Streaming Into the Void

This week, we're in the trenches as Skydance and Netflix duke it out to determine who will end up with control of Warner Bros.Nielsen RatingsShow NotesWarner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount | ReutersIt’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros.Trump Declines To Take Sides, For Now, In Netflix And Paramount Pursuit Of Warner Bros.: “None Of...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 13, 2025.NetflixThe Creature Cases, chapter 6 (Dec. 15)Culinary Class Wars, season 2 (Dec. 16)Little Angel, volume 7 (Dec. 16)My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, season 6 (Dec. 16)The Manny, season 3 (Dec. 17)Murder in Monaco (Dec. 17)What’s in the Box? (Dec. 17)10 Dance (Dec. 18)Emily in Paris, season 5 (Dec....

This week, Netflix entered into an agreement to purchase Warner Bros.Nielsen RatingsShow NotesNetflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)Warner Bros. Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix - BloombergNetflix CEO Ted Sarandos Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated’: ‘Most of the Country’...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 6, 2025.NetflixPro Bono, season 1 (Dec. 6)Elmo & Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas (Dec. 8)Badly in Love, season 1 (Dec. 9)Blood Coast, season 2 (Dec. 9)Masaka Kids: A Rhythm Within (Dec. 9)The Accident, season 2 (Dec. 10)Record of Ragnarok, season 3 (Dec. 10)Simon Cowell: The Next Act (Dec. 10)Had I Not Seen the Sun, part 2 (Dec. 11)Man...

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery sets a deadline for new higher bids. Are they asking too much?Nielsen RatingsShow NotesWarner Bros. Discovery Asks for Higher Second-Round Acquisition Bids Due Dec. 1Sinclair Offers to Acquire E.W. Scripps for $7 per Share in Unsolicited Takeover BidBroadcaster E.W. Scripps adopts poison pill after $538 million Sinclair bid | ReutersNexstar Seeks FCC Approval of...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 29, 2025.NetflixThe Stone (Nov. 30)All the Empty Rooms (Dec. 1)CoComelon Lane, season 6 (Dec. 1)Love Is Blind Italy (Dec. 1)My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler (Dec. 1)One Piece, Season 29 (Dec. 1)Playing Gracie Darling, season 1 (Dec. 1)Troll 2 (Dec. 1)Matt Rife Unwrapped: A Christmas Crowdwork Special (Dec. 2)My...

This week, one of the richest men in the world needs the Saudis to bankroll his takeover of a Hollywood studio… or does he? Another local TV operator is looking to merge. NBC has too much sports. And Joey is back!Nielsen RatingsShow NotesParamount Skydance Denies That Its Warner Bros. Discovery Bid Involves Arab Sovereign Wealth FundsParamount, Comcast, Netflix submit bids for Warner Bros....

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 22, 2025.NetflixMissing: Dead or Alive, season 2 (Nov. 24)Is It Cake? Holiday, season 2 (Nov. 25)Jingle Bell Heist (Nov. 26)Stranger Things, season 5: Part 1 (Nov. 26)Left-Handed Girl (Nov. 28)The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (Nov. 28)Disney+Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember (Nov. 24)Beatles Anthology Series (Nov. 26 -...

This week, a truce in the last great battle of the linear era, as Disney and Google's YouTube resolve their carriage dispute.Nielsen RatingsShow NotesYouTube TV, Disney reach deal to restore access to ESPN networks after two-week standoff - The AthleticCFO Says Disney Has No M&A Plans, Pokes Rivals For Splitting Assets — “What You Do When You Don’t Have A Great Business”Paramount, Comcast,...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 15, 2025.NetflixGabby’s Dollhouse, season 12 (Nov. 17)Selena y Los Dinos (Nov. 17)Gerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That (Nov. 18)The Carman Family Deaths (Nov. 19)Champagne Problems (Nov. 19)Envious, season 3 (Nov. 19)The Son of a Thousand Men (Nov. 19)The Follies (Nov. 20)The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, season 8 (Nov....