Streaming Into the Void - September 8, 2024 - The Twilight of DirecTV

This week, carriage fee disputes mark the inevitable decline of linear and the rise of streaming.

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Show Notes

Disney dispute leaves DirecTV customers without popular sports channels | PBS News

Amid Disney Blackout, DirecTV Is Offering Customers a $30 Credit Toward Dish's Sling or Fubo Streaming Services

Disney CEO Bob Iger Calls His 2023 Linear TV Comments “A Mistake,” Says He Is “Obsessed” With Finally Nailing Succession Process

ESPN Platforms Deliver Largest Kickoff Week Audience Since 2016 – ESPN and ABC Score Top 6 Games Across All Networks

Charter Spectrum and AMC Networks Ink Early Renewal Deal, Will Bundle AMC+ With Cable TV

Verizon’s $9.6 Billion Bid for Frontier Expands Broadband

TNT Greenlights CIA Miniseries As Network Eyes Potential Scripted Ramp-Up Post Write-Down & Restructuring

The Librarians Sequel Series on TNT: Everything We Know

Amazon could reportedly stream Diamond/Bally's RSN games non-exclusively

MLB could see local rights bidding war if Diamond Sports Group defaults

Tech Tycoon Larry Ellison Will Control Paramount Global After Skydance Deal Closes: Filing

Shari Redstone to Get $180M in Severance, Benefits in Sale to Ellison - Bloomberg

YouTube wins gold with 40 billion minutes of Olympic watch time, compared to 23.5 billion for NBC - Tubefilter

YouTube's living room ambitions pay off: It's the first streamer to take 10% of all TV watch time - Tubefilter

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