming News
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 51: Netflix Account Sharing Problems; Super Bowl Latency Doesn’t Matter; Earnings Recap from Roku, Paramount, Akamai, Fastly
Feb 20, 2023
Executive Interview: Harmonic Discusses the Latest Challenges and Opportunities in Cloud Workflows
Feb 16, 2023
Episode 50: Key Takeaways from Disney Earnings; Sling Launches FAST Offering; Pay TV Isn't Dead
Feb 13, 2023
Episode 49: Key Takeaways From Earnings Recap of Google, Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Verizon
Feb 06, 2023
Executive Interview: Vevo Discusses Their FAST Offering, Monetization, Engagement and User Experience
Feb 01, 2023
Episode 48: The Key Takeaways From Netflix’s Earnings; Reviewing HBO Max’s First Sports Event; Content Deals by Viacom18 and NBCUniversal
Jan 25, 2023
Episode 47: Super Bowl Won't Stream in Native 4K; DAZN Discloses Sub Numbers; How Many FAST Channels Are Too Many?
Jan 15, 2023
Episode 46: Industry Layoffs; Latest ARPU Data; Fragmented Video Advertising Metrics
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 45: Ramp, Qumu and The Switch Acquired; NFL Sunday Ticket Tech Specs; 2023 Market Drivers and Restraints
Jan 02, 2023
Episode 44: Netflix's AVOD Model Not Struggling; HBO Max Original Content Licensed to FAST Services; fuboTV Suffers Cyber Attack
Dec 19, 2022
Episode 43: Netflix Says Sports Isn’t Profitable; Paramount Warns of Declining Ad Revenue; Caesars Sportsbook App Streams a Low Latency NFL Game
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 42: Breaking Down the World Cup TV and Streaming Viewership Numbers
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 41: Bob Iger Comes Back As CEO of Disney, Why It Matters; Apple Details MLS Pricing and Video Quality
Nov 22, 2022
Episode 40: Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney CEO's Discuss Churn, Pricing, Bundling and Focus on Profitability, Not Sub Count
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 39: Q3 Earnings Recap from Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Roku, Fubo, WarnerBros. Discovery, FOX, Vimeo, Brightcove and Fastly
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 38: Why Micro-Wagering Within Sports Streaming Services Is a Fantasy; Updated Sports Viewing Numbers
Oct 23, 2022
Episode 37: Netflix Announces New AVOD Tier With 720p Video; Are Consumers Willing to Sacrifice Video Quality for Price?
Oct 16, 2022
Episode 36: Nielsen’s Confusing Streaming Ratings; Google's Cloud Deal With MLB; Vizio FAST Ad Revenue; Vendor Layoffs
Oct 09, 2022
Episode 35: Amazon NFL Viewership Numbers; HEVC Support Added to Chrome; IMAX Buys SSIMWAVE; Twitch Encoding Costs
Sep 26, 2022
Episode 34: Recapping The Good and Bad From Amazon's NFL Thursday Night Football Stream
Sep 16, 2022
Episode 33: Special Interview With Barry Tishgart (Former SVP/GM, Disney Streaming) On The Current State of The Sports Streaming Market
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 32: The Problem With Third-Party Viewer Measurement Platforms; Previewing NFL on Amazon Prime
Aug 21, 2022
Episode 31: Q2 Earnings Recap From Disney, Akamai, Edgio, Vizio, Trade Desk
Aug 14, 2022
Episode 30: Why FAST Is Overrated; Earnings Recap from Paramount, Fubo, Warner Bros. Discovery, AMC, Lionsgate, Fastly, Vimeo
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 29: Earnings Recap; Key Takeaways from Roku, Amazon, Apple, Charter, YouTube, Microsoft and Comcast
Aug 01, 2022
Episode 28: Extending Video Delivery To Rural ISPs; Snap and Twitter See Declining Ad Growth; Verizon Cord Cutting Accelerates
Jul 24, 2022
Episode 27: Netflix Q2 Earnings Recap: Sub Counts; Balance Sheet; Ad-Supported Tier Opportunity
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 26: Previewing Netflix's Earnings; Why Disney Passed on IPL Cricket Rights
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 25: Deltatre To Get Acquired; Pixelot Raises $161M; Free Peacock for Comcast Subs Will Expire; Latest Sports Viewership Numbers
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 24: Cable TV Seeing Record Sports Viewership; VC Investors Pulling Back on Funding
Jun 09, 2022
Episode 23: The Latest ARPU Numbers From Streaming Services; Setting Proper Growth Expectations in the Market
May 27, 2022
Episode 22: The Latest Engagement Data and Earnings Recap from Disney, Fubo and DISH
May 16, 2022
Episode 21: Earnings Recap; Paramount, Roku, Comcast, Akamai, Limelight, Google, Amazon, Brightcove, Fastly, Vimeo, Charter, Verizon
May 08, 2022
Episode 20: NAB Show Special, Thoughts and News From The Event
Apr 30, 2022
Episode 19: Special Interview With Google About Their New Media CDN Offering
Apr 24, 2022
Episode 18: Detailing The Challenges and Opportunities in Roku’s Business
Apr 17, 2022
Episode 17: Debating The Holy Grail Of The Streaming Industry, OTT Service Aggregation
Apr 10, 2022
Episode 16: The MLB and NFL Are Chasing “Streaming” Money, At The Risk of Losing Viewers and Fans
Apr 04, 2022
Episode 15: Debating The Impact of Password Sharing and Free Trials; Questioning Who’s Watching AVOD Services; The Financial Impact of Lower Priced Ad-Supported Tiers
Mar 29, 2022
Episode 14: NAB Show Streaming Summit Preview; Discussing the Future of Conferences and Hybrid Events
Mar 20, 2022
Episode 13: Breaking Down The Apple TV+ and MLB Deal; Verizon Launches New Aggregation Platform +play, Hulu Makes Unlimited DVR Free
Mar 13, 2022
Episode 11: Interview with Limelight’s CEO Bob Lyons on Their Acquisition of Edgecast, Plans to Rebrand as Edgio and Current State of The CDN Market
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 12: HBO Max Gets Into Live Sports; The Challenges and Opportunities for CTV; Vizio’s AVOD Revenue Growth
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 10: Sling TV Loses Subs; DAZN Raises $4.3B; Streaming Vendors Project Slowing Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth
Feb 26, 2022
Episode 9: Confusing Super Bowl Streaming Numbers; Earnings Recap From Roku, Paramount, Fastly, Akamai and Brightcove
Feb 20, 2022
Episode 8: Disney Earnings Recap; Problems With Vimeo's Business; Brightcove Gets a New CEO
Feb 13, 2022
Episode 7: Earnings Recap from Meta, Google, Amazon, Starz; Latest Ad Revenue from YouTube and Amazon; Brightcove and Dolby Make Acquisitions
Feb 06, 2022
Episode 6: New Numbers From Peacock, HBO Max and Latest Pay TV Losses (Earnings Recap Apple, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon)
Feb 01, 2022
Episode 5: Netflix Earnings and Competitive Pressure; DOJ and FTC’s Potential Impact on Microsoft Acquiring Activision Blizzard
Jan 23, 2022
Episode 4: Netflix's Price Hike; New Churn and Retention Data; Latest Sports Licensing Deals (Sinclair, ViacomCBS)
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 3: Latest HBO Max Numbers; Debating the Growth of vMVPDs; Fire TV and Google TV Data from CES
Jan 10, 2022
Episode 2: Poor Video Advertising Experiences; Growth of AVOD Services; Potential Content Roll-up in 2022 (Starz, AMC, ViacomCBS)
Jan 03, 2022
Episode 1: Metrics, Churn and Retention; Unified Video Stacks; Unrealistic Vendor Valuations; Roku and Google Dispute
Dec 19, 2021