Streaming Into the Void

This week, Roku walks up to YouTube and punches it in the face. Will they regret that decision?
Nielsen Ratings
Roku removes YouTube TV from channel store as dispute with Google escalates
Roku Warns YouTube TV Customers That Service Could Go Dark Due To Google’s “Monopoly” Moves; “Disappointed” YouTube Says It Is Bargaining In Good Faith – Update
Congress is diving into the App Store fight
Microsoft shakes up PC gaming by reducing Windows store cut to just 12 percent
Netflix Wins Seven Oscars, Biggest Haul Among All Studios This Year
How The Oscars Debunked Conventional Wisdom About Hollywood Vs. Streamers
Netflix Play Something
WarnerMedia plans to charge $9.99 per month for ad-supported HBO Max
Turner Sports, NHL announce seven-year deal for broadcast rights
Charter Communications Loses Pay TV Subscribers
NBCUniversal Details Peacock Sign-Ups
Sling TV Loses 100K Subscribers in Q1 2021, But Improves Compared to Last Year
Netflix to Open Nordic Production Hub
Netflix to open office in Toronto, expand Canadian operations
Netflix Unveils Further Expansion in Spain

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 30th, 2021:
Hulu
Exposure (Apr. 26)
Netflix
Searching for Sheela (Apr. 22)
Slay (Apr. 26)
The Mitchells vs. The Machines (Apr. 30)
The Innocent (Apr. 30)
Pet Stars (Apr. 30)
Selena, The Series, Part 2 (May 4)
Trash Truck, Season 2 (May 4)
The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness (May 5)
Disney+
Star Wars: The Bad Batch (May 4)
Apple TV+
The Mosquito Coast (Apr. 30)
Amazon Prime Video
Without Remorse (Apr. 30)
What Drives Us (Apr. 30)
Epix
The Godfather of Harlem, Season 2 (Apr. 18)

This week, Netflix dominates but does it dominate ENOUGH?
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Netflix To Spend $17B On Content In 2021
‘Who Killed Sara?’ Becomes Netflix’s Most Popular Foreign-Language Series In U.S. As Streamer Reveals Figures For ‘Firefly Lane’ & ‘I Care A Lot’
‘Ginny & Georgia’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix After Season 1 Watched By 52M Subscribers
Netflix Q1 2021: Subscriber Growth Falls Short After COVID Gains
Netflix Getting Into Video Games? Streamer Teases More Moves Into Billion-Dollar Business
Netflix Lands ‘The 39 Steps’ Limited Series; Benedict Cumberbatch, Director Edward Berger & Scribe Mark L. Smith Update A Classic
Dakota Johnson to Star in Netflix Adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’
AnnaSophia Robb & Emory Cohen Set For Netflix Thriller ‘Rebel Ridge’
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’: LisaGay Hamilton Joins Netflix Drama Series As Recurring
Netflix Near Deal On KISS Biopic ‘Shout It Out Loud;’ Joachim Rønning To Direct Film With Leaders Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons Center Stage
Hype House Reality Series Lands At Netflix
Rumored Colton Underwood Netflix series sparks backlash
Verizon Reports 82,000 Pay TV Subscriber Losses
AT&T loses 620,000 video subs in Q1 as DirecTV deal moves ahead

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 23rd, 2021:
Hulu
The Handmaid’s Tale, Season 4 (Apr. 28)
Netflix
Let’s Fight Ghost, Season 1 (Apr. 22)
Homunculus (Apr. 22)
Shadow and Bone (Apr. 23)
Go! Go! Cory Carson (Apr. 27)
Headspace Guide to Sleep (Apr. 28)
Sexify (Apr. 28)
Things Heard & Seen (Apr. 29)
Yasuke (Apr. 29)
HBO Max
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 2 (Apr. 23)
Mortal Kombat (Apr. 23)
Disney+
Falcon and the Winter Soldier Finale!
IMDb.tv
Moment of Truth (Apr. 2)

This week, spending on streaming continues to go through the roof, and exhibitors continue to suffer.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Cinemax Moving Out Of Originals – TCA – Deadline
‘Warrior’ Renewed For Season 3, Moving From Cinemax To HBO Max
How the Launch of HBO Max Sidelined Cinemax
‘Bridgerton’ Renewed For Seasons 3 & 4 By Netflix
‘Bridgerton’ Breakout Regé-Jean Page Will Not Appear in Season 2
‘Bridgerton’ Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes Responds To Fan Dismay Following Exit Of Regé-Jean Page
'Castlevania' to End with Season 4 at Netflix
Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings' to Cost $465M for Just One Season
Arclight Cinemas And Pacific Theatres Won’t Be Reopening; Parent Company Decurion Hands Keys Back To Landlords
From 'Star Wars' to 'Star Trek': Franchise Fever Drives Streaming Wars
TV Networks Demand Nielsen Submit to Audit in Battle Over Coronavirus Audience Counts

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 16th, 2021:
Hulu
Collective (Mar. 25)
Sasquatch (Apr. 20)
Netflix
My Love: Six Stories of True Love (Apr. 13)
The Baker and the Beauty (Apr. 13)
Why Did You Kill Me? (Apr. 14)
The Soul (Apr. 14)
Law School (Apr. 14)
Arlo the Alligator Boy (Apr. 16)
Ajeeb Daastaans (Apr. 16)
Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Birthday (Apr. 16)
Izzy’s Koala World (Apr. 20)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 4! (Apr. 21)
Zero (Apr. 21)
Life in Color (Apr. 22)
Stowaway (Apr. 22)
HBO Max
The Day Sports Stood Still (Mar. 24)
Pray, Obey, Kill (Apr. 12)
Mare of Easttown (Apr. 18)
Peacock
Archibald's Next Big Thing (Apr. 22)
Rutherford Falls (Apr. 22)
Disney+
Big Shot (Apr. 16)
Amazon Prime Video
Frank of Ireland (Apr. 16)

This week, HBO Max saves theaters while also proving the validity of a day-and-date streaming strategy.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
Analyst Upgrades AMC Theatres, Says 'Godzilla vs. Kong' "Destroys Lingering Concerns Around Theatrical Window"
WarnerMedia’s CEO says that in 2022 his movies will debut in theaters before they stream
Shareholder Service ISS Slams WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar’s 2020 Pay Package; Recommends Vote Against AT&T Compensation Plan At Annual Meeting
‘Magic Mike’ Unscripted Competition Series Ordered At HBO Max With EPs Channing Tatum & Steven Soderbergh
Netflix And Sony Break Ground With Film Licensing Deal Replacing Starz Pact, Including First Look At New Direct-To-Streaming Titles
AMC Networks Shuffles Executive Ranks
Streaming Services Have Finally Run Out of New Shows. Kind of.
Recommendations
Ginny and Georgia
Mets Baseball
NXT
Briston Maroney, Sunflower
Lera Lynn, On My Own
For Heaven’s Sake
Invincible
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
Taskmaster series 8
World Men’s Curling Championship
Star Trek Discovery
The Last Cruise
COVID-19: Battle on the Cruise Ship

Netflix
Thunder Force (Apr. 9)
Two Distant Strangers (Apr. 9)
Night in Paradise (Apr. 9)
Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (Apr. 9)
New Gods: Nezha Reborn (Apr. 12)
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! (Apr. 14)
The Circle (Apr. 14) - Season 2 of the trashy dating show.
Ride or Die (Apr 15)
HBO Max
The Nevers (Apr. 11)
Paramount+
The Challenge: All-Stars (Apr. 1)
Peacock
Wrestlemania 37 (Apr. 10, 11)
Amazon Prime Video
Them (Apr. 9)
Discovery+
Ed Gein: The Real Psycho (Apr. 9)
Future People: The Family of Donor 5114 (Apr. 10)
Restaurant Recovery (Apr. 15)

This week, we talk about the death of T-Mobile T-Vision, we rant about streaming baseball, and watch Raya and the Last Dragon break new ground.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
T-Mobile is already shutting down its live TV service, partners with YouTube TV and Philo
‘The Right Stuff’ Canceled By Disney+ After One Season, Shopped By Warner Bros. TV
Comcast Weighs Pulling Universal’s Movies From HBO Max, Netflix
HBO Max cheaper, ad-supported tier to launch in June -- without Dune, Matrix 4
Former Fox regional networks begin new era as Bally Sports
Netflix Buys ‘Knives Out’ Sequels for $450 Million
‘Diana’ Musical Sets Netflix Premiere Ahead of Broadway Opening Night
Amanda Seyfried to Play Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu Series ‘The Dropout,’ Taking Over From Kate McKinnon
‘1619 Project’ Docuseries Set at Hulu
‘CSI: Vegas’ Officially Picked Up To Series By CBS With William Petersen, Jorja Fox & Wallace Langham Returning
Recommendations
Godzilla vs. Kong
Made for Love
Hearthstone - Forged in the Barrens
Flock of Dimes, "Head of Roses"
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Calvins
Banana Split

Hulu
WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (Apr. 2)
Netflix
Concrete Cowboy (Apr. 2)
Just Say Yes (Apr. 2)
Sky High (Apr. 2)
The Serpent (Apr. 2)
Madame Claude (Apr. 2)
Coded Bias (Apr. 5)
Family Reunion (Part 3) (Apr 5)
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You (Apr. 6)
This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist (Apr. 7)
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute (Apr. 7)
HBO Max
The Great Pottery Throw Down (Apr. 1)
Q: Into the Storm (Apr. 4)
Snabba Cash (Apr. 7)
The Wedding Coach (Apr. 7)
The Big Day (Apr. 7)
The Way Of The Househusband (Apr. 8)
Discovery+
Good Eats: The Return (Feb. 9)