Streaming Into the Void

This week: Warner Bros. Discovery learns that licensing out their shows isn't as profitable as they thought.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
Nancy Daniels & Jane Latman Out As Part Of Latest Warner Bros. Discovery Restructure – Deadline
 
HBO Max Returns to Amazon Prime Video Channels - Variety
 
New Streaming War Brewing? Warner Bros. Discovery Boss David Zaslav Takes Aim At Netflix Over Payment Terms – Deadline
 
Peacock At 18M Paid Subscribers, Up From 15M In Sept.; Jeff Shell Says Universal Now Rivals Disney Animation,
Sees “Big Check” Coming For Hulu Stake
 
New CEO To Run Diamond Sports As Sinclair Gets Sent To the Bench | Next TV
 
Cameo debuts kid-friendly shoutouts from brands like Cocomelon and Blippi
 
Cameo Kids Launches With Personalized Videos From CoComelon Characters, Blippi, Santa Claus and More (EXCLUSIVE)
 
‘The Midnight Club’ Canceled by Netflix After One Season (Exclusive)
 
Why Netflix Canceled The Midnight Club, According To Mike Flanagan
 
'FBoy Island' Canceled at HBO Max After Two Seasons - Variety
 
Matt Damon & Casey Affleck Set To Star In 'The Instigators'; Doug Liman Directing For Apple Original Films
 
Mike Flanagan & Trevor Macy Reveal 'The Dark Tower' Adaptation In Works At Intrepid, Talk Leaving Netflix For Amazon, 'Midnight Club's Cancellation & More
 
Reese Witherspoon Returning For ‘Election’ Sequel ‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ – Deadline
 
‘Mean Girls’ Movie Musical Sets Cast
 
Recommendations
 
Bumper in Berlin
 
Hades 2
 
Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t
 
Falling Into Your Smile

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 9, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Kindred, limited series (Dec. 13)
 
Grails, limited series (Dec. 14)
 
Netflix
 
Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure, Season 1 (Dec. 13)
 
Tom Papa: What a Day! (Dec. 13)
 
Last Chance U Basketball, Season 2 (Dec. 13)
 
I Believe in Santa (Dec. 14)
 
Don’t Pick Up the Phone, limited series (Dec. 14)
 
Kangaroo Valley (Dec. 14)
 
Sonic Prime, Season 1 (Dec. 15)
 
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (Dec. 15)
 
The Big 4 (Dec. 15)
 
The Recruit, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
 
Private Lesson (Dec. 16)
 
Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Dec. 16)
 
Cook at All Costs, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
 
Dance Monsters, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
 
A Storm for Christmas, limited series (Dec. 16)
 
Far from Home, Season 1 (Dec. 16)
 
Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator, limited series (Dec. 16)
 
Paradise PD, Part 4 (Dec. 16)
 
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (Dec. 16)
 
Disney+
 
National Treasure: Edge of History, Season 1 (Dec. 14)
 
A Very Backstreet Holiday (Dec. 15)
 
If These Walls Could Sing (Dec. 16)
 
Paramount+
 
The Checkup with David Agus (Dec. 6)
 
The Banshees of Inisherin (Dec. 13)
 
The Game, Season 2 (Dec. 15)
 
Metallica, Helping Hands Concert (Dec. 16)
 
Peacock
 
Bros (Dec. 2)
 
Christmas Class Reunion (Dec. 10)
 
The Gift of Peace (Dec. 10)
 
The Holiday Sitter (Dec. 11)
 
Baking It, Season 2 (Dec. 12)
 
Holiday Heritage (Dec. 16)
 
Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (Dec. 17)
 
Twas the Night Before Christmas (Dec. 17)
 
Hanukkah on Rye (Dec. 18)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Your Christmas Or Mine? (Dec. 2)
 
Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge (Dec. 13)
 
Nanny (Dec. 16)
 
Amazon Freevee
 
Hotel for the Holidays (Dec. 2)
 
AMC+
 
The Apology (Dec. 16)
 
Litvenenko, limited series (Dec. 16)

This week: Warner Bros. Discovery is talking to Amazon about licensing some DC animated shows to the streamer.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
Warner Bros. Television Studios Close To Striking Animation Deal With Amazon For DC-Branded Content
 
Warner Bros. TV Boss Channing Dungey Says There's 'A Lot of Interest' in Harry Potter Series
 
Ohio sues Warner Brothers Discovery | WTRF
 
Amazon Plans to Invest $1 Billion a Year in Movies for Theaters
 
Tyler Perry Sets 4-Movie Deal at Amazon
 
Netflix Not “Trying To Build A Theatrical Business”, Says Reed Hastings; Sanguine Co-CEO Agrees 'Glass Onion' Release Left A Lot Of Money On The Table
 
Legendary Entertainment Formalizes Sony Deal After Cutting Ties With Warner Bros.
 
AMC Networks to See Large-Scale Layoff After Streaming Miscalculation | IndieWire
 
Disney Warns “Restructuring, Change In Business Strategy” May Squeeze Financial Results; Notes $900M Payment For Rest Of BamTech
 
Wednesday Breaks Netflix Record With 341M Hours Viewed In Debut Week – Deadline
 
Robert De Niro to Star in Netflix Political Thriller Series 'Zero Day' From Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, Jonathan Glickman (EXCLUSIVE)
 
Ed Helms Joins Jennifer Garner in Netflix Comedy 'Family Leave'
 
'White Lotus' Renewed for Season 3 at HBO - Variety
 
‘Los Espookys’ Canceled At HBO After Two Seasons – Deadline
 
Michael Lewis FTX Book Landing at Apple
 
Cynthia Erivo To Star In/EP & Renée Zellweger To EP Thriller Series 'Raising Wild' In The Works At Apple
 
'Slow Horses' Renewed for Season 3 and Season 4 at Apple - Variety
 
‘Surface’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple
 
‘Neighbours’ Australian Soap No Longer Cancelled — Amazon Freevee 2023 | TVLine
 
Scarlett Johansson To Headline & EP 'Just Cause' In TV Debut; Amazon Orders Limited Series Penned By Christy Hall
 
‘Wonder Man’: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II To Lead Marvel Series For Disney+ – Deadline
 
‘Tulsa King’ Renewed for Season 2, Premiere Ratings Top ‘House of the Dragon’
 
CBS Studios Readies Baltimore-Set 'Shuga' Paramount+ Series With Damon Wayans Jr's Two Shakes Entertainment, And Unveils Co-Productions In Australia And Europe
 
Recommendations
 
The Little Prince
 
Reboot
 
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
 
Mythic Quest
 
The Peripheral

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 2, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Back in the Groove, Limited Series (Dec. 5)
 
It’s a Wonderful Binge (Dec. 9)
 
The Mighty Ones, Season 4 (Dec. 9)
 
Netflix
 
The Mighty Express: Mighty Trains Race (Dec. 5)
 
Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (Dec. 6)
 
Sebastian Maniscalo: Is It Me? (Dec. 6)
 
I Hate Christmas (Dec. 7)
 
Too Hot to Handle, Season 4 (Dec. 7)
 
Smiley, Season 1 (Dec. 7)
 
The Marriage App (Dec. 7)
 
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Dec. 9)
 
Dragon Age: Absolution (Dec. 9)
 
Dream Home Makeover, Season 4 (Dec. 9)
 
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area, Part 2 (Dec. 9)
 
How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower, Season 3 (Dec. 9)
 
Disney+
 
Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? (Dec. 9)
 
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (Dec. 9)
 
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Extended Edition (Dec. 9)
 
HBO Max
 
His Dark Materials, Season 3 (Dec. 5)
 
Amsterdam (Dec. 6)
 
Doom Patrol, Season 4 (Dec. 8)
 
South Side, Season 3 (Dec. 8)
 
Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder (Dec. 10)
 
Paramount+
 
Fit for Christmas (Dec. 4)
 
Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22 (Dec. 6)
 
Must Love Christmas (Dec. 11)
 
Peacock
 
Leopard Skin, Limited Series (Nov. 17)
 
A Fabled Holiday (Dec. 3)
 
The Holiday Stocking (Dec. 3)
 
Undercover Holiday (Dec. 4)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Something From Tiffany’s (Dec. 9)
 
Apple TV+
 
Little America, Season 2 (Dec. 9)
 
Emancipation (Dec. 9)
 
AMC+
 
Christmas with the Campbells (Dec. 2)
 
Christmas Bloody Christmas (Dec. 9)
 
Showtime
 
George & Tammy, Limited Series (Dec. 4)

This week: Disney kicks Bob Chapek right in his synergy machine.
 
Show Notes
 
Disney Says Bob Iger Will Return as CEO, Succeeding Bob Chapek (DIS) - Bloomberg
 
Disney blindsided Chapek with CEO decision after reaching out to Iger on Friday
 
Bob Iger’s Pay Package Is Revealed As Exec Spends His First Day Back In Disney CEO Chair – Deadline
 
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Getting China Release – Deadline
 
'Andor' Episodes will be Made Available on Multiple Disney Platforms - Variety
 
Kareem Daniel to Exit Disney as Bob Iger Unwinds Chapek Era Structure – The Hollywood Reporter

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 25, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Christmas at the Drive-In (Nov. 29)
 
Planet Sex with Cara Delavingne (Nov. 29)
 
Darby and the Dead (Dec. 2)
 
Netflix
 
The Action Pack Saves Christmas (Nov. 28)
 
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (Nov. 29)
 
Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic (Nov. 29)
 
Creature Cases: Holiday Special (Nov. 30)
 
My Name is Vendetta (Nov. 30)
 
The Lost Patient (Nov. 30)
 
Snack Vs. Chef, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
 
Take Your Pills: Xanax (Nov. 30)
 
Christmas Full of Grace (Nov. 30)
 
A Man of Action (Nov. 30)
 
Troll (Dec. 1)
 
Qala (Dec. 1)
 
Firefly Lane, Season 2, Part 1 (Dec. 2)
 
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Dec. 2)
 
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Dec. 2)
 
Warriors of Future (Dec. 2)
 
“Sr.” (Dec. 2)
 
Hot Skull (Dec. 2)
 
My Unorthodox Life, Season 2 (Dec. 2)
 
Disney+
 
Mickey Saves Christmas (Nov. 28)
 
Willow, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Dec. 2)
 
Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays (Dec. 2)
 
HBO Max
 
My So-Called High School Rank (Nov. 29)
 
A Hollywood Christmas (Dec. 1)
 
Branson (Dec. 1)
 
Gossip Girl, Season 2 (Dec. 1)
 
Paramount+
 
The Flatshare, limited series (Dec. 1)
 
Peacock
 
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (Nov. 11)
 
Nope (Nov. 18)
 
WWE Survivor Series (Nov. 26)
 
Irreverent, Season 1 (Nov. 30)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Riches, Season 1 (Dec. 2)
 
Three Pines, Season 1 (Dec. 2)
 
Apple TV+
 
Slow Horses, Season 2 (Dec. 2)
 
Roku Channel
 
Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday (Dec. 2)

This week: Who is Silk, and what is MGM+?
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Off Series ‘Silk’ Lands Series Order MGM+ & Amazon – Deadline
 
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Talks “Weak” Advertising Market, DC Plans and HBO Losses
 
Billionaire Investor John Malone's Streaming Wars Update: “There's a Lot of Blood Flowing Down the Gutters”
 
Apple Kicks Off Major League Soccer Plans With Pricing & Launch Details – Deadline
 
Roku Acquires 150 'Great Baking Show' Episodes, Launches FAST Channel - Variety
 
Drama About “Gringo Hunters” Mexican Police Unit In Works At Netflix From Imagine Television & Washington Post
 
Showbiz Comedy Starring Seth Rogen Gets Apple TV+ Series Order; Point Grey & Lionsgate Producing
 
Hunters to End With Season 2 at Amazon — Get Release Date
 
Recommendations
 
Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount Plus
 
Interview with the Vampire on AMC+
 
Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 18, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Death in the Dorms: Complete Limited Series (Nov. 21)
 
Welcome to Chippendales, Limited Series (Nov. 22)
 
Merry Kiss Cam (Nov. 24)
 
The Croods: Family Tree, Season 5 (Nov. 25)
 
Netflix
 
Storybots: Answer Time, Season 1 (Nov. 21)
 
My Little Pony: Make Your Mark, Chapter 3 (Nov. 21)
 
LEGO City Adventures, Season 4 (Nov. 22)
 
Our Universe, Season 1 (Nov. 22)
 
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would (Nov. 22)
 
The Swimmers (Nov. 23)
 
Taco Chronicles: Cross the Border (Nov. 23)
 
Wednesday, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
 
Blood, Sex, & Royalty, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
 
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (Nov. 23)
 
Who’s a Good Boy? (Nov. 23)
 
The Noel Diary (Nov. 24)
 
First Love (Nov. 24)
 
The Vanishing (Nov. 24)
 
Blood & Water, Season 3 (Nov. 25)
 
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich (Nov. 25)
 
Korea No. 1, Season 1 (Nov. 25)
 
Disney+
 
Elton John Live - Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Nov. 20)
 
The Hip Hop Nutcracker (Nov. 24)
 
HBO Max
 
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Nov. 19)
 
Shaq, Limited Series (Nov. 23)
 
Love, Lizzo (Nov. 24)
 
A Christmas Mystery (Nov. 24)
 
Holiday Harmony (Nov. 24)
 
We’re Here, Season 3 (Nov. 25)
 
Paramount+
 
Criminal Minds: Evolution (Nov. 24)
 
Fantasy Football (Nov. 25)
 
Peacock
 
Bumper in Berlin, Season 1 (Nov. 23)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
Mammals, Season 1 (Nov. 11)
 
Good Night Oppy (Nov. 23)
 
Good Rivals (Nov. 24)
 
Apple TV+
 
Echo 3, Season 1 (Nov. 23)

This week: It’s magical times at Disney! Just don’t look too closely.
 
Nielsen Ratings
 
Show Notes
 
Disney Powers Ahead In Streaming, With Disney+ Reaching 164.2M Subscribers, But Key Fiscal Q4 Results Fall Short Of Wall Street Targets – Deadline
 
ESPN sells majority interest in X Games to MSP Sports Capital
 
Indiana Jones TV Series Eyed for Disney+ - Variety
 
'Doctor Who' Heads to Disney+ Internationally - Variety
 
Warner Bros Discovery Board Member John Malone Says David Zaslav's Streaming Strategy Will Succeed “If He Makes Good Stuff”
 
Warner Bros Discovery Boss David Zaslav Holds Town Hall With New DC Heads James Gunn & Peter Safran About New Cohesive Universe
 
HBO's Harry Potter Show, And Just Like That Season 2 Explained by Exec - Variety
 
Warner Bros. Discovery Launches First Entertainment FAST Channel - Variety
 
Steven Spielberg: Streamers Like HBO Max 'Threw My Best Filmmaker Friends Under the Bus'
 
The CW To Shed WBD, Paramount Content In 2023-24 Season; Former Owners “Not Precluded From Selling Us Programming” If It's “A Deal We Like,” Says Nexstar CEO
 
AMC is turning movie theaters into Zoom Rooms for big-screen videoconferencing - The Verge
 
AMC CEO Says a Lack of New Movies, Not COVID or Streaming, Is the Real Threat to Theaters
 
Chris Rock Sets Live Netflix Comedy Special - Variety
 
Netflix explores investing in live sports, bids for streaming rights- WSJ | Reuters
 
Comcast And Charter Name Their Streaming Joint Venture Xumo, Set Related Rebrand Of Flex And XClass TV And Outline Plans For Timing Of Launch – Deadline
 
'Monster' Renewed for Season 2 & 3 at Netflix as Anthology, 'The Watcher' Renewed for Season 2
 
Gears of War Is Netflix's Latest Gaming Adaptation
 
Netflix confirms a Stranger Things VR game is coming in 'late 2023' | Engadget
 
‘Partner Track’ & ‘The Imperfects’ Canceled By Netflix After 1 Season – Deadline
 
‘The Empress’: Netflix Orders Season 2 – The Hollywood Reporter
 
‘Carnival Row’ To End With Season 2 At Amazon – Deadline
 
‘Dr. Death’ TV Series Casts Edgar Ramirez For Season 2 – Deadline
 
‘Community’ Movie Is Finally Real: Peacock Orders Feature With Original Stars – Deadline
 
Recommendations
 
Mythic Quest
 
MST3K
 
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 11, 2022:
 
Hulu
 
Where Is Private Dulaney?, Limited Series (Nov. 16)
 
Fleishman Is In Trouble, Limited Series (Nov. 17)
 
Dragons: The Nine Realms, Season 4 (Nov. 17)
 
Netflix
 
Teletubbies, Season 1 (Nov. 12)
 
Stutz (Nov. 14)
 
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (Nov. 15)
 
Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy (Nov. 15)
 
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (Nov. 15)
 
Run for the Money, Season 1 (Nov. 15)
 
In Her Hands (Nov. 16)
 
The Wonder (Nov. 16)
 
The Lost Lotteries (Nov. 16)
 
Mind Your Manners, Season 1 (Nov. 16)
 
Racíonaís MC’s: From the Streets of São Paulo (Nov. 16)
 
Christmas With You (Nov. 17)
 
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? (Nov. 17)
 
Dead to Me, Season 3 (Nov. 17)
 
1899, Season 1 (Nov. 17)
 
I Am Vanessa Guillen (Nov. 17)
 
Slumberland (Nov. 18)
 
The Cuphead Show, Season 3 (Nov. 18)
 
Elite, Season 6 (Nov. 18)
 
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 5 (Nov. 18)
 
Inside Job, Season 2 (Nov. 18)
 
Reign Supreme, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
 
Somebody, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
 
Disney+
 
Limitless With Chris Hemsworth (Nov. 16)
 
The Santa Clauses, Season 1 (Nov. 16)
 
Disenchanted (Nov. 18)
 
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (Nov. 18)
 
Best in Snow (Nov. 18)
 
The Wonderful Autumn of Mickey Mouse (Nov. 18)
 
HBO Max
 
Don’t Worry Darling (Nov. 7)
 
Lil Rel Howrey: I Said It. Y’all Thinking It. (Nov. 12)
 
Master of Light (Nov. 16)
 
A Christmas Story Christmas (Nov. 17)
 
Santa Camp (Nov. 17)
 
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Season 2 (Nov. 17)
 
Paramount+
 
Tulsa King, Season 1 (Nov. 13)
 
Blue’s Big City Adventure (Nov. 18)
 
Amazon Prime Video
 
The People We Hate at the Wedding (Nov. 18)
 
Amazon Freevee
 
Leverage: Redemption, Season 2 (Nov. 16)
 
Apple TV+
 
Interrupting Chicken, Season 1 (Nov. 18)
 
Spirited (Nov. 18)
 
AMC+
 
Gangs of London, Season 2 (Nov. 17)