Streaming Into the Void

This week, it's USFL, XFL, AEW, WWE, and lots of soccer!
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Warner Bros. Discovery Proposed as New Name for Merged Companies
WarnerMedia Chief Jason Kilar Says He’s Staying at Company Into 2022
CNN Ramps Up Streaming Push as Discovery Merger Looms - WSJ
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts On Warner Bros. Discovery – “What AT&T Does Sort Of Speaks For Itself”
Good luck, Amazon. Unpacking MGM's vault may be harder than it sounds
‘Gone with the Wind’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Are Not Part of the Amazon-MGM Deal; Here’s Why
Tubi Sets Streaming Pact With Cohen Media Group, Adding 80 Films To Free, Ad-Supported Service
USFL announces plans to return in spring 2022 - ProFootballTalk
XFL owner Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson reveals when the league will be making its return
Paramount+ is adding the AFC to its stacked soccer line-up
AMC Entertainment Holdings Raises $230.5 Million of New Equity, Looks Into Acquiring New Theaters - Boxoffice
AMC files to sell 11 million shares, then gives up big stock gain
5 Lingering Questions After ‘A Quiet Place 2’ Dominates the Box Office
Walmart accidentally unveiled its own bargain-priced FHD streaming stick and 4K player
'Jupiter's Legacy' Canceled at Netflix

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 4th, 2021:
Hulu
Changing the Game (Jun. 1)
The New York Times Presents "Who Gets to Be an Influencer? (Jun. 4)
Trolls: Trollstopia, Season 3 (Jun. 10)
Netflix
Xtreme (Jun. 4)
Sweet Tooth (Jun. 4)
Sweet & Sour (Jun. 4)
Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats (Jun. 5)
Awake (Jun. 9)
LA’s Finest (Jun. 9)
Fresh Fried and Crispy (Jun. 9)
Tragic Jungle (Jun. 9)
Camellia Sisters (Jun. 10)
Trese, Season 1 (Jun. 10)
HBO Max
Kajillionaire (Jun. 1)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Jun. 4)
Apple TV+
Lisey’s Story (Jun. 4)
Amazon Prime Video
Dom (Jun. 4)
Disney+
Loki (Jun. 9)

This week, Amazon presses the Buy Now button on MGM.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Amazon Agrees to Buy MGM Film Studio for $8.45 Billion
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Says MGM Acquisition Thesis “Simple”: Studio’s “Vast, Deep Catalogue Of Much Beloved Intellectual Property”
MGM Sold to Amazon for $8.45 Billion in Blockbuster Deal / How Will Amazon Run MGM? – The Hollywood Reporter
Deal Done — Amazon To Buy MGM For $8.45 Billion Deadline / Amazon-MGM Deal Renews Speculation: What About 'Apprentice' Clips? – Deadline
James Bond Will Remain Theatrical Amid Amazon’s Acquisition Of MGM, Eon Bosses Say
Lionsgate Handily Beats Wall Street Q4 Forecasts As Starz Hits 16.7M Global Streaming Subscribers
Tony Awards / Broadway's Back Event Slated for September 26th on CBS and Paramount+ - Tony Awards will air on Paramount+ *only* / Tony Awards announce fall broadcast on Paramount+, Broadway special on CBS
Streaming service Philo TV raising price to $25 for new subscribers
Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’ Marching Toward Netflix’s 10 Most-Watched Movies List With 72M Households
Recommendations
Cruella
Roku Originals
Jupiter's Legacy
Army of the Dead
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 28th, 2021:
Hulu
Plan B (May 28)
Netflix
Soy Rada: Serendipity (May 27)
Black Space, Season 1 (May 27)
Dog Gone Trouble (May 28)
The Kominsky Method, Season 3 (May 28)
Lucifer, Season 5, Part 2 (May 28)
Super Monsters: Once Upon a Rhyme (June 1)
Carnaval (Jun. 2)
One Lagos Night (May 29)
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know (June 1)
Cocomelon, Season 3 (June 1)
Kim’s Convenience, Season 5 (June 2)
Sailor Moon Eternal - Parts 1 and 2 (June 3)
HBO Max
Friends: The Reunion (May 27)
Disney+
Cruella (May 28) - Premier Access
Apple TV+
The Me You Can’t See (May 21)
Amazon Prime Video
Panic, Season 1 (May 28)
Discovery+
Apocalypse ’45 (May 27)

This week, AT&T is pulling the ripcord on their venture into media and streaming, costing them billions of dollars.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
AT&T, in Abrupt Turn, Will Shed Media Business in Deal With Discovery
David Zaslav And John Stankey Outline Plans For Merging Discovery And WarnerMedia, Addressing Future Of Jason Kilar, CNN, Streaming
AT&T Decides It's Not A Media Company; Hilarity Ensues
Jason Kilar Exit Watch Begins as Industry Parses WarnerMedia Deal
Jason Kilar Talks WarnerMedia-Discovery merger
Hollywood Cheers AT&T Retreat; 'Dune' Gets Theatrical Rethink – Deadline
Amazon in Talks With MGM About Potential Acquisition
Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 1,895,000 Subscribers in 1Q 2021
Fox Channel To Close In The UK, With Shows Like ‘War Of The Worlds’ Moving To Disney+
‘SEAL Team’ & ‘Clarice’ To Move From CBS To Paramount+; Military Drama To Get Network Sendoff
‘Evil’ Nears Move From CBS To Paramount+ For Season 2
CBS 2021-22 Schedule: 'NCIS' Relocates To Make Room For 'FBI' Tuesday – Deadline
Recommendations
British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Continuum

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 21st, 2021:
Hulu
Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K., Season 1 (May 21)
Madagascar: A Little Wild, Season 3 (May 27)
Netflix
Fatma (Apr. 27)
Army of the Dead (May 21)
Jurassic Park Camp Cretaceous Season 3 (May 21)
The Neighbor, Season 2 (May 21)
Sam Smith: Love Goes - Live at Abbey Road Studios (May 22)
Master of None, Season 3 (May 22)
Mad for Each Other (May 24)
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (May 26)
Ghost Lab (May 26)
Nail Bomber: Manhunt (May 26)
High on the Hog: How African-American Cuisine Changed America (May 26)
Gatao: The Last Stray (May 26)
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Season 3 (May 26)
Blue Miracle (May 27)
Eden (May 27)
Ragnarok, Season 2 (May 27)
HBO Max
In Treatment, Season 4 (May 23)
Apple TV+
Trying, Season 2 (May 14)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (May 21)
Amazon Prime Video
Pink: All I Know So Far (May 21)
Solos (May 21)

This week, we talk about the reason people are wrong to criticize Disney... and the reason why they should have criticized Disney a LOT.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Disney Streaming Growth Slows As Company Has Mixed Quarterly Report
HBO Max Arrives In Full Force In Latin America With More Than 100 Local Original Productions Over The Next Two Years | Pressroom
Disney Plus Rolls Out Hefty Latin American Slate
Univision Acquires Grupo Televisa Assets For $4.8 Billion; Merger Deal Creates Global Spanish-Language Media Entity
Dwayne Johnson Movie ‘Jungle Cruise’ Hitting Theaters & Disney+ Premier This Summer
Regal Parent Cineworld & Disney Agree On Theatrical Deal For U.S. & UK
‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’: Disney+ Sets First-Ever Muppets Halloween Special Event
‘Girl In the Woods’: Stefanie Scott, Misha Osherovich & Sofia Bryant To Star, Will Yun Lee Among 4 Recurring In Peacock Series From Crypt TV
John Cena's 'WWE Evil' Gets Peacock Series Order
Demi Lovato Searches For UFOs In Four-Part Docuseries For Peacock
Peacock Picks Up Documentary On ‘SNL’ Writer Jim Downey, Orders ‘Diamond Princess’ & ‘Gamer Murders’
‘Psych’: Third Revival Movie Ordered at Peacock
Quibi Shows Returning As Roku Originals On May 20 As Streaming Provider Begins New Programming Chapter
Nine-part Lakers documentary coming to Hulu in 2022

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 14th, 2021:
Hulu
MLK/FBI (May 14)
Netflix
Ferry (May 14)
Haunted, Season 3 (May 14)
I Am All Girls (May 14)
Jungle Beat: The Movie (May 14)
The Strange House (May 14)
Move to Heaven (May 14)
Halston (May 14)
The Woman in the Window (May 14)
LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS (May 14)
Racquet Boys, Season 1 (May 17)
Sardar Ka Grandson (May 18)
Who Killed Sara? Season Two (May 19)
Hating Peter Tatchell (May 20)
Special, Season 2 (May 20)
HBO Max
Wahl Street (Apr. 15) -
That Damn Michael Che (May 6)
Hacks, Season 1 (May 13)
Those Who Wish Me Dead (May 14)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Together Again (May 20)
Hallmark
Sweet Carolina (May 15)
Disney+
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Season 2 (May 14)
Amazon Prime Video
The Underground Railroad (May 14)
Discovery+
Citizen Penn (May 6)
Queen of Meth (May 7)
Broken Harts (May 18)
Genius Factory (May 20)

This week, we debate whether Roku regrets punching YouTube in the nose last week.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Amid Roku Fight, YouTube Adds Access to YouTube TV from Main App
Google goes nuclear against Roku by adding YouTube TV to the main YouTube app
Roku Q1 Active Account Growth Slows, Revenue Booms 79%
Discovery Reaches New Streaming Carriage Deal With Hulu Live
Sinclair Broadcasting Group Has No News on Bally Sports Stalemate with Hulu and YouTube TV
Sinclair RSNs Long Road to Recovery Hindered by $1.82B in Rights Bills
Zack Snyder Army of the Dead In Theaters a Week Before Netflix
Cinemark Signs New Theatrical Deals With Five Major Studios
Apple Lands Another Tom Hanks Film; ‘Finch’, Formerly Titled ‘Bios’, To Likely Release In Awards Season
'Vivo': Lin-Manuel Miranda's Animated Musical Pic To Be Released On Netflix – Deadline
Franchise Fever! Netflix Lands U.S. Rights To ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ From STX & Studiocanal
Mark Wahlberg & Antoine Fuqua Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Infinite’ Skips Theaters & Heads To Paramount+
ViacomCBS Q1 Earnings Led By Paramount Plus Quarterly Gain
John Mayer Talk Show Based on 'Later With Jools Holland' in the Works
Netflix Cuts Ties With HFPA Until “Meaningful' Reform Takes Place – Deadline

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 7th, 2021:
Hulu
Shrill, Season 3 (May 7)
Netflix
Jupiter’s Legacy (May 7)
Girl from Nowhere, Season 2 (May 7)
Monster (May 7)
Mine (May 8)
Super Me (May 8)
Money, Explained (May 11)
Oxygen (May 12)
Dance of the 41 (May 12)
The Upshaws (May 12)
Castlevania, Season 4 (May 13)
Hallmark
Baby, It’s Cold Inside (May 8)
Peacock
Girls5eva (May 6)
Apple TV+
Mythic Quest, Season 2 (May 7)
Amazon Prime Video
The Boy From Medellín (May 7)