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Streaming Made Easy

The AI bubble, pocket TV and the extinction of ad free viewers

Year two starts with a roast and ends with a hard reset. We call out what will matter in 2026, and what will stop working.

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Marion Ranchet
Jan 08, 2026
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“Old men. First.”

“Age before beauty.”

“That’s a nicer way of saying this.”

“Uh, I just called you beautiful and you called me old.”

“And that’s our relationship in a nutshell.”

Happy new year everyone. Year two of The Media Odyssey Podcast starts now!

Evan Shapiro and I started the first episode of 2026 the only way we know how: light banter, then predictions.

This year…

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