Streaming Into the Void

Streaming Into the Void - October 8, 2023 - Hollywood’s Hangover

This week, Hollywood is going to have a heck of a hangover after the strikes are over.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Universal Studio Group Reinstated Term Deals Not Being Extended – Deadline
DirecTV Says CNN Streaming Service Risks Violating Deal - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Winners and Losers of the WGA Strike From Drew Carey to Drew Barrymore
Netflix is planning to raise prices... again - The Verge / Netflix Plans to Raise Subscription Prices After Actors Strike Ends - WSJ
Discovery+ Raises Price of Ad-Free Streaming Plan for the First Time
Ad Tier of AMC+ Price: Launches at $4.99 Per Month – The Hollywood Reporter
Xumo Stream Box Launching on Charter Spectrum, Comcast Xfinity
Should Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt Sinclair subsidiary that manages the Bally channels, not reach a deal with the top pay TV operator by Saturday, the whole enterprise could come down pretty fast | Next TV
Diamond Sports seeks to cut NBA, NHL fees in last-ditch bid to survive another year: sources
Bally Sports Arizona asks out of agreement to broadcast Coyotes games
NBA, NHL in limbo waiting on next move in Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy
Vikings: Valhalla To End With Season 3 Netflix – Deadline
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Renewed for Season 4 After Cliffhanger Finale – The Hollywood Reporter
‘iCarly’ Reboot Canceled at Paramount+ After 3 Seasons – The Hollywood Reporter
Recommendations
Peter Gabriel
Only Murders in the Building
AEW WrestleDream
Totally Killer

What’s New in Streaming - October 7, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 7, 2023:
Hulu
Spy x Family, Season 2 (Oct. 7)
The Mill (Oct. 9)
Goosebumps, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
Netflix
Strong Girl Nam-Soon, Season 1 (Oct. 7)
Last One Standing, Season 2 (Oct. 10)
Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Limited Series (Oct. 11)
Once Upon a Star (Oct. 11)
The Fall of the House of Usher (Oct. 12)
Good Night World (Oct. 12)
Fair Play (Oct. 13)
Max
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (Oct. 1)
Doom Patrol, Season 4, Part 2 (Oct. 12)
Paramount+
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Oct. 6)
Frasier, New Season (Oct. 12)
Peacock
WWE Fastlane (Oct. 7)
John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
Amazon Prime Video
The Greatest Show Never Made, Limited Series (Oct. 11)
The Burial (Oct. 13)
Apple TV+
Lessons in Chemistry, Season 1 (Oct. 13)
Starz
Shining Vale, Season 2 (Oct. 13)

Streaming Into the Void - October 1, 2023 - The End of the Writers’ Strike

This week, studios and writers come to an agreement.
 
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
The New WGA Deal Explained: What Writers Won (thewrap.com)
 
5 Days to End the Strike: When Writers and Studios (Finally) Hit a Contract Breakthrough (yahoo.com)
 
Summary of the 2023 WGA MBA
 
The Taylor Sheridan & Mike White Rule? Showrunners Can Stay Solo If They Wish After WGA Deal

What’s New in Streaming - September 30, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 30, 2023:
Hulu
Appendage (Oct. 2)
Undead Unluck, Season 1 (Oct. 6)
Netflix
Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then (Oct. 3)
Beckham, Limited Series (Oct. 4)
Race to the Summit (Oct. 4)
Lupin, Part 3 (Oct. 5)
Everything Now (Oct. 5)
Ballerina (Oct. 6)
Disney+
Toy Story Funday Football (Livestreaming at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1)
Haunted Mansion (Oct. 4)
Loki, Season 2 (Oct. 5)
Max
Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 (Oct. 5)
Paramount+
Bargain, limited series (Oct. 5)
Monster High 2 (Oct. 5)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (Oct. 6)
Peacock
Mystery Island (Sep. 30)
WWE NXT: No Mercy (Sep. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
Make Me Scream (Oct. 3)
Totally Killer (Oct. 6)

Streaming Into the Void - September 24, 2023 - Hollywood Holds Its Breath

This week, Hollywood holds its breath as the writers and the studios continue to talk.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Max Adding Live Sports Tier; $10 Monthly Service Will Be Included At No Charge For Existing Subscribers Through Next February
Amazon Prime Video will cost you more starting in 2024 if you want to watch without ads
'Winning Time' Ends in Defeat With an Awkward, Surprise Series Finale
‘Pitch Perfect Bumper in Berlin’ Canceled By Peacock: No Season 2 – Deadline
Recommendations
The Flash 
Taskmaster 
Only Murders in the Building 
Bottoms 
The Morning Show 

What’s New in Streaming - September 23, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 23 2023:
Hulu
Love in Fairhope, Season 1 (Sep. 27)
The Kardashians, Season 4 (Sep. 28)
Netflix
K Food Show: A Nation of Banchan (Sep. 24)
The Devil’s Plan, Season 1 (Sep. 26)
Who Killed Jill Dando?, limited series (Sep. 26)
Encounters, Season 1 (Sep. 27)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Sep. 27)
Castlevania: Nocturne, Season 1 (Sep. 28)
Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee, and Jessica Wongso (Sep. 28)
Love is in the Air (Sep. 28)
The Great British Baking Show, Collection 11 (Sep. 29)
Nowhere (Sep. 29)
Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury (Sep. 29)
Reptile (Sep. 29)
Disney+
Dancing with the Stars, Season 32 (Sep. 26)
Disney’s Launchpad, Season 2 (Sep. 29)
Max
Savior Complex, limited series (Sep. 26)
Starstruck, Season 3 (Sep. 28)
Peacock
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major (Sep. 23)
Retreat to You (Sep. 24)
Amazon Prime Video
Gen V, Season 1 (Sep. 29)
The Fake Sheikh (Sep. 26)
Apple TV+
Flora and Son (Sep. 29)

Streaming Into the Void - September 17, 2023 - Disney and Charter Set the Groundwork for the End of Cable

This week, the end is near, or maybe they just kicked the can down the road..?
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Comcast and Disney Agree to Speed Up Hulu Deal - The New York Times
Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
Disney-Charter fight could be the start of the TV bundle breaking
Disney Says Charter Dispute Is Driving A 60% Increase In Hulu + Live TV Subscriptions Relative To Internal Expectations
Why the Disney-Charter Carriage Dispute Is a ‘Watershed Event’ for All Pay TV
David Zaslav Says Charter-Disney Fight Feels Like “A Moment” As WBD CEO Talks Carriage Deals, CNN & Hollywood Strikes
Disney Top Executives Assure Staff Of Commitment To FXX, Freeform & Other Cable Nets Dropped By Charter
Disney Holds Initial Talks ABC Sale to Nexstar Media - Bloomberg
Disney to Cut Target for Disney+ Streaming Subscribers - Bloomberg
What Happens If Disney Can't Agree With Comcast on a Price Tag for Hulu
Disney Says Charter Dispute Is Driving A 60% Increase In Hulu + Live TV Subscriptions Relative To Internal Expectations
Get Hulu with live TV for a major discount during Disney’s Charter spat - The Verge
Disney Talks on ABC Sale Heat Up as Byron Allen Makes Offer
What the Disney-Charter Deal Means for Future Carriage Negotiations
Disney’s ABC Stations Could Be Acquired By Nexstar With “Little Friction,” Company Advisor Tom Carter Says – Deadline
Disney starts drafting broadcast TV’s grand finale | Reuters
Cable and Streaming TV Are Jumping Off the Cliff Together
It’s not the first time that technology has upended Hollywood’s business model–but the WGA-SAG strikes could be the last chance for artists to get justice | Fortune
Warner Bros. Television Suspends Top Overall Deals With Greg Berlanti, Bill Lawrence, Mindy Kaling & More – Deadline
Netflix CFO Says “We Need To Get Back To Work, That's What We Are Focused On”
Disney Entertainment TV Studios Suspend Deals With Producers, Including Yara Shahidi, Justin Hartley & Billy Porter, Will Pay Assistants Amid Strikes
Writers Strike CBS’ ‘The Talk’ To Return To Filming Daytime Scrutiny – Deadline
Greg Berlanti Starts $500K Strike Relief Fund For Staff Of His Shows – Deadline
Ryan Murphy Announces Assistance Fund for Out-of-Work Colleagues Amid Hollywood Strikes, Donates $500000
Writers Guild Claims’ Of Division In Studio Ranks Is False, AMPTP Says – Deadline
Warner Bros. Plans to Offer Sports Free on Max Service - BNN Bloomberg
Max to feature AMC Networks shows like 'Fear the Walking Dead,' 'Killing Eve' this fall
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings
Warner Bros. Discovery CFO on Streaming Prices: “Quality Content Has Been Given Away Well Below Fair Market Value”
BBC Buys ‘Interview With The Vampire’ From AMC – Deadline
‘Thursday Night Football’ Opens Big: TV Ratings Sept. 14, 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter
'Fauda' Renewed for Season 5 - Variety
‘And Just Like That’ Renewed For Season 3 On Max – Deadline
Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Remake Delayed to 2024 by Amazon
Donald Glover’s Lando Series Is Now a Movie – The Hollywood Reporter
NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV: The Drew Magary Review
Recommendations
Barbie 
Harley Quinn 
One Piece 
Against the Storm 
NFL Sunday Ticket 
NFL Thursday Night Football 

What’s New in Streaming - September 16, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 16, 2023:
Hulu
The D’Amelio Show, Season 3 (Sep. 20)
iHeartRadio Music Festival Live Stream (Sep. 22)
No One Will Save You (Sep. 22)
Netflix
Kountry Wayne: A Woman’s Prayer (Sep. 19)
The Saint of Second Chances (Sep. 19)
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, Season 2 (Sep. 20)
Scissor Seven, Season 4 (Sep.21)
Sex Education, final season (Sep. 21)
Song of the Bandits, Season 1 (Sep. 22)
Spy Kids: Armageddon (Sep. 22)
Love is Blind, Season 5 (Sep. 22)
Max
Young Love, Season 1 (Sep. 21)
Paramount+
The Gold, Season 1 (Sep. 17)
Superpower (Sep. 18)
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (Sep. 22)
Peacock
Notes of Autumn (Sep. 16)
The Continental: From the World of John Wick (Sep. 22)
Amazon Prime Video
Cassandro (Sep. 22)
Amazon Freevee
Neighbours: A New Chapter, Season 1 (Sep. 18)
Apple TV+
The Super Models (Sep. 20)
Still Up, Season 1 (Sep. 22)

What’s New in Streaming - September 9, 2023

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 9, 2023:
Hulu
Welcome to Wrexham, Season 2 (Sep. 12)
 
The Other Black Girl, Season 1 (Sep. 13)
 
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 7 (Sep. 14)
 
Theater Camp (Sep. 14)
Netflix
K Food Show: A Nation of Kimchi (Sep. 10)
 
Glow Up: The Next Makeup Star, Season 5 (Sep. 12)
 
Michelle Wolf: It’s Great to Be Here (Sep.12)
 
Ordinary Men (Sep. 13)
 
Wrestlers (Sep. 13)
 
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (Sep. 14)
 
Once Upon a Crime (Sep. 14)
 
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons, Season 7 (Sep. 15)
 
Love at First Sight (Sep. 15)
 
El Conde (Sep. 15)
 
Surviving Summer, Season 2 (Sep. 15)
Disney+
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory, Season 1 (Sep. 13)
Paramount+
Football Must Go On, Docuseries (Sep. 12)
Peacock
Guiding Emily (Sep. 9)
 
Fourth Down and Love (Sep. 10)
 
Fast X (Sep. 15)
Amazon Prime Video
Kelce (Sep. 12)
 
Thursday Night Football (Sep. 14)
 
A Million Miles Away (Sep. 15)
 
Wilderness, Season 1 (Sep. 15)
 
Written in the Stars, Season 1 (Sep. 15)
Apple TV+
The Morning Show, Season 3 (Sep. 13)
AMC+
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1 (Sep. 10)

Streaming Into the Void - September 3, 2023 - Studios Circle the Wagons

This week, as studios try to figure out a path forward, Taylor Swift rocks theaters.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
The Era of the Original Streaming Movie Is Over (yahoo.com)
‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Canceled By Disney+, Being Shopped Around – Deadline
Disney+ Not Going Forward With 'Nautilus' UK Series As Part Of Cost-Cutting Content Removal
'The Idol' Canceled: The Weeknd/Sam Levinson Series Won't Get Season 2 - Variety
Netflix Agrees to Pay Royalties to Creators of German Series in Line With EU Directive
‘Suits’ Spinoff ‘Pearson’ Peacock Meghan Markle Legal Drama Netflix Hit – Deadline
Investors Sue Disney Over Alleged Chapek Era “Cost-Shifting Scheme” to Hide Streaming Losses
How the Swiftie Cinematic Universe Came to Theaters - Puck
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Concert Film $37M Presales, $70M Opening Forecast – Deadline
‘Ahsoka’ Series Premiere Gets Big Ratings, Disney+ Says
Netflix Renews ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ for Season 3 – The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Great’ Canceled at Hulu After 3 Seasons – The Hollywood Reporter
'How I Met Your Father' Canceled by Hulu After Two Seasons - Variety
Recommendations
AEW All In 
Archer 
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent