Best Software Unscripted Podcasts (2025)

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Andreas Kling on Ladybird Browser, SerenityOS, and Powerlifting 1:20:08

10d ago1:20:08

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Ladybird Browser - https://ladybird.org SerenityOS - https://serenityos.org Story of the man who used powerlifting to recover after falling off a roof https://startingstrength.com/articles/brian_jones_story.pdf StrongLifts 5x5 - https://stronglifts.com/stronglifts-5x5/ Starting Strength - https://startingstrength.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com…

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Special Podcast: New OpenMOQ Software Consortium Launches, to Advance MOQ-based technology 26:18

1d ago26:18

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The OpenMOQ Software Consortium has launched as a new effort among vendors and content owners, focused on advancing MOQ-based technology through open-source software. The consortium is tasked with developing high-performance software that will enable the next generation of media contribution, distribution, and playback. OpenMOQ is a collaborative e…

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AI for Security vs Security for AI: From IBM Master Inventor to Microsoft AI Architect 47:48

2d ago47:48

47:48

Dewan Ahmed sits down with Fatih Bulut, AI Architect at Microsoft and former IBM Research Master Inventor, to separate hype from reality in AI for software delivery and cybersecurity. Fatih clarifies AI for security vs security for AI, walks through detection engineering as real software engineering, and explains proactive defense across an attack’…

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Episode 142: News Recap from FOX, Disney, Fubo, Apple TV, BritBox, Netflix, and Upcoming Layoffs from Paramount 20:43

10d ago20:43

20:43

This week, I cover the launch of Fox One and ESPN Unlimited, which appeared to go smoothly, with few user issues reported. I detailed the news of the week, including price increases for Apple TV+ and BritBox, the launch of a new $20 bundle from Sling TV, and news from Netflix, YouTube, MLB, Fubo and NBC Sports. Finally, I discuss the expected upcom…

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Executive Interview: Hydrolix's CEO Details the Changing Economics of Big Data and Real-Time Observability for Streaming 30:24

22d ago30:24

30:24

Marty Kagan, co-founder and CEO of Hydrolix, joined me for a detailed conversation on the importance of delivering better end-user QoE with real-time telemetry and the challenges that come with CDN observability. Marty highlights why more hot data is crucial for AIOps and challenges that M&E customers face today, including the need to discard data …

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Episode 141: Paramount's UFC Deal; Disney and FOX Bundle; Starz Declining Subs; New Features Coming to Sky Sports Premier League Coverage 58:06

25d ago58:06

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This week, we detail Paramount Global's seven-year deal with TKO for the rights to stream UFC fights, the impact on ESPN+ and UFC's approach to move away from PPV to expand its audience. We also discussed the new Disney and Fox bundle launching on October 2nd, which combines ESPN+ and Fox One for a discounted rate. Additionally, we list out why not…

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Episode 140: Disney Earnings and NFL/ESPN News; Latest Numbers from WBD, Fubo, Altice and FOX One Launch 45:37

1M ago45:37

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This week, we detail all the news from Disney's earnings, its proposed deal between ESPN and the NFL and the launch of ESPN's new DTC service this month. We also discuss the impact of Disney's decision to no longer report paid subscribers or ARPU numbers for Disney+ and Hulu, and will cease reporting ESPN+ numbers as of next month. We also discuss …

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Episode 139: Earnings Recaps from Comcast, Roku, Fubo, EchoStar, Spotify, Meta and Amazon 32:59

1M ago32:59

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This week, I outline the key numbers you should know regarding subscriber gains and losses, as well as the profitability of D2C businesses for Peacock, Roku, Paramount, Sling TV, and Fubo. I also cover the revenue growth from cloud providers Amazon and Microsoft, and break out the capex spend of Meta and the hyper-scalers, totaling more than $250 b…

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Debugging Developer Productivity in an AI-native World with Aravind Putrevu (CodeRabbit) 52:34

2M ago52:34

52:34

In this episode of ShipTalk, Chinmay Gaikwad sits down with Aravind Putrevu, Head of Developer Relations at CodeRabbit, and dives into the evolving landscape of AI in software development. Aravind shares insights on the influence of AI tools across the software development lifecycle, from coding and code reviews to automation and security. Aravind …

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Episode 138: MLS Discloses Sub Numbers; YouTube Earnings; Latest News from Disney, ESPN, NBC, MAX and Paramount 46:57

2M ago46:57

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This week, we highlight the details surrounding the MLS commissioner's disclosure that MLS Season Pass is averaging 120,000 unique viewers per match on Apple TV, representing a nearly 50% increase from 2024. For earnings, we cover Q2 ad revenue on YouTube, up 13% YoY and Alphabet's plan to increase capex investment in 2025 to approximately $85 bill…

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GPU Programming and Language Design with Chris Lattner 1:18:49

2M ago1:18:49

1:18:49

Richard talks with Swift, LLVM, Clang, and Mojo creator Chris Lattner about programming on the GPU and on the CPU, as well as a number of programming language design topics. Chris's "Democratizing AI Compute" blog series - https://www.modular.com/blog/democratizing-compute-part-1-deepseeks-impact-on-ai Mojo https://www.modular.com/mojo Roc https://…

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Episode 137: Detailing Netflix's Q2 Earnings; Deltatre Plans to Acquire Endeavor Streaming 57:35

2M ago57:35

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This week, we highlight the key numbers and comments from Netflix's Q2 earnings, covering finances, ad growth, live event strategy, competition, AI, and content strategy. We detail the financial metrics tied to revenue, free cash flow, debt, and estimated full-year 2025 revenue guidance. We discuss all the comments from Netflix's management team re…

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Episode 136: Disney's Latest Content Deals; Apple and F1 Rumors; Ultra Low Latency Deployments 50:54

2M ago50:54

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This week, we highlight Disney's new content bundling deals with Charter and ITV, as well as Paramount's new agreement with DIRECTV. We discuss Amazon's investment in AI to help remaster SD content into HD, and what we think the impact of AI can be in the video streaming workflow. We also discuss why the media is getting it wrong when they suggest …

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DORA, DevEx, and the Role of AI with Nathen Harvey (Google Cloud) 39:40

2M ago39:40

39:40

In this kickoff episode of ShipTalk Season 4, Dewan sits down with Nathen Harvey, DORA Lead and Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, to explore how DevOps metrics and AI are transforming software delivery. From his early days in DevOps to leading the DORA initiative, Nathen shares lessons from open-source communities, the role of culture, and how AI…

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Broken AI Discourse with Steve Klabnik 1:19:43

2M ago1:19:43

1:19:43

Longtime Rust contributor Steve Klabnik talks with Richard about the broken state of AI discourse, from excessive hype to excessive hate, and reasonable alternatives we could pursue instead. Steve's blog post: "I am disappointed in the AI discourse" - https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-am-disappointed-in-the-ai-discourse/ Deep dive into why Rust's …

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Special CDN Podcast: The Latest on Delivery Pricing, Capacity Planning, DIY, Latency and Bitrate Trends 35:52

2M ago35:52

35:52

This special CDN focused podcast details the latest on delivery pricing and industry trends. I discuss delivery commits, QoE measurement, DIY deployments, HD HDR bitrates, and the impact of vendors exiting the market. I also cover how content owners perform capacity planning at the ASN level, leaching, latency, and why multicasting and P2P won't po…

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Episode 135: Disney Layoffs; Sports Streaming News; BBC Low Latency Trial; Wowza Makes AI Tech Acquisition 43:34

3M ago43:34

43:34

This week, we highlight all the sports news from Peacock, Pac-12, ESPN, Optus Sport, Amazon, IMG, and NASCAR, detailing viewership stats and new licensing deals. We also cover the recent layoffs at Disney, the BBC's low latency live streaming trial, and the current ad loads of Max, Prime Video and Peacock. Finally, we cover some vendor news, includ…

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Episode 134: Recapping News From WBD, Disney, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, F1 and Streaming Vendors Qwilt, Phenix and Brightcove 48:01

3M ago48:01

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This week, we cover a lot of news, stats and numbers across WBD, Disney, Netflix, YouTube, MGM, Amazon, F1, DAZN, NFL, Verizon, Starz, Roku, TikTok, Apple TV, Premier League, JioHotstar, Paramount and other sports and OTT services. We also discuss the changes taking place at Qwilt, including the appointment of a new CEO, the assets of Phenix Real T…

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From Windows Kernel to AI-Native Platforms: Scaling Engineering Teams and Systems with Puneet Saraswat 41:12

3M ago41:12

41:12

In this special season 3 finale of ShipTalk, host Dewan Ahmed sits down with Puneet Saraswat, VP of Engineering at Harness, for an inspiring conversation about engineering leadership, system design, and the evolution of software delivery. What You'll Learn: Career Journey: Follow Puneet's path from discovering programming in a hot computer lab in N…

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Language Design Deep Dive with Elixir Creator José Valim 2:26:12

3M ago2:26:12

2:26:12

Elixir creator José Valim goes into a very deep dive on language design with Richard, centered around some upcoming major design changes to the Roc programming language. - https://elixir-lang.org - https://roc-lang.org - Unison's algebraic effects: https://www.unison-lang.org/docs/fundamentals/abilities/ - Koka's algebraic effects: https://koka-lan…

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Episode 133: New Ad Tier User Numbers; FOX and ESPN DTC News; YouTube Gets Exclusive NFL Game 30:26

4M ago30:26

30:26

This week, we cover the news from the Upfronts, with Netflix and Amazon announcing updated ad-tier user numbers, YouTube disclosing ad conversions on Shorts, and some of the new ad formats coming to OTT platforms. We also detail the upcoming DTC offerings from ESPN and FOX, as well as YouTube's plans to stream an exclusive NFL game for free in Sept…

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Episode 132: Key Q1 Earnings Numbers from Disney, WBD, Paramount, AMC Networks, Altice, EchoStar, Vimeo, Kaltura, Akamai, Fastly and Cloudflare 34:15

4M ago34:15

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This week, we highlight the key Q1 earnings numbers from Disney, WBD, Paramount, AMC Networks, Altice, EchoStar, Vimeo, Kaltura, Akamai, Fastly and Cloudflare. We detail the numbers tied to DTC subscribers additions/losses, profitability, bundling, capex and content spend, and the impact of earnings on stock prices. We also break out the 1.73M cord…

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Episode 131: Key Takeaways from Roku, Fubo, Amazon, Apple, and Harmonic's Q1 2025 Earnings 44:15

4M ago44:15

44:15

This week, we detail Roku's revenue growth of 16% YoY, with the number of streaming hours growing by 5.1B hours YoY. We also highlight Roku's announcement that more than a third of streaming households in the U.S. streamed monthly from its content row in Q1, with a total of more than 125 million people every day. We detail Fubo's earnings, with Nor…

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Episode 130: Q1 Earnings; Peacock Gains 5M Subs; 851,000 Pay TV Subs Lost; NFL Streaming News; Max Password Sharing Crackdown 37:03

5M ago37:03

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This week, we detail Comcast's Q1 earnings, including Peacock's sub gains, thanks to the Charter bundle, with revenue up 16%, on an EBITDA loss of $215M, down from $639M YoY. We also cover all the pay TV losses from Comcast, Verizon, and Charter in the quarter, as well as Comcast's worst broadband losses ever in a quarter. We highlight MSG Networks…

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Episode 129: Netflix's Q1 Earnings; Latest Sports News; Funding and Acquisition Deals 44:56

5M ago44:56

44:56

This week, we detail Netflix's Q1 earnings, including its free cash flow, content spending, and 2025 guidance forecast of $43.5-$44.5 billion. We highlight all of Netflix's comments around its ad tech platform, Netflix Ads Suite (NAS), and why Netflix says owning the tech stack is foundational to its long-term ads strategy. We also mention Netflix'…

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Virtualizing Kubernetes: Efficiency and Developer Experience with Lukas Gentele from Loft Labs 37:24

5M ago37:24

37:24

In this episode of the ShipTalk podcast, co-host Eric Minick talks with Lukas Gentele, co-founder and CEO of LoftLabs, about revolutionizing Kubernetes infrastructure through virtualization. Lukas shares his entrepreneurial journey starting from age 16 and explains how his company pivoted to create vcluster, a technology that virtualizes Kubernetes…

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Episode 128: NAB Show 2025 Recap and Key Takeaways 34:48

5M ago34:48

34:48

For this special podcast, Mark Donnigan and I recap key takeaways from the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas, discussing what we heard on the show floor and in sessions. We detail the NAB’s attendance numbers and the impact I saw on the number of attendees due to the uncertainty in the financial market. We also highlight the many different metrics that ex…

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Episode 127: MLB Opening Day Outage; More RSN Streaming Options; EdgeCast Relaunch; Bitmovin Reaches Free Cash Flow 33:10

5M ago33:10

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This week, we highlight DIRECTV's expanding RSN bundling options, which cover 18 MLB, 16 NBA, and 10 NHL franchises and the addition of Max Basic with Ads to its MyEntertainment Genre Pack. We also highlight the MLB TV streaming outage on opening day, JioHotstar's announcement that JioHotstar now has over 100 million subscribers, and Netflix's news…

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Episode 126: JioHotstar’s 60M Concurrent Cricket Stream; F1 TV’s New 4K Tier; Why Apple TV+ Losses Don’t Matter; Max Platform Updates 41:45

6M ago41:45

41:45

This week, we discuss JioHotstar's live stream of the ICC Champions Trophy Final, with a reported 60 million concurrent streams and why the industry needs to stop putting so much clout on concurrent or AMA numbers without any other details on the quality of the stream. We also detail the F1 TV Premium tier, offering 4K video and multiview functiona…

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ShipTalk S03E08 - From Motocross to Microservices (Kyle Galbraith, CEO of depot.dev) 40:28

6M ago40:28

40:28

In this episode, Dewan sits down (virtually) with Kyle Galbraith, co-founder of Depot, to explore his unique journey from motocross videographer to startup founder. Kyle shares how his early experiences in film and programming shaped his approach to solving technical problems, and why he co-founded Depot to tackle the challenge of slow build proces…

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Episode 125: Hulu's Oscars Stream; MSG Networks Likely Bankruptcy; CTV Botnet Discovery; MLB's Streaming Challenges 34:22

6M ago34:22

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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 anno…

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DevOps Decoded: Navigating the ServiceNow Ecosystem with Ron Gidron 46:59

6M ago46:59

46:59

In this edition of ShipTalk podcast, Ron Gidron, CEO of X Type, discusses the unique challenges of DevOps in platform-based environments like ServiceNow, emphasizing the complexities of managing multiple code bases and environments. He highlights the importance of visibility, governance, and automation in modern software development, sharing insigh…

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Episode 124: Fubo, WBD and Paramount Q4 Earnings; Amazon Launching Live Linear Channel; DIRECTV's New $35 Entertainment Package 38:58

6M ago38:58

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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 …

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Episode 123: Sports News Roundup From ESPN, Netflix, Max, Prime, DAZN, DIRECTV, Roku, F1 and Akamai's Q4 Earnings 42:31

7M ago42:31

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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 mat…

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Episode 122: Tubi's Super Bowl Stream Recap; Detailing Roku, Fastly, and Harmonc's Q4 Earnings 46:12

7M ago46:12

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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 Hotst…

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Episode 121: Comcast and DirecTV Launch $70 Sports Packages, Peacock and Disney Earnings, Parler Buys Select Edgio Assets 40:36

7M ago40:36

40:36

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 …

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Write It Down: Brendan O'Leary from Prefect.io 38:12

7M ago38:12

38:12

Brendan O’Leary shares his journey from helping GitLab scale to IPO to his current role at Prefect.io, focusing on Pythonic orchestration. He explains why Prefect chose Python and how orchestration tools like Prefect complement CI/CD platforms like GitLab CI/CD and Harness in DevOps workflows. We discuss the evolution of Developer Relations, its RO…

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From Scala to Roc with Monica McGuigan 1:07:42

8M ago1:07:42

1:07:42

Monica McGuigan, a Scala programmer at JP Morgan, talks with Richard about her experiences learning Roc with a Scala background. They get into topics like how language design affects beginners and experts, what parts of functional programming are easier and harder to learn than others, and how language designers inform their design decisions. Suppo…

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Exploring The Cannabis Marketing Space With Brady Madden 29:57

8M ago29:57

29:57

There's a LOT to learn about marketing in the cannabis space, and Brady Madden, founder of has seen a LOT. In this conversation, Mack Lunn interviews Brady Madden, the founder of Evergreen SEO, an agency focused on the cannabis industry. Brady shares his journey from working in digital marketing to establishing his own agency, highlighting the uniq…

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Episode 120: Super Bowl and NFL Streaming News from Amazon and FOX; Limelight's Network Goes Dark 28:34

8M ago28:34

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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 b…

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Episode 119: Disney and Fubo Deal; Netflix's WWE Debut; Peacock Viewership Data; CES TV News 50:22

8M ago50:22

50:22

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 Netfl…

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Testing in Production with Mike Bryzek 1:17:50

8M ago1:17:50

1:17:50

Mike Bryzek has been a technical cofounder of two very successful companies using some very unorthodox technical strategies that have worked out very well for him and his teams! These include testing in production, spending the first few months of a brand-new company's life investing in automation and tooling before shipping a product, and microser…

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Episode 118: Special Podcast; Netflix's NFL Christmas Gameday Recap 51:32

9M ago51:32

51:32

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…

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Episode 117: Vendor Layoffs; YouTube TV Price Increase; WBD Separates Linear from Streaming 42:25

9M ago42:25

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This week, we detail the news of more layoffs by streaming vendors and what it means for the industry going into the new year as everyone looks to be more operationally efficient in their spending. We also cover the latest price increase by YouTube TV, pushing the service to $82.99 a month, FIFA's broadcast deal with DAZN, and Amazon's latest TNF v…

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Episode 116: Akamai Acquires Contracts From Edgio's Bankruptcy Auction: Roundup Of OTT and Broadcast News 31:03

9M ago31:03

31:03

This week, we detail Akamai's successful $125 million bid for customer contracts from Edgio's security and content delivery businesses as part of Edgio's bankruptcy auction. We discuss Akamai's projected $89-$111 million in revenue over the next five quarters from the contracts and what the deal means for the broader CDN market. We also debunk some…

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Building Video Editing Software with Andrew Lisowski 1:02:50

9M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Richard talks with Andrew Lisowski, a Senior Engineer at Descript - which makes audio and video editing software that has been used to edit this very podcast! They talk about some of the surprising challenges of dealing with video editing compared to audio alone, the economics of niche podcasts and programming conferences, and the evolution of Web …

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Episode 115: The Numbers and Details Behind Bending Spoons Plans to Acquire Brightcove 36:34

9M ago36:34

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In regulatory filings, more details have emerged in Bending Spoons plans to acquire Brightcove, including some terms for employees who stay on with the new company, the number of aggregate shares of company common stock tied to RSU awards, the exact number of Brightcove employees, a disclosure of a "material weakness in internal control over financ…

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Episode 114: Unraveling The Misinformation from Netflix's Boxing Event; All the Latest Broadcast, TV and Content News 1:02:12

10M ago1:02:12

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This week, we detail all the misinformation after Netflix's live boxing event, the danger of not checking sources, and who you trust for news. We discuss the current state of Netflix's business and how the company is playing the long game - chess over checkers. We also highlight the latest content news from JioCinema, MLB, Sling TV, Disney, Amazon,…

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The EYG Language with Peter Saxton 1:17:25

10M ago1:17:25

1:17:25

Richard talks with Peter Saxton, creator of the EYG programming language, about the problems Peter aims to solve with EYG, and some of the unique design decisions he's made with it. A type-safe eval() operation even comes up in the discussion! Support Software Unscripted on Patreon: https://patreon.com/SoftwareUnscripted EYG: https://eyg.run Unison…

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Episode 113: Earnings Recap from Paramount, Tubi, Vizio, Vimeo, Brightcove, Akamai, Fastly, Cloudflare 1:01:28

10M ago1:01:28

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This week, we detail all the important numbers from Q3 earnings tied to profitability, capex spending, MAUs and subscriber additions tied to streaming services from Paramount, Tubi, AMC Networks and Vizio, along with infrastructure players Vimeo, Brightcove, Akamai, Fastly and Cloudflare. We also discuss the latest content news from UFC, The Tennis…

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