Streaming Into the Void

Streaming Into the Void - September 1, 2024 - The Paramount Saga Nears a Conclusion

This week, the path is clear for Paramount, and ESPN reorganizes.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
ESPN Unveils Vast Reorg Of Exec Ranks, Promoting Mike McQuade To Key New Production Role
ESPN wants to be the hub of all live sports streaming — even if it helps its competition
Paramount Global Closes Door on ‘Go-Shop’ Period as Edgar Bronfman Jr. Drops Last-Minute Bid for Studio
Ted Lasso' Season 4 Deal Near: Options Picked Up For Key Cast
Recommendations
Digger Unearthed, by Ursula Vernon
A Sorceress Comes to Call, by T Kingfisher
Only Murders in the Building
Tom Cardy, Perception Check

What’s New in Streaming - August 31, 2024

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 31, 2024.
Hulu
English Teacher, season 1 (Sep. 2)
Murai in Love, season 1 (Sep. 4)
Tell Me Lies, season 2 (Sep. 4)
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, season 1 (Sep. 6)
Netflix
Gundam Seed: Gundam Freedom (Sep. 1)
Call the Midwife, season 13 (Sep. 2)
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef (Sep. 2 at 3 p.m. EDT)
Last One Standing, Season 3 (Sep. 3)
Phil Wang: Wang in There Baby! (Sep. 3)
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer (Sep. 3)
Outlast, season 2 (Sep. 4)
Apollo 13: Survival (Sep. 5)
Caught in the Web: The Murders Behind Zona Divas (Sep. 5)
i used to be funny (Sep. 5)
The Perfect Couple (Sep. 5)
Rebel Ridge (Sep. 6)
Disney+
LEGO Pixar Brick Toons (Sep. 4)
Paramount+
Parallel (Sep. 1)
Peacock
WWE Bash in Berlin (Aug. 31)
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, limited series (Sep. 5)
Apple TV+
Slow Horses, season 4 (Sep. 4)

Streaming Into the Void - August 25, 2024 - The NeverEnding Story

This week, Paramount courts a new suitor, and Diamond Sports refuses to go away.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Paramount Extends Go-Shop Period As Edgar Bronfman Sweetens Deal (deadline.com)
Paramount Sale: Edgar Bronfman Unveils Formal Bid
DIAMOND SPORTS GROUP REACHES DEALS WITH NBA, NHL
Diamond Sports will continue to broadcast NHL, NBA games through upcoming season | AP News
'Clone High' Revival Canceled After Two Seasons at Max
House of the Dragon to End With Season 4, Season 3 Filming Early 2025
Apple Original Films Sets Sequel To George Clooney-Brad Pitt Drama 'Wolfs' By Jon Watts As Film Pivots To Limited Theatrical Release Before Apple TV+ Bow
'Dark Matter' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+
'Poltergeist' Series Taps Kalinda Vazquez, Robbie Thompson as Writers
'Invincible,' 'Hazbin Hotel' Renewed at Amazon
Colin Jost To Host Pop Culture ‘Jeopardy!’ Spinoff For Prime Video
'Home Team' Comedy Starring Eric Stonestreet In Works At Prime Video From Austin Winsberg, Jason Belleville & Peyton Manning
Renegade Nell' Canceled by Disney+ After One Season
'The Acolyte' Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+'s 'Star Wars' Series
'The Simpsons' To Produce Four New Episodes Exclusively For Disney+
Netflix Orders 'Famous Last Words,' Based on Danish Format That Captures Cultural Figures' Final Interviews (EXCLUSIVE)
Champagne Problems: Minka Kelly to Star in Netflix Christmas Rom-Com
How to Kill Your Family: Anya Taylor-Joy to Bring the Thriller Series to Life
'Singles Inferno' Renewed for Fourth Season as Netflix Expands Unscripted Korean Slate
Netflix Sets ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Premiere, Will End With Season 3
Holt McCallany To Star In Kevin Williamson's Netflix Drama Series 'The Waterfront'
'A Different World' Sequel Series About Whitley & Dwayne's Daughter From Felicia Pride In Works At Netflix
Supacell Will Return for Season 2 - Netflix Tudum
Netflix Sets New Live Series Featuring Celebrity Medium Tyler Henry
'Love Island Games' Renewed For Season 2 At Peacock - Deadline
'The Traitors' Renewed For 2 More Seasons At Peacock With Alan Cumming
'Dexter: Resurrection': Michael C. Hall to Return for Sequel Series
New Yellowstone Spinoff Eyes Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell and Patrick J. Adams to Star (Exclusive)
Recommendations
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty
Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Final Fantasy VII Remake 
Umbrella Academy

What’s New in Streaming - August 24, 2024

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 24, 2024.
Hulu
Only Murders in the Building, season 4 (Aug. 27)
After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun (Aug. 28)
Netflix
We Are! Let’s get the party STARTO!! (Aug. 24)
Adam Sandler: Love You (Aug. 27)
Untold: Sign Stealer (Aug. 27)
Untamed Royals (Aug. 28)
Worst Ex Ever, season 1 (Aug. 28)
Chastity High (Aug. 29)
IC814: The Kandahar Hijack (Aug. 29)
Represent, season 2 (Aug. 29)
Terminator Zero (Aug. 29)
Kaos, season 1 (Aug. 29)
A-List to Playlist (Aug. 30)
Breathless, season 1 (Aug. 30)
The Deliverance (Aug. 30)
(Un)Lucky Sisters (Aug. 30)
Max
City of God: The Fight Rages On, season 1 (Aug. 25)
Peacock
The Magic of Lemon Drops (Aug. 25)
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (Aug. 28)
Gary (Aug. 29)
Here Come the Irish (Aug. 29)
The Fall Guy (Aug. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, season 2 (Aug. 29)
Apple TV+
K-Pop Idols (Aug. 30)

Streaming Into the Void - August 18, 2024 - Netflix and Couch

This week, David defeats Goliath... for now. And a Netflix movie from 2020 makes a surprise appearance on the Nielsen charts.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
FuboTV lawsuit: Court Blocks Disney, Fox, Warner JV in Antitrust Case (hollywoodreporter.com)
Jeff Shell Faces Scrutiny Over Past Conduct As Top Paramount Job …
Paramount Layoffs Begin As Company Reaches "An Inflection Point"
How the Major Streamers Stack Up in Subscribers, Revenue
The Race Is On to Build The Next Profitable Streaming Service - Bloomberg
Recommendations
Bad Monkey
Jackpot!
Alien Romulus

What’s New in Streaming - August 10, 2024

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 17, 2024.
Hulu
Muslim Matchmaker, season 1 (Aug. 20)
Reasonable Doubt, season 2 (Aug. 22)
The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (Aug. 23)
Netflix
Love Next Door, season 1 (Aug. 17)
All the AMC Shows! (Aug. 19)
CoComelon Lane, season 3 (Aug. 19)
Migration (Aug. 19)
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair (Aug. 20)
Langston Kerman: Bad Poetry (Aug. 20)
Terror Tuesday: Extreme (Aug. 20)
Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War (Aug. 21)
The Accident (Aug. 21)
Back to 15: Back to 18 (Aug. 21)
Nice Girls (Aug. 21)
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (Aug. 21)
Baby Fever, season 2 (Aug. 22)
GG Precinct (Aug. 22)
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie (Aug. 22)
Secret Lives of Orangutans (Aug. 22)
That ‘90s Show season 2, part 2 (Aug. 22)
Incoming (Aug. 23)
Tòkunbọ̀ (Aug. 23)
The Frog (Aug. 23)
Disney+
Me & Winnie the Pooh, season 2 (Aug. 21)
Playdate with Winnie the Pooh, season 2 (Aug. 21)
Max
Chimp Crazy (Aug. 18)
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Aug. 22)
Peacock
The Killer (Aug. 23)
Amazon Prime Video
Classified, season 1 (Aug. 22)
Apple TV+
Pachinko, season 2 (Aug. 23)

Streaming Into the Void - August 11, 2024 - Just write it off

This week, billions of dollars go up in smoke.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Disney, Fox & Fubo Lawyers Clash In NY Court As Venu Sports Antitrust Lawsuit Goes Before Judge
Warner Bros. Discovery Looks to Pursue Smaller Asset Sales After Mulling Possible Break-Up | Report
Warner Bros Discovery looks to avoid break-up with smaller asset sales (ft.com)
Warner Bros. Discovery Takes Massive Write-Down After Losing NBA (deadline.com)
Paramount Takes $5.98B Write-Down At Cable Networks Ahead Of Skydance Deal In Latest Big Media Damage From Linear TV
Paramount Global To Cut 15% Of U.S.-Based Workforce, Co-CEO Chris McCarthy Confirms
Paramount reports first quarter of streaming profits, plans 15% layoff and takes $6 billion charge on cable business
Peacock leads NBC to more than 17B streamed minutes from Paris Games (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
Disney's streaming business turns a profit for the first time and earlier than expected it as company tops expectations - ABC News (go.com)
Disney vs. Warner Bros. Discovery: A Tale of 2 Earnings | Analysis (yahoo.com)
Recommendations
The Olympics
NBC Sports on YouTube
WWE SummerSlam
Bright Objects, by Ruby Todd

What’s New in Streaming - August 10, 2024

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 10, 2024.
Hulu
Solar Opposites, season 5 (Aug. 12)
Netflix
Romance in the House, season 1 (Aug. 10)
Matt Rife: Lucid (Aug. 13)
Daughters (Aug. 14)
Emily in Paris, season 4, part one (Aug. 15)
Kengan Ashura, season 3 (Aug.15)
I Can’t Live Without You (Aug. 16)
The Union (Aug. 16)
Disney+
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, season 2 (Aug. 14)
Max
Industry, season 3 (Aug. 11)
Rick and Morty: The Anime (Aug. 16)
Paramount+
SEAL Team, season 7 (Aug. 11)
RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, season 1 (Aug. 16)
Peacock
Mr. Throwback, season 1 (Aug. 8)
Olympic Closing Ceremony (Aug. 11)
Bel-Air, season 3 (Aug. 15)
Amazon Prime Video
Jackpot! (Aug. 15)
MGM+
Hollywood Black (Aug. 11)
Apple TV+
Bad Monkey, season 1 (Aug. 14)

Streaming Into the Void - August 4, 2024 - This is the bad place!

This week, Venu Sports announces their pricing, someone submits a competing bid for Paramount Global, the NFL is off the hook, and Peacock just can't get it right.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
New Paramount Bidder Apex Capital Trust Enters Fray With All-Cash Offer
Edgar Bronfman Jr. Still Mulling Bid For Paramount Control During Skydance "Go-Shop" Period
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery's Sports Streamer Venu to Launch at $42.99 per Month
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' judge - Jury didn't follow instructions - ESPN
The sperm donor at the center of 'The Man with 1000 Kids' says he plans to sue Netflix. Here's where Jonathan Jacob Meijer is now.
Recommendations
A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin
Deadpool and Wolverine
Fallout: London on GOG.com
The Olympics

What’s New in Streaming - August 3, 2024

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 3, 2024.
Hulu
Dance Moms: A New Era, season 1 (Aug. 7)
Netflix
Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats (Aug. 3 at 10 p.m. EDT)
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 10 (Aug. 5)
The Influencer, season 1 (Aug. 6)
Rising Impact, Season 2 (Aug. 6)
Lolo and the Kid (Aug. 7)
Love Is Blind UK, season 1 (Aug. 7)
Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough (Aug. 7)
Fuchsia Libre (Aug. 8)
Shahmaran, season 2 (Aug. 8)
The Umbrella Academy, season 4 (Aug. 8)
Blue Ribbon Baking Championship (Aug. 9)
Inside the Mind of a Dog (Aug. 9)
Pokémon Horizons: The Series Part 3 (Aug. 9)
Max
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (Aug. 3)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears (Aug. 6)
Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (Aug. 8)
Paramount+
PD True, Season 1 (Aug. 6)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, season 1 (Aug. 9)
Amazon Freevee
Judy Justice, season 3.5 (Aug. 5)
Apple TV+
The Instigators (Aug. 9)
Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, season 1 (Aug. 9)