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    #37: ESPN Minus

    February 9th, 2023 · 72 minutes

    Disney's first financial results of the Iger II era make us consider the future of Hulu and ESPN. Discovery+ pulls a fast one, Showtime can't dodge its fate, Peacock looks surprisingly robust, and everyone's mad about Netflix cracking down on password sharing--but Downstream listeners learned all about it nearly a year ago.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Warner Bros Discovery Abandons Plan To Merge HBO Max With Discovery+ – Report – Deadline
    Showtime Merging With Paramount+ in Both Streaming, Linear TV – The Hollywood Reporter
    Peacock’s Double-Edged Sword - Puck
    Netflix’s US Password-Sharing Crackdown Isn’t Happening—Yet | WIRED
    Netflix accidentally posts guidelines for cracking down on password sharing | Netflix | The Guardian
    Downstream #13: We covered Netflix and password sharing a year ago!