Streaming Into the Void

Weekly podcast for all the important news in the streaming business.

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Episodes

Friday Feb 03, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 4, 2023:
 
Hulu
 
Black Travel Across America, Season 1 (Feb. 7)
 
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (Feb. 9)
 
Netflix
 
The Exchange, Season 1 (Feb. 8)
 
Bill Russell: Legend (Feb. 8)
 
Dear David (Feb. 9)
 
Dr. Jason Leong: Ride with Caution (Feb. 9)
 
You, Season 4 (Feb. 9)
 
My Dad the Bounty Hunter, Season 1 (Feb. 9)
 
Your Place Or Mine (Feb. 10)
 
Love is Blind: After the Altar Season 3 (Feb. 10)
 
Love to Hate You, Season 1 (Feb. 10)
 
10 Days of a Good Man (Feb. 10)
 
HBO Max
 
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special (Feb. 9)
 
Peacock
 
Sweeter than Chocolate (Feb. 4)
 
Grilling Season: A Curious Caterer Mystery (Feb. 4)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Somebody I Used to Know (Feb. 10)

Monday Jan 30, 2023


This week: It's the year-end wrap up of the Nielsen streaming ratings.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
NBCUniversal expects Peacock losses to peak this year as streamer slowly adds subscribers
 
Peacock Losses, Hurricane Ian Hurt Comcast Q4 Earnings | Next TV
 
It's On: Bally Sports RSNs Headed for Bankruptcy | Next TV
 
ESPN Takes Swing at Pickleball With New TV Rights Pact - Variety
 
Most Popular TV Shows, Movies on Streaming in 2022 - Variety
 
Recommendations
 
Fire Emblem: Engage
 
Slow Horses
 
Disco Elysium
 
The Mayfair Witches
 
The Last of Us

Friday Jan 27, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 28, 2023:
 
Netflix
 
Minions: The Rise of Gru (Jan. 30)
 
Princess Power, Season 1 (Jan. 30)
 
Cunk on Earth, limited series (Jan. 31)
 
Pamela, A Love Story (Jan. 31)
 
Gunther’s Millions (Feb. 1)
 
The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals (Feb. 1)
 
Freeridge, Season 1 (Feb. 2)
 
Make My Day, Season 1 (Feb. 2)
 
True Spirit (Feb. 3)
 
Class (Feb. 3)
 
Infiesto (Feb. 3)
 
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, Season 2 (Feb. 3)
 
Disney+
 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Feb. 1)
 
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Season 2 (Feb. 1)
 
Peacock
 
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Feb. 2)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Nate Bargatze: Hello World (Jan. 31)
 
Harlem, Season 2 (Feb. 3)
 
Apple TV+
 
Dear Edward, Season 1 (Feb. 3)

Monday Jan 23, 2023


This week: Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings announces some shocking news. And also announces he's stepping down.
 
Show Notes
 
Netflix Film Chiefs on 'The Killer,' Zack Snyder's 'Rebel Moon' - Variety
 
Netflix Subscribers, Earnings Q4 2022: Streamer Adds 7 Million Subs - Variety
 
Netflix Execs Talk Early Ad-Tier Results, 'Glass Onion' and Expected 'Cancel Reaction' From Paid Password-Sharing Rollout
 
Reed Hastings Steps Down as Netflix Co-CEO - Variety
 
How Much More Netflix Can the World Absorb? | The New Yorker
 
Amazon Prime Video, Jeremy Clarkson to Part Ways From 2024 - Variety
 
LIV Golf on Verge of Announcing TV Deal with CW Network - Sports Illustrated Golf
 
THE CW NETWORK AND LIV GOLF FORGE MULTI-YEAR BROADCAST RIGHTS AGREEMENT
 
Marvel movies are returning to China after almost four years
 
Disney Gets Boost as China Clears Marvel Superhero Films for Release - WSJ
 
Regal Cinemas closing nearly 40 movie theaters, Miami Beach is on the list
 
‘Cobra Kai’ Renewed For Sixth and Final Season at Netflix
 
‘Shoresy’ Renewed For Second Season On Hulu – Deadline
 
Meryl Streep Cast in 'Only Murders in the Building' Season 3 - Variety
 
Dennis Quaid Joins David Oyelowo In Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series For Paramount+
 
Recommendations
 
Traitors
 
Letterkenny
 
Velma
 
CurlingZone on YouTube

Friday Jan 20, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 14, 2023:
 
Hulu
 
How I Met Your Father, Season 2 (Jan. 24)
 
Extraordinary, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
 
Killing Country, Limited Series (Jan. 26)
 
The 1619 Project (Jan. 26)
 
Netflix
 
Physical 100, Season 1 (Jan. 24)
 
Against the Ropes, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
 
Love Never Lies: Poland (Jan. 25)
 
Daniel Spellbound, Season 2 (Jan. 26)
 
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (Jan. 26)
 
Record of Ragnarok, Season 2 (Jan. 26)
 
Lockwood & Co. (Jan. 27)
 
You People (Jan. 27)
 
The Snow Girl, limited series (Jan. 27)
 
Kings of Jo’Burg, Season 2 (Jan. 27)
 
Disney+
 
Mila in the Multiverse, Season 1 (Jan. 25)
 
Paramount+
 
Wolf Pack, Season 1 (Jan. 26)
 
Teen Wolf: The Movie (Jan. 26)
 
Peacock
 
Sick (Jan. 13)
 
Poker Face, Limited Series (Jan. 26)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Shotgun Wedding (Jan. 27)
 
Apple TV+
 
Shrinking, Season 1 (Jan. 27)

Monday Jan 16, 2023


This week: Warner Bros. Discovery leads the way and everyone just follows along.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
Tax Write-Offs For Content Are Over At Warner Bros Discovery As CFO Once Again Scolds Entertainment Biz For “Spending Frenzy” – Deadline
 
Ready to pay more for streaming? This Warner Bros. Discovery executive thinks so
 
Greg Berlanti Bets on His Legacy With New Warner Bros. TV Megadeal
 
Warner Bros. Discovery on a Roll With Wall Street Analysts After Upgrade
 
HBO Max raises prices for the first time | CNN Business
 
‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Won’t Air On TNT In Content Write-Off, Shopped – Deadline
 
‘Inside Job’ Canceled By Netflix, Reversing Season 2 Renewal – Deadline
 
Workaholics Movie Dead at Paramount Plus Weeks Before Filming - Variety
 
'Pantheon' Canceled at AMC+ After One Season - Variety
 
‘Minx’: Starz Saves Canceled HBO Max Series With Pickup Of Seasons 1 & 2 – Deadline
 
“Too Many Shows”: AMC’s Dan McDermott Addresses Challenges – Deadline
 
YouTube Experiments With FAST Channels – The Hollywood Reporter
 
Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football Audiences Are Smaller But Younger | TV Tech
 
Amazon Compensates 'Thursday Night Football' Advertisers
 
Vince McMahon is officially back on the WWE Board of Directors - Cageside Seats
 
‘Wednesday’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix – Deadline
 
Netflix’s ‘Mo’ Will End With Second Season – The Hollywood Reporter
 
Ruth Negga to Star Opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Presumed Innocent' at Apple TV+
 
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Series Ordered By Paramount+ – Deadline
 
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Renewed By Paramount+ – Deadline
 
Zoey 101 Sequel Movie, Starring Jamie Lynn Spears, Ordered at Paramount+ — See Who's Returning (And Who's Not)
 
Recommendations
 
Mythic Quest
 
Traitors

Friday Jan 13, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 14, 2023:
 
Hulu
 
Web of Death, Limited Series (Jan. 19)
 
Netflix
 
Crash Course in Romance, Season 1 (Jan. 14)
 
That '90s Show, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
 
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
 
Women at War, Season 1 (Jan. 19)
 
Narvik (Jan. 20)
 
JUNG_E (Jan. 20)
 
Bake Squad, Season 2 (Jan. 20)
 
Bling Empire: New York, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
 
Fauda, Season 4 (Jan. 20)
 
Mission Majnu (Jan. 20)
 
Represent, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
 
Shahmaran, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
 
Disney+
 
King Shakir Recycle (Jan. 18)
 
HBO Max
 
The Last of Us, Season 1 (Jan. 15)
 
Game Theory With Bomani Jones, Season 1 (Jan. 20)
 
Real Time With Bill Maher, Season 21 (Jan. 20)
 
Paramount+
 
Mayor of Kingstown, Season 2 (Jan. 15)
 
Are You the One?, Season 9 (Jan. 18)
 
Peacock
 
The Wedding Veil Inspiration (Jan. 14)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
The Legend of Vox Machina, Season 2 (Jan. 20)
 
MGM+
 
Godfather of Harlem, Season 3 (Jan. 15)
 
Murf the Surf, Docuseries (Jan. 15)
 
Apple TV+
 
Truth Be Told, Season 3 (Jan. 20)
 
Roku Channel
 
Miss Universe Competition (Jan. 14)

Monday Jan 09, 2023


This week: The cuts continue at HBO Max, and they're contagious.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
HBO Max Removes Looney Tunes Shorts, Flintstones Episodes - Variety
 
‘Dangerous Liaisons,’ ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ ‘Step Up’ Pulled From Starz – Deadline
 
Roku Ends 2022 With More Than 70 Million Accounts, Streaming Hours Up 19%
 
Roku Announces First Smart TVs Designed and Made by the Company
 
'1899' Canceled: Netflix Not Moving Forward With Season 2 - Variety
 
Benedict Cumberbatch in Talks to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'Eric' From Abi Morgan, Sister (EXCLUSIVE)
 
Henry Cavill To Star In & EP 'Warhammer 40000' Film & TV Franchise As Amazon Studios Acquires Rights To Games Workshop Brand
 
Jillian Bell Joins Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross In Prime Video's Holiday Comedy 'Candy Cane Lane'
 
Nicole Kidman Cast in Taylor Sheridan's CIA Drama Series 'Lioness' at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)
 
Recommendations
 
Letterkenny
 
World Jr. Hockey
 
Frostpunk
 
Against the Storm
 
Vampire Survivors
 
Jurassic World: Dominion

Friday Jan 06, 2023


Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 7, 2023:
 
Hulu
 
Koala Man, Season 1 (Jan. 9)
 
How I Caught My Killer, Limited Series (Jan. 12)
 
The Drop (Jan. 13)
 
Netflix
 
Vinland Saga, Season 2 (Jan. 9)
 
Andrew Santino: Cheeseburger (Jan. 10)
 
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker (Jan. 10)
 
Sexify, Season 2 (Jan. 11)
 
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Season 2 (Jan. 12)
 
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, limited series (Jan. 12)
 
Vikings: Valhalla, Season 2 (Jan. 12)
 
Sky Rojo, Season 3 (Jan. 13)
 
Dog Gone (Jan. 13)
 
Break Point, Part 1 (Jan. 13)
 
Trial by Fire, Docu-series (Jan. 13)
 
Disney+
 
Chasing Waves, Season 1 (Jan. 11)
 
Gina Yei, Season 1 (Jan. 11)
 
HBO Max
 
Velma, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
 
The Climb, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
 
Peacock
 
The Makery, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
 
The Traitors, Season 1 (Jan. 12)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Hunters, Season 2 (Jan. 13)
 
Apple TV+
 
Super League: The War for Football, doc-series (Jan. 13)
 
Servant, Season 4 (Jan. 13)
 
AMC+
 
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, Season 1 (Jan. 8)
 
Showtime
 
Your Honor, Season 2 (Jan. 13)

Monday Jan 02, 2023


This week: We talk about movies, shows, and games that have got us excited for 2023.
 
Recommendations
 
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
 
Knives Out
 
The Muppet Christmas Carol
 
The Social Network
 
Disenchanted
 
Jeopardy!
 

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