The Media Odyssey

By Evan Shapiro & Marion Ranchet

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Each week, two of media’s most influential thinkers, Evan Shapiro & Marion Ranchet, take on the hottest media topics with their hottest takes, helping their audience chart a course through the maelstrom that is today’s Media Odyssey. Based in the US, Evan Shapiro is the Media Industry’s official Cartographer, known for his well-researched and provocative analysis of the entertainment ecosystem in his must read treatises on Media’s latest trends and trajectories. Marion Ranchet, French expat based in Amsterdam, has become the industry’s go-to expert in all things streaming, building a following for turning even the most complex problems into easily digestible and actionable insights. Ranchet and Shapiro are known for their sharp-yet-accessible content on Media consumption, audience trends, and the shifting fundamentals of the business itself. Even during the toughest of topics, they each make talking about Media fun. Together every week, these two will offer entertaining, often humorous, and always educational content on today’s Media Odyssey.

Episode Date
UPFRONT 2026: THE CROWN JEWEL OF TV ADS
May 21, 2026
THE FAN-FUNDED FILM REVOLUTION
May 14, 2026
WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KIDS…CONTENT, THE AI LOOP, AND FRANCE TV UNDER THREAT
May 07, 2026
MY DRAMA AND THE VERTICAL TAKEOVER
Apr 30, 2026
STREAM TV EUROPE UNPLUGGED
Apr 23, 2026
THE SUBSCRIPTION GAP
Apr 16, 2026
THE MAKING OF A HIT PODCAST
Apr 09, 2026
AIVE: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE
Apr 02, 2026
INSIDE THE MIND OF A CREATOR WUNDERKIND
Mar 27, 2026
TWO REPORTS, ONE EPISODE: THE PARAMOUNT INVESTOR DECK & THE STREAM
Mar 19, 2026
THE SIGNAL FROM EUROPE: Q4 EARNINGS
Mar 12, 2026
THE TRANSFORMATION OF ITV STUDIOS
Mar 05, 2026
DISCO BROS AND NEPO BABIES: Q4 EARNINGS
Feb 28, 2026
EARNINGS SEASON: PINTEREST, TF1, & ROKU
Feb 19, 2026
EARNINGS SEASON: AMAZON, ROBLOX, & MORE
Feb 12, 2026
GOOGLE & DISNEY EARNINGS BREAKDOWN
Feb 05, 2026
APPLE, META, & MICROSOFT EARNINGS BREAKDOWN
Jan 30, 2026
THE CREATOR BILL OF RIGHTS
Jan 29, 2026
GOOGLE, APPLE, HBO MAX, NETFLIX, RTL & SKY: NEW YEAR, BIG CHANGES!
Jan 22, 2026
BREAKING DOWN NETFLIX Q4
Jan 21, 2026
IS 2026 MEDIA'S DARK AGES?
Jan 15, 2026
WHO WILL WIN 2026?
Jan 08, 2026
REGIFTED: THE CTO PLAYBOOK FOR SURVIVING FRAGMENTATION
Jan 01, 2026
REGIFTED: TURNING STRUGGLE INTO SCALE WITH DHAR MANN
Dec 25, 2025
FRONTLINE PUTS PBS ON YOUTUBE
Dec 18, 2025
GRADING 2025: WERE WE RIGHT?
Dec 11, 2025
BREAKING NEWS: Netflix x WBD
Dec 06, 2025
FANDOM > AUDIENCE
Dec 04, 2025
BBC STUDIOS + YOUTUBE A PARTNERSHIP CASE STUDY
Nov 26, 2025
FLYING WITH THE EAGLES
Nov 20, 2025
TUBI PUTS CREATORS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Nov 13, 2025
THE AFFINITY ECONOMY: A MASTERCLASS
Nov 06, 2025
WHO WILL BUY DISCO BROS?
Oct 30, 2025
WHY YOU'RE NOT GETTING FILM DISTRIBUTION
Oct 26, 2025
BREAKING DOWN THE CREATOR ECOSPHERE
Oct 16, 2025
MEET THE MINDS BEHIND RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE
Oct 09, 2025
HOW DISNEY KILLED BROADCAST WITH KIMMEL
Oct 02, 2025
WTF IS A MEDIA CTO TODAY?
Sep 25, 2025
IS WHALE TV TV'S BEST KEPT SECRET?
Sep 18, 2025
HOW ANGEL IS REVOLUTIONIZING ENTERTAINMENT
Sep 11, 2025
NEPO PRINCES, KILL LISTS, AND C4 SUCCESSION
Sep 04, 2025
SEASON 1 FINALE
Jul 31, 2025
OUR TOP PODCAST MOMENTS SO FAR
Jul 24, 2025
REDEFINING CREATORS with Dhar Mann
Jul 17, 2025
CHANGING TV ON YOUTUBE with Pedro Pina
Jul 10, 2025
THINKING LIKE A CREATOR with BBC Studios, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Jul 03, 2025
MEASURING CANNES LIONS
Jun 26, 2025
DISSECTING STREAMING: Live from StreamTV
Jun 19, 2025
CHATTING AT GEMA: Unai Iparragirre | EITB
Jun 17, 2025
CHATTING AT GEMA: Emmanuelle Lacaze | Gédéon Communications
Jun 17, 2025
CHATTING AT GEMA: Pierluigi Colantoni | RAI
Jun 17, 2025
WRAPPING H1 2025 IN MEDIA
Jun 12, 2025
TRANSFORMING MEDIA WITH AI
Jun 05, 2025
OPTIMIZING IP ON SOCIAL
May 29, 2025
BREAKING ADS w/ Dan Callahan
May 22, 2025
PIVOTING CAREERS IN MEDIA with Jazz Pitcairn and Katrina Craigwell
May 15, 2025
KIDDING ABOUT TV with Jo Redfern
May 08, 2025
WAGING THE CTV OS WARS with Alan Wolk
May 01, 2025
TESTING & LEARNING: The CBC Case Study
Apr 24, 2025
STREAMING EUROPE
Apr 17, 2025
PREDICTING THE UPFRONTS
Apr 10, 2025
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT: Comcast & Canal+
Apr 03, 2025
FIXING TV'S UX
Mar 27, 2025
SIZING THE CONTENT ECONOMY - Live from MIP London!
Mar 20, 2025
CHATTING AT SXSW: Nicki Sheard | BBC Studios
Mar 16, 2025
CHATTING AT SXSW: Steve Bagdasarian | Comscore
Mar 16, 2025
CHATTING AT SXSW: Mike Sid | Ateliere
Mar 16, 2025
CHATTING AT SXSW: Ruth Berry | ITV Studios
Mar 16, 2025
CHATTING AT SXSW: Lydia Daly | Paramount
Mar 16, 2025
SUPER BUNDLING
Mar 13, 2025
MEASURING TV TODAY
Mar 06, 2025
YOUR BRAIN ON ADVERTISING
Feb 27, 2025
EARNINGS SEASON
Feb 20, 2025
SPORTING LIFE
Feb 13, 2025
OVERCOMING FEAR OF FINDING OUT WITH CHANNEL 4
Feb 06, 2025
WHY NETFLIX WILL STOP REPORTING SUBS
Jan 30, 2025
MERGING AHEAD
Jan 23, 2025
PREDICTING 2025 MEDIA (PART 2)
Jan 16, 2025
RECAPPING CES 2025: BONUS EPISODE
Jan 14, 2025
PREDICTING 2025 MEDIA (PART 1)
Jan 09, 2025
WRAPPING 2024 MEDIA
Jan 02, 2025