294: Streaming Futures

294: Streaming Futures

From At the Flicks by At the Flicks

June 11, 2026 · 47 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving landscape of streaming services and their impact on consumer choice.

Welcome to a special streaming show. Of course, the usual streaming gang are all here, Declan, Graham and Jeff, however this time the content is a little bit different. Dec has his special recommendations, we wouldn’t change that and we would urge you to catch up with them. Shows like Small Prophets and Lord Of The Flies – a diverse pair, well produced by The BBC and a couple of gems from Apple. To find out what we enthuse over on that streaming channel, you will have to listen to the show. That’s our bit of mystery done! But all that is just the Appetiser. We said this was special. For this episode we are looking at the changing landscape of the streaming show. With HBO launching in the UK and the Warners / Paramount deal still dragging all on, what does it mean to you the consumer? Will it be more or less choice and, perhaps more importantly, could it cost you more for less? This fascinating and topical discussion takes in all of those questions. Now, we will admit that we recorded it over a month ago, but in reality little has changed since we spoke . Who said the streaming world moves fast? However, what really surprised us where we ended up and what had not been considered…

People in this episode

Hosts: Declan, Graham, Jeff

Topics covered

  • streaming services
  • HBO UK launch
  • consumer choice
  • short form platforms
  • cinema
  • streaming recommendations

Keywords

  • streaming
  • HBO
  • BBC
  • Apple
  • short form content
  • cinema
  • consumer choice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Apple, HBO, Paramount

Books & works: Small Prophets, Lord Of The Flies, Obsession, Backrooms

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