Stream On with Jim Williams

This week, my guest is director Michael Tolajian, a multi-award-winning filmmaker and the head of Fox Sports Films and we talk about the FS1 documentary Q-Ball. A little background on the film it is an inside look at the “Q — Warriors, the prison league basketball team at San Quentin, where hardcore criminals are learning to be better people by playing basketball. Warriors superstar Kevin Durant’s...

Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley the driving forces behind the successful streaming service BroadwayHD join me to talk about the May 15th launch of one of the most iconic productions of all time 42nd Street. The high energy musical was recently filmed from a production on the West End of London. The legendary theater luminary Mike Bramble, who passed away in February, directed and collaborated on th...

Our guest is Stadium CEO Jason Coyle a network that is growing in popularity by the day. Stadium is a Chicago based 24/7 sports network that has a very impressive group of partners. Silver Chalice, Sinclair Broadcast Group, BAMTech, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Meredith Corp have invested in the network. Stadium, ( www.watchstadium.com ) can be found free on over the air television as well on a numb...

We talk with Julie Graham, Olivia Vinall and Julian Unthank from the Queens of Mystery an Acorn TV original series that is destine to be a hit. On Monday (April 8th) Acorn TV will begin streaming a brand new original mystery series called the Queens of Mystery and after seeing the first two shows I can say without fear of contradiction that we are looking at a big hit. Simply put it is like no mys...

Emilie Deutsch, Vice President, Original Programming and Features, CBS Sports spoke with me from New York about something that gets better every year. I am talking about NCAA March Madness Confidential, the great series of features that provides some of the best stories during the three week run to crown a national champion. Last year they gave America the story of Sister Jean the nun who was the...

This week’s guest is Manhunt Producer Philippa Braithwaite. She tells us why she and husband Martin Clunes wanted to bring this true story to TV. It is streaming now on Acorn TV here in the U.S. and was a big hit on ITV in the U.K. We want to welcome our new sponsor Care/Of to the Stream On family. They are a monthly subscription vitamin service that delivers completely personalized vitamin and su...

I chat with Pluto TV CEO Tom Ryan who has always been a forward-thinking kind of a guy. Along with his talented team, they put together one of the most successful free streaming video offerings on the market with over 12 million subscribers. Earlier this week their long-anticipated $340 million purchase by Viacom is complete and the future is very bright for all of us who love our Pluto TV. Ryan g...

Our guest is David Weiss who serves as the Executive Vice President of Multimedia Sales at FloSports. We talk about the streaming services ever growing portfolio of sports that includes inroads into Major League Soccer to complement their ever expanding list of college vents. David talks about the FloSports philosophy of storytelling, not just broadcasting an event but building the all-important b...

Shane Allen, Serves as the Controller, Comedy Commissioning, at the BBC. He is the man who oversees what comedy programs the network airs and who doesn’t make the cut. He talks about how some of the networks new offerings as well as why he is excited about Britbox comedies like Hold the Sunset with John Cleese and Living the Dream, Mum, plus much more. We also talk about Living the Dream that hits...

With local newspapers going the way of the dinosaur it is local TV news that has done a wonderful job of picking up the slack on coverage. We talk with Joseph Dunn the head of promotions for ABC 7 Sarasota-Tampa-St. Petersburg they are one of over 300 local news outlets that stream their news out daily. We talk about how local television news has never neon more important or more accessible than i...

Jeff Gerttula, EVP & GM of CBS Sports Digital is our guest and CBS Sports HQ has three HUGE days of free digital coverage on this must have streaming app. This will be the best streaming content coverage from Atlanta ever done for Super Bowl coverage. As watching Super Bowl LIII it will be televised by CBS and streamed for FREE on CBSSports.com or the CBS Sports app (available on most connected de...

Tony nominee Mary Bridget Davies, brings her amazing performance to fans worldwide as “A Night with Janis Joplin,” debuts Saturday, January 19th on BroadwayHD. We talk with Davies, as well as BroadwayHD founders Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley about this dynamic musical that took Broadway by storm. Davis talks about her relationship with the Joplin family, as well as how fun, but demanding it was p...

This week we do a deep dive into all things streaming with Boom Media founder and CEO Jay Henderson. He gives us a “Master Class, in what is the best television to purchase for streaming video and also capable to adapt to industry changes. Also we discuss what types of streaming sticks that best meet the needs of streamers no matter what your level expertise might be. Another topic we address is t...

On December 24th Acorn TV will give us a very special gift season 12 of “Murdoch Mystery.” We also have a special gift and that is Hélène Joy, who plays Dr. Julia Ogden, the wife of Inspector William Murdoch – friend of the show Yannick Bisson. She talks to us not only about season 12 complete with plenty of interesting behind the scenes tidbits. She spoke to us from Australia where she is on holi...

Dan Orlovsky joins to give college football fans some insights as to what it means to the players, coaches and fans to go to a bowl game. He also shares his insights into some “sleeper games,” that you should checkout over the next couple of week’s including The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl where he will be Thursday night as the University of South Florida will play host to Marshall University....

Watching Adam Trent in person or on his massive Netflix hit show The Road Trick it is easy to see why he has become a Broadway star. I spoke to the man who is doing his third stint on Broadway with the wonderful show The Illusionists, playing now through the end of December at the Marquee Theater which is a must-see for the entire family. What I love most about Trent is his passion for magic as we...

Speaking with Ashley Jensen from her home in London she was like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. Jensen could hardly wait till Monday when Acorn TV will debut season two of Agatha Raisin with the first of three exclusive world premier films “The Wizard of Evesham.” For those who are not familiar with the show Jensen is reprising her role as Agatha Raisin, the former high powered London PR exe...

We talk with Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley of BroadwayHD about their latest addition to the streaming service Puffs. For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. Stew and Bonnie talk about...

Darius Walker is the Senior Executive Producer for CBSN, CBS News’ 24-hour streaming network. On election night they celebrate their fourth year as the country’s premier free streaming news service. We talk about the midterm coverage and no matter where you can follow all of the races on CBSN. Election coverage starts at 5 pm ET on CBSN, download the CBS News app at any app store. Tom Riley, is on...

We talk with Craig Hall who plays Dr. Jack Duncan of the worldwide hit A Place to call Home that ends it very successful six-year run this week on Acorn TV. Hall's real-life wife, the lovely and talented Sara Weisman plays his love interest on the show, Carolyn Duncan, née Bligh. Hall talks about the shows six-year journey, the many tough subjects that they have tackled on the show and what is nex...

Miheer Walavalkar the co-founder and co-CEO of Live Like joins me to talk about how streaming virtual reality will change the way we watch sports and other live events from now on. They are involved with Fox Sports VR and we talk about how they handled World Cup coverage last summer. We talk about what exciting things are coming down the line on Fox Sports VR and how you can enjoy true VR. If you...

M.K. Gibson is one of the most talented and most sought after fiction novelists on the planet who at the moment is working on his sixth novel. He has two series books that he is adding to Hammer of Witches as well as they popular The Shadow Master Novels. We talk about how audio books have become a huge market for top authors like Gibby. Stream On is powered by the Vivid Seats App. Want theater ti...

Our guest this week is Libby Geist, who is the Vice President & Executive Producer, ESPN Films and Original Content. She and her team are getting ready to launch some new 30 For 30 films coming late this fall. We talk about the success if the series and why you don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy 30 For 30 programming.  Stream On is powered by the Vivid Seats App. Want theater tickets? Perhaps...

Our guest this week is Libby Geist, who is the Vice President & Executive Producer, ESPN Films and Original Content. She and her team are getting ready to launch some new 30 For 30 films coming late this fall. We talk about the success if the series and why you don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy 30 For 30 programming. Stream On is powered by the Vivid Seats App. Want theater tickets? Perhaps y...

A Place To Call Home is seen in over 128 countries and is streamed here in the United States on Acorn TV. My guest is the lovely and talented Sara Wiseman who plays, Carolyn Bligh, one of the most complex and interesting characters on the show. Set in 1950s Australia, this multigenerational program follows the Bligh family through romances and feuds, secrets and lies. Stream On is powered by Mack...