Streaming Into the Void

This week, the financing of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery remains suspiciously nebulous.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.'
How David Ellison's Paramount Is Transforming Before Buying WBD - Business Insider
California AG Cites Antitrust Concerns Over Paramount-WBD Merger: EXCLU
Big winner of Paramount-Warner Bros.-Netflix deal frenzy? The NFL - The Athletic
Netflix Leaders Reassure Staff At Town Hall After Ceding Warner Bros. To Paramount By Not Raising Bid
How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount - The New York Times
Atlanta Braves Announce Launch of Exclusive Braves Television Network: BravesVision
Angels Launch New Network. Here's How to Watch Angels Games. | Yardbarker
'Industry' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at HBO
‘The X-Files’ Reboot Casts Danielle Deadwyler to Star, Ryan Coogler to Direct
Ronda Rousey to fight Gina Carano in return to MMA - ESPN / Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao Rematch Set for Sept. 19 — Live on Netflix
'Heated Rivalry' Creator Jacob Tierney Sets 'Alexander' Netflix Series
The Night Agent Season 4 Renewed: Cast, News, and Release Date - Netflix Tudum
'Palm Royale' Canceled At Apple TV After Two Seasons
'Robin Hood' Renewed for Season 2 at MGM+
What We've Been Doing
Hoppers
Pokémon Pokopia
Young Sherlock
Slay the Spire 2
Bad Monkey

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 7, 2026.
Netflix
Girl from Nowhere: The Reset, season 1 (Mar. 7)
Sesame Street, season 2 (Mar. 9)
Derrick Stroup: Nostalgic (Mar. 10)
One Piece, season 2 (Mar. 10)
Age of Attraction, season 1 (Mar. 11)
Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (Mar. 11)
Love Is Blind Sweden, season 3 (Mar. 12)
Made in Korea (Mar. 12)
Virgin River, season 7 (Mar. 12)
Dynasty: The Murdochs (Mar. 13)
Fatal Seduction, season 3 (Mar. 13)
That Night, season 1 (Mar. 13)
Disney+
Sunny Nights, season 1 (Mar. 11)
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, season 4 (Mar. 12)
HBO Max
Rooster, season 1 (Mar. 8)
Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (Mar. 10)
Peacock
It’s Dorothy! (Mar. 13)
Prime Video
Scarpetta (Mar 11)
Tubi
Woman to Woman (Mar. 13)
Hallmark+
Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swenson Mystery (Mar. 7)

This week, a slightly higher bid from David Ellison's Paramount-Skydance for the assets of Warner Bros.-Discovery was enough to cause Netflix to withdraw from the bidding.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Says Paramount’s New Offer Is “Superior.” Netflix Has Four Days to Respond
Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors Determines Revised Proposal from Paramount Skydance Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a "Company Superior Proposal"
Netflix Walks and Wins? Stock Pops, Wall Street Praises Call to Quit Hunt for Warner Bros.
Mood Inside Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. as Netflix Ends Its Bid
Is Paramount’s Debt-Laden WBD Takeover Another Ill-Starred Hollywood Sequel?
‘Not a done deal’: California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover
Netflix's Ted Sarandos to Meet With AG Pam Bondi, White House's Susie Wiles
Washington trip fails to save Netflix bid - POLITICO
What We've Been Doing
A Parade of Horribles
Bobby Broccoli
Monster Train 2 DLC
Resident Evil

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 28, 2026.
Netflix
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-Aftra (Mar. 1 at 7 p.m.)
Gabby’s Dollhouse, season 13 (Mar. 2)
Bruce Bruce: I Ain’t Playin’ (Mar. 3)
Blue Therapy, season 1 (Mar. 4)
Street Flow 3 (Mar. 4)
A Friend. A Murderer (Mar. 5)
Vladimir, season 1 (Mar. 5)
Boyfriend on Demand, season 1 (Mar. 6)
The Dinosaurs, season 1 (Mar. 6)
Hello Bachhon, season 1 (Mar. 6)
Still Shining, season 1 (Mar. 6)
Strangers in the Park (Mar. 6)
The TikTok Killer (Mar. 6)
War Machine (Mar. 6)
Disney+
Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese (Mar. 6)
HBO Max
DTF St. Louis, season 1 (Mar. 1)
Paramount+
The Pink Pill (Mar. 6)
Peacock
Ted, season 2 (Mar. 5)
Prime Video
Young Sherlock, season 1 (Mar. 4)
MGM+
American Classic (Mar. 1)
Apple TV
The Hunt (Mar. 4)
Acorn TV
Murdoch Mysteries, season 19 (Mar. 2)
AMC+
This City Is Ours, season 1 (Mar. 5)
Starz
Outlander, season 8 (Mar. 6)
Hallmark+
Romance at Hope Ranch (Feb. 28)

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery re-opens the bidding process for one week, but will Paramount-Skydance deliver?
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Special Meeting Date of March 20, 2026, and Unanimously Recommends Shareholders Vote FOR Netflix Merger
Warner Bros throws ownership battle open by giving Paramount a week to up its offer
Exclusive: Netflix has ample room to increase its offer in battle for Warner Bros, sources say | Reuters
Warner Bros. Discovery says it's worried employees will quit if it picks Paramount's offer
What’s the Magic Number Paramount Needs to Snag Warner Bros. From Netflix?
What We've Been Doing
Twin Peaks
The Olympics
My Lady Jane
Two Point Museum: Zooseum
TechLinked
GameLinked

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 21, 2026.
Netflix
Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter (Feb. 24)
BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, season 1 (Feb. 26)
Bridgerton, season 4, Part 2 (Feb. 26)
Crap Happens, season 1 (Feb. 26)
Agents of Mystery, season 2 (Feb. 27)
Formula 1: Drive to Survive, season 8 (Feb. 27)
Disney+
Shoresy, season 5 (Feb. 21)
Paradise, season 2 (Feb. 23)
Scrubs, season 1 (Feb. 26)
In the Blink of An Eye (Feb. 27)
Peacock
House of Villains, season 3 (Feb. 26)
Prime Video
The CEO Club, season 1 (Feb. 23)
The Bluff (Feb. 25)
The Gray House (Feb. 26)
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (Feb. 27)
Apple TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, season 2 (Feb. 27)
Acorn TV
The Family Next Door, season 1 (Feb. 27)
Hallmark+
The Stars Between Us (Feb. 21)

This week, Paramount Skydance amended their offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, but was it all that significant?
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Paramount Sweetens Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery
Activist Investor Pushes Warner to Walk Away From Netflix Deal - WSJ
Paramount outlines plans for Warner Bros. cuts - Los Angeles Times
Former Disney CEO Criticizes Company's Rising Prices: 'It's So Expensive Now'
'It's Florida, Man' Renewed for Season 3 at HBO
‘Eragon’: Todd Harthan, Todd Helbing & Marc Webb Join Disney+’s Live-Action Series Adaptation
Jordan Belfort Docuseries ‘The Real Wolf of Wall Street’ Set at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE)
Finding Her Edge Will Glide Back onto Netflix for Season 2
A Man on the Inside Is Renewed for Season 3: Ted Danson is Back on the Case
Apple’s hit drama “Your Friends & Neighbors” lands early season three renewal - Apple TV Press
Apple Acquires ‘Severance’ As It Grows In-House Studio; Series Eyes Summer S3 Start, 4-Season Run & Universe Expansion
‘Dark Winds’ Scores Early Season 5 Renewal at AMC
What We've Been Doing
The Olympics
Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
Novartis, “Relax your tight end.”

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 14, 2026.
Netflix
Reality Check: Inside America’s Top Model (Feb. 16)
Sommore: Chandelier Fly (Feb. 17)
Being Gordon Ramsay (Feb. 18)
The Night Agent, season 3 (Feb. 19)
The Swedish Connection (Feb. 19)
Firebreak (Feb. 20)
The Orphans (Feb. 20)
Pavane (Feb. 20)
Strip Law, season 1 (Feb. 20)
Disney+
Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted Woman (Feb. 19)
HBO Max
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 13 (Feb. 15)
Like Water For Chocolate, season 2 (Feb. 15)
Murder in Glitterball City (Feb. 19)
Banksters, season 1 (Feb. 20)
Paramount+
Wild Boys: Strangers In Town (Feb. 18)
Prime Video
56 Days, season 1 (Feb. 18)
Apple TV
The Last Thing He Told Me, season 2 (Feb. 20)
AMC+
Dark Winds, season 4 (Feb. 15)
Tubi
Unrequited (Feb. 20)
Hallmark+
Because of Cupid (Feb. 14)

This week, it's the series conclusion to the Disney succession drama. Who gets the job of CEO? Who gets the consolation prize? And what does Old Man Iger have to say about it all?
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Show Notes
Disney names Josh D’Amaro to replace Bob Iger as CEO : NPR
ESPN Valued at $30 Billion As Disney Reveals New Details on NFL Deal
Bob Iger just left his Disney successor a disaster in the making - Fast Company
Trump Says He ‘Won’t Be Involved’ in Justice Department Review of Warner Bros. Discovery Sale
MAGA’s Attempt to Sabotage Ted Sarandos Flopped
Peacock Unveils Game-Changing Features for the 2026 Winter Olympics
Donald Trump Endorses Nexstar-Tegna Merger, And FCC Chair Responds: “Let’s Get It Done”
What We've Been Doing
The Olympics
Fallout
The Muppet Show

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 7, 2026.
Netflix
Creature Cases, season 7 (Feb. 9)
Katt Williams: The Last Report (Feb. 10)
Motorvalley, season 1 (Feb. 10)
This Is I (Feb. 10)
Lead Children, Season 1 (Feb. 11)
Love is Blind, season 10 (Feb. 11)
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, season 1 (Feb. 12)
Million-Follower Detective, season 1 (Feb. 12)
The Art of Sara, season 1 (Feb. 13)
A Father’s Miracle (Feb. 13)
In the Mud, season 2 (Feb. 13)
The Museum of Innocence, season 1 (Feb. 13)
Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip (Feb. 13)
Disney+
The Artful Dodger, season 2 (Feb. 10)
HBO Max
Neighbors, season 1 (Feb. 13)
Paramount+
Can You Keep a Secret? (Feb. 12)
Peacock
The ‘Burbs, season 1 (Feb. 8)
Prime Video
Cross, season 2 (Feb. 11)
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association (Feb. 12)
Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix (Feb. 13)
Love Me Love Me (Feb. 13)
Tubi
Kissing Is the Easy Part (Feb. 13)
Hallmark+
The Way to You (Feb. 7)