This week, streamers renew series while box office enters the holiday season. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes 'Bluey' to Join Disney Experiences at its U.S. Theme Parks and Cruise Line Beginning in 2025 Disney to Bring Bluey to Theme Parks in Expansion of Family Franchise 'Bluey' Is No. 1 Most-Watched Show In U.S. For 2024 MLS eyes new entry points for …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 21, 2024. Hulu The Year: 2024 (Dec. 27) Netflix Your Friend, Nate Bargatze (Dec. 24) NFL Football (Dec. 25, 1 p.m. EST) Squid Game, season 2 (Dec. 26) Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year (Dec. 27) Disney+ Marvel Animation’s What If…?, season 3 (Dec. 22) Doctor Who: Joy to the World (Dec.…

This week, David Zaslav made some moves that just might save his company. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Discovery Creates New Corporate Structure, Separating Linear Networks From Streaming & Studios; Stock Soars – Update Comcast Gets Max Bundling Rights Under Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Amazon Could Distribute Max In UK, Germany And Italy…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 14, 2024. Hulu The Jetty, season 1 (Dec. 13) Ilana Glazer: Human Magic (Dec. 20) Netflix Married at First Sight, season 16 (Dec. 14) Saucedo (Dec. 15) Aaron Rodgers: Enigma (Dec. 17) Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It (Dec. 17) Hotel Bitcoin (Dec. 18) Julia’s Stepping Stones (Dec. 18) The Ma…

This week, Thanksgiving is time for football and movies. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Amazon Says NFL Black Friday Interactive Ads Drew 10% Higher Engagement Giants-Cowboys Scores Leads NFL Thanksgiving Audiences NFL TV Ratings: Can Amazon Keep Up Record TNF Pace? Recommendations YouTube TV Zen Epic Games Amazon Prime Gaming Hallmark Plus…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 7, 2024. Hulu Joe Mande: Chill (Dec. 13) A Sudden Case of Christmas (Dec. 13) Netflix The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, season 7 (Dec. 9) Polo (Dec. 9) Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die, season 1 (Dec. 9) Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (Dec. 10) The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Cri…

This week, everyone went to the movies. Show Notes Thanksgiving Box Office: 'Moana 2', 'Wicked' Lead All-Time $422M High Creating Big Waves: How Disney’s Marketing Brought The Masses Back For ‘Moana 2’; Sequel’s Promo Campaign Worth $100M+ ‘It’s Florida, Man’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO, Opening Door For More Cost-Effective Late Night Comedies Javi…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 30, 2024. Hulu Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny (Nov. 22) Paris Has Fallen (Dec. 6) Netflix Fortune Feimster: Crushing It (Dec. 3) The Children’s Train (Dec. 4) Churchill At War (Dec. 4) The Only Girl in the Orchestra (Dec. 4) That Christmas (Dec. 4) Tomorrow and i, limited series (Dec. 4) The …

This week, Disney paints a rosy picture, Comcast dumps their cable channels, WBD and the NBA make nice, Netflix has a live stream, Diamond Sports exits bankruptcy, and more! Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney stock jumps as earnings, streaming profit, and guidance top estimates Bob Iger’s Netflix Moment - Puck Disney CEO Bob Iger is moving to cement…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 23, 2024. Hulu Family Guy: Gift of the White Guy (Nov. 25) Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae (Nov. 26) Nutcrackers (Nov. 29) Netflix The Creature Cases, chapter 4 (Nov. 25) Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (Nov. 25) Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (Nov. 26) Chef’s Tabl…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 16, 2024. Hulu The Honorable Shyne (Nov. 18) Interior Chinatown, season 1 (Nov. 19) Bia and Victor, season 1 (Nov. 22) Netflix The Story of Pearl Girl, season 1 (Nov. 16) Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale (Nov. 18) Wonderoos, season 2 (Nov. 18) Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil Unleashed (Nov. 19) Zo…

Streaming leads the way as WBD and Paramount try to stay afloat. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) earnings Q3 2024 Paramount Gave Up on Warner Bros. Merger After Months of Talks Paramount Adds 3.5M Subs As DTC Grows But Group Revenue Drops David Ellison – Not Larry – Will Hold 100% Of Family Interest In Paramount When Skydanc…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 9, 2024. Hulu Say Nothing, season 1 (Nov. 14) It’s All Country, season 1 (Nov. 15) Netflix Arcane, season 2 (Nov. 9) A Balloon’s Landing (Nov. 9) Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, season 1 (Nov. 10) My Boo (Nov. 10) Cien años con Juan Rulfo. (Nov. 10) Adrienne Iapalucci: The Dark Queen (Nov…

This week, Comcast reported strong earnings on the back of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Comcast Exploring Spinoff of Cable Networks Into New Company Peacock Loss Narrows to $436M as Revenue Rises, Subs Jump to 36M on Paris Olympics Boost Comcast Q3 2024 Earnings Report: Peacock Subscribers Rise, Loss Falls Netflix Adds ‘Mome…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 2, 2024. Hulu Gangnam B-Side, season 1 (Nov. 6) The Fiery Priest, season 2 (Nov. 8) Netflix Love Is a Poison, season 1 (Nov. 5) Love Village, season 2 (Nov. 5) Love Is Blind Argentina (Nov. 6) Holiday Playlist (Nov. 6) Meet Me Next Christmas (Nov. 6) Pedro Páramo (Nov. 6) 10 Days of a C…

This week, Paramount sets the table for its future under new leadership. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount Global Sweetens Golden Parachute for Co-CEOs Paramount-Skydance Damages Far Exceed $1.6 Billion, Funds Say Paramount-Skydance Deal Shareholder Damages Could Exceed $1.65 Billion, Pension Fund Says Jeff Shell as Paramount president may have …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 26, 2024. Netflix Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour (Oct. 29) Tom Papa: Home Free (Oct. 29) Children of the Church Steps (Oct. 30) Go Ahead, Brother, season 1 (Oct. 30) The Law According to Lidia Poet, season 2 (Oct. 30) Martha (Oct. 30) The Manhattan Alien Abduction (Oct. 30) Time Cut (Oc…

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This week, Netflix earnings shame the competition. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Netflix Will Stop Reporting Subscribers Numbers Starting in 2025 Netflix Adds 5 Million Paid Subscribers in Q3 to Reach 282 Million Globally Netflix Forecasts 2025 Revenue to Be at Least $43 Billion, up 11%+ Exclusive | NBCUniversal to Stream Local Sports on Peacock, in B…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 19, 2024. Hulu Carved (Oct. 21) What We Do in the Shadows, season 6 (Oct. 21) Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band (Oct. 25) Netflix Hasan Minhaj: Off with His Head (Oct. 22) Car Masters: Rust to Riches, season 6 (Oct. 23) The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (Oct. 23) Family…

This week, Apple TV+ joins the Prime Video ecosystem. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Amazon adds Apple TV+ to its Prime Video streaming service in US | Reuters Apple TV Plus is coming to Prime Video - The Verge ‘The Big Bang Theory’s Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn & Lauren Lapkus To Star In Max Spinoff With WBTV Deals ‘Off Campus’ TV Series Based on Elle …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 12, 2024. Hulu Family Guy Halloween Special (Oct. 14) American Horror Stories, third installment (Oct. 15) Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (Oct. 18) Rivals, season 1 (Oct. 18) Netflix Light of My Lion, season 1 (Oct. 12) A Virtuous Business, season 1 (Oct. 12) Mighty MonsterW…

This week, two satellite providers join forces to face the void together. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes DirecTV to Acquire Dish in Merger of Satellite TV Rivals (variety.com) Diamond Sports looks to drop 11 MLB teams from Bally Sports regional networks AEW to Stream on Max Following New Multi-Year Rights Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery Bleacher Repor…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 5, 2024. Hulu Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, season 3 (Oct. 5) Solar Opposites Halloween Special Part 2: The Hunt for Brown October (Oct. 7) LaMáquina, season 1 (Oct. 9) Mr. Crocket (Oct. 11) Netflix Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, season 1 (Oct. 5) The Menendez Brothers (Oct. 7) A…

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery is heading to court... again. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Sky sues Warner Bros Discovery over Harry Potter production deal ‘breaches’ Comcast Sues Warner Bros. Discovery Over Refusal to Partner on Harry Potter Series John Malone Says Warner Bros. Discovery's "Bulletproof" Balance Sheet, "Energetic" CEO Will Serve It…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 28, 2024. Hulu Last Days of the Space Age, season 1 (Oct. 2) Hold Your Breath (Oct. 3) Witches: Truth Behind the Trials (Oct. 3) Netflix Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Sep. 28) Making It in Marbella, season 1 (Oct. 1) Chef’s Table: Noodles (Oct. 2) Love is Blind, season 7 (Oct. 2) Unsolved …

This week, Shōgun dominates at the Emmys, and international content dominates the first half of 2024 on Netflix. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes 'Shōgun,' 'Baby Reindeer,' and 'Hacks': Here's a full list of the prime-time Emmy winners The Most In-Demand Classic TV Shows You Can’t Watch on Streaming | Chart Shares In Dish Network Parent EchoStar Surge On…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 21, 2024. Hulu Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal, season 1 (Sep. 24) Grotesquerie, season 1 (Sep. 26) She Taught Love (Sep. 27) Netflix The Garfield Movie (Sep. 21) The Great Indian Kapil Show, season 2 (Sep. 21 at 10:30 a.m. EDT) Dear Sa-chan, season 1 (Sep. 24) Ellen DeGeneres: For…

This week, cable and satellite companies will take what they can get. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes DirecTV’s Dispute With Disney Shows Why Satellite TV Is in Trouble - The New York Times (nytimes.com) DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football Charter adds Warner Bros Discovery's streaming service at no extra charge | Reu…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 14, 2024. Hulu Child Star (Sep. 17) Little Miss Innocent (Sep. 20) Netflix timelesz Project audition, season 1 (Sep. 14) Ancient Aliens, season 8 (Sep. 15) CoComelon, season 11 (Sep. 16) Grave Torture (Sep. 16) Culinary Class Wars, season 1 (Sep. 17) Deon Cole: OK, Mister (Sep. 17) Liv…

This week, carriage fee disputes mark the inevitable decline of linear and the rise of streaming. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney dispute leaves DirecTV customers without popular sports channels | PBS News Amid Disney Blackout, DirecTV Is Offering Customers a $30 Credit Toward Dish's Sling or Fubo Streaming Services Disney CEO Bob Iger Calls His …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 7, 2024. Hulu The Old Man, season 2 (Sep. 13) How to Die Alone, season 1 (Sep. 13) In Vogue: The 90s (Sep. 13) Netflix Hot Wheels: Let’s Race, season 2 (Sep. 9) Ahir Shah, End (Sep. 10) Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with my Father (Sep. 10) Boxer (Sep. 11) The Circle, season 7 (Sep. 11) O…

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 La…

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 …

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 throug…

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) Cha…

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 R…

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 A…

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) …

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+ S…

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" Pe…

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 Wo…

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes TNT Sports Matches Amazon's NBA Rights Bid, Setting Up Showdown (hollywoodreporter.com) TNT Launches an A-List Marketing Blitz to Save ‘Inside the NBA’ TNT Sports Sues the NBA Over Decision to Sell Games to Amazon (hollywoodreporter.com) Warner Bros. Discovery's David Zaslav…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 27, 2024. Hulu Futurama, season 12 (Jul. 29) Betrayal: A Father’s Secret (Jul. 30) Netflix Love of My Life, season 1 (Jul. 31) Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (Jul. 31) Unsolved Mysteries, volume 4 (Jul. 31) Borderless Fog (Aug. 1) Breaking and Re-Entering (Aug. 1) G-1.0/c (Aug…

This week, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO WILL NOT BE IGNORED. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Bank of America Analysts: Warner Bros. Discovery “Is Not Working,” Should Explore Strategic Options David Zaslav Declines to Endorse Biden or Trump, Says It's More Important That Next U.S. President Supports M&A Deregulation Warner Bros. Discovery Mulling Spli…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 20, 2024. Hulu Dress My Tour, season 1 (Jul. 23) Sleeping Dogs (Jul. 24) Netflix Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (Jul. 24) Resurrected Rides, season 1 (Jul. 24) The Decameron, limited series (Jul. 25) Kleo, season 2 (Jul. 25) Tokyo Swindlers, season 1 (Jul. 25) The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aa…

This week, Paramount finds a buyer, the NBA makes a deal, and Redbox shuts down. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes David Ellison Set as Chairman-CEO, Jeff Shell as President of Paramount; Shari Redstone to Sell Family Empire to Skydance Media in $8 Billion Deal Paramount Global Will Pay Skydance $400 Million Breakup Fee if It Lands a Better Offer David El…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 13, 2024. Hulu Hit-Monkey, season 2 (Jul. 15) UnPrisoned, season 2 (Jul. 17) How I Caught My Killer, season 2 (Jul. 18) Netflix LaLiga: All Access (Jul. 15) Overlord, season 4 (Jul. 15) Wonderoos, season 1 (Jul. 15) Chad Daniels: Empty Nester (Jul. 16) Homicide New York, season 2 (Jul. 16) …

This week, the Paramount drama turns absurdist, while Redbox and Bally Sports struggle in bankruptcy. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount seeks streaming partner. Warner Bros. Discover is interested (cnbc.com) Barry Diller Explores Bid to Take Control of Paramount Paramount in Talks to Sell BET Network for $1.6 Billion - Bloomberg Bally Sports RSN…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 6, 2024. Hulu Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer, season 1 (Jul. 11) Netflix Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc, season 1 (Jul. 8) The Boyfriend, season 1 (Jul. 9) Hannah Berner: We Ride at Dawn (Jul. 9) Receiver (Jul. 10) Eva Lasting, season 2 (Jul. 10) Sugar Rush: The Baking Point, season 2 (…