Weekly podcast for all the important news in the streaming business.
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 27, 2024.
HuluThe Veil, Limited Series (Apr. 30)
Shardlake, season 1 (May 1)
The Contestant (May 2)
Prom Dates (May 3)
Welcome to Wrexham, season 3 (May 3)
NetflixHoneymoonish (Apr. 29)
Fiasco (Apr. 30)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney (Apr. 30)
Draw Special Super Soft Power (May 1)
Down the Rabbit Hole (May 1)
Frankly Speaking, Season 1 (May 1)
Heeram...
This week, Sony throws a wrench in the plan to rescue Paramount, Zaslav gets paid, and Netflix... well, you know.
Show Notes
Sony in Talks to Join a Bid to Buy Paramount - The New York Times
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav 2023 Pay Package Rises to $50M (variety.com)
NBA's exclusive TV rights negotiating window with ESPN, Warner expected to pass without a deal
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 20, 2024.
HuluHigh Hopes, Season 1 (Apr. 20)
Hip-Hop and the White House (Apr. 22)
Secrets of the Octopus (Apr. 22)
Talking Sabor, Season 1 (Apr. 24)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Apr. 26)
NetflixSoweto Blaze (Apr. 20)
CoComelon Lane, Season 2 (Apr. 22)
Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (Apr. 22)
Anyone But You (Apr. 23)
Brigands: The Quest for Gold (Apr. 23)
...Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 13, 2024.
HuluUnder the Bridge, limited series (Apr. 17)
NetflixRipe for the Picking, Season 1 (Apr. 13)
Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (Apr. 16)
The Circle, Season 6 (Apr. 17)
Don’t Hate the Player, Season 1 (Apr. 17)
The Grimm Variations (Apr. 17)
Our Living World, Season 1 (Apr. 17)
Bros, Season 1 (Apr. 18)
The Upshaws, Part 5 (Apr. 18)
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Sca...
This week, Disney's proxy battle is over, and the fight for Paramount may be, as well.
Show Notes
Disney trounces activist shareholders in a major win for Bob Iger | CNN Business
Column: Disney needs fixing, but Peltz was the wrong repairman
ESPN's Streaming Service Will Be Available on Disney+ (hollywoodreporter.com)
Disney Shares 'The Mandalorian & Grogu,' 'Toy Story 5' Release Dates
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 6, 2024.
HuluThe Fable, Season 1 (Apr. 6)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Mission: Yozakura Family, Season 1 (Apr. 7)
Blood Free, Season 1 (Apr. 10)
Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, Season 1 (Apr. 10)
The Greatest Hits (Apr. 12)
NetflixSpirit Rangers, Season 3 (Apr. 8)
Neal Brennan: Crazy Good (Apr. 9)
Anthracite, Limited Series (Apr. 10)
The Hijacking of Fligh...
This week, another NFL game will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock, and Hulu and Disney+ make it official.
Show Notes
PEACOCK TO EXCLUSIVELY STREAM NFL FRIDAY NIGHT OPENING WEEKEND GAME ON SEPT. 6, FROM SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - NBC Sports Pressbox (nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com)
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 30, 2024.
HuluVanderpump Villa, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
UFO Factory, Season 1 (Apr. 4)
NetflixEveryone Loves Me, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
The Great Indian Kapil Show, Season 1 (Mar. 30)
The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman, Season 1 (Apr. 1)
Strawberry Shortcake: Spring Spectacular (Apr. 1)
Together: Treble Winners (Apr. 2)
Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer (Apr. 3)
Files of ...
This week, college basketball kicks into overdrive and Max and Paramount+ want you to watch it on streaming.
Show Notes
Max Offers 30% Discount on Yearly Plans Ahead of March Madness
Fox Expects Sports Streaming Venture With Disney And WBD To Hit 5M Subscribers In 5...
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 23, 2024.
HuluWe Were the Lucky Ones, limited series (Mar. 28)
Fright Krewe, Season 2 (Mar. 29)
NetflixGabby’s Dollhouse, Season 9 (Mar. 25)
Teasing Master Takagi-san (Mar. 25)
Dave Attell: Hot Cross Buns (Mar. 26) - The old man’s back - out of the clubs and onto the screen, Attell brings it hard in this rapid-fire, no-holds-barred performance. (Kim)
The Believers, Seaso...
This week, a survey reveals that a majority of Americans would prefer to watch movies at home.
Show Notes
Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Would Rather Wait to Watch Movies on Streaming
‘Salem’s Lot’ Officially Skipping Movie Theaters to Stream on Max in 2024
'The Bear' Renewed for Season 4 at FX
'Black Mirror' Renewed for Season 7 (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix UK Scripted Slate: Steven Knight To Pen Guinness Series; Stephen Graham ...
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 16, 2024.
HuluFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (Mar. 21)
Davey & Jonesie’s Locker, season 1 (Mar. 22)
Anatomy Of A Fall (Mar. 22)
NetflixJudge Dee’s Mystery, Season 1 (Mar. 16)
Young Royals Forever (Mar. 18)
Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership (Mar. 19)
Physical 100, Season 2 (Mar. 19)
Homicide New York, Season 1 (Mar. 20)
3 Body Problem (Mar. 21)
Buying Be...
This week, Bob Iger gears up to save Disney.
Show Notes
Disney Working to Be on Technical Par With Netflix, Iger Says (variety.com)
Disney CEO ‘Extremely Confident’ in Streaming Profits This Year - Bloomberg
Family Of Walt Disney Supports Bob Iger In Company's Proxy Fig...
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 9, 2024.
HuluPoor Things (Mar. 7)
NetflixQueen of Tears, Season 1 (Mar. 9)
Eye Love You (Mar. 10)
CoComelon, Season 10 (Mar. 11)
Young Royals, Season 3 (Mar. 11)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Season 6 (Mar. 12)
Steve Treviño: Simple Man (Mar. 12)
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (Mar. 12)
Bandidos, Season 1 (Mar. 13)
24 Hours with Gaspar (Mar. 14)
This week, can someone check on Paramount?
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery halts merger talks with Paramount Global, sources say
Paramount posts mixed Q4 results, linear ad revenue falls
Paramount falls short of revenue expectations but posts surprise profit, strong streaming results
Paramount Focuses on Earnings Growth But Wall Street Lacks Enthusiasm
Paramount Global Says It Will Take $1B Charge Related To Layof...
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 2, 2024.
HuluQueens (Mar. 5)
Extraordinary, Season 2 (Mar. 6)
NetflixThe Netflix Slam (Mar. 3 at 3:30 EST)
Hot Wheels: Let’s Race, Season 1 (Mar. 4)
Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda (Mar. 5)
The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping (Mar. 5)
Full Swing, Season 2 (Mar. 6)
Supersex, Season 1 (Mar. 6)
Ara San Juan: The Submarine That Disappeared (Mar. 7)
This week, Warner Bros. Discovery reported some... interesting quarterly earnings.
Show Notes
Warner Bros. (WBD) Sales Miss as TV Advertising Continues to Fall - Bloomberg
Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Falls After Q4 Numbers, Lack Of Guidance (deadline.com)
Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 24th, 2024.
HuluShōgun (Feb. 27)
Me, Hereafter (Feb. 29)
NetflixThe 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Feb. 24) - 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Donnell Rawlings: A New Day (Feb. 27)
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (Feb. 28)
Code 8: Part II (Feb. 28)
The Mire: Millennium, Season 3 (Feb. 28)
The Parades (Feb. 29)
A Round of Applause, Season 1 (Feb. 29)
The Tourist, ...
This week, Paramount had record ratings for the Super Bowl, then things went south, fast.
Show Notes
Super Bowl 2024 Was the Most-Watched Telecast of All Time, Reaching 123.7 Million Viewers
Paramount+ problems highlight how unserious the idea of a streaming-only Super Bowl is
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