Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 15, 2025. Hulu The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer (Feb. 18) Chris Distefano: It’s Just Unfortunate (Feb. 21) A Thousand Blows, season 1 (Feb. 21) Netflix American Murder: Gabby Petito (Feb. 17) Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 11 (Feb. 17) Court of Gold, limited series (Feb.…

This week, Fox Corp. announces they'll be launching yet another streaming service. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes ‘Moana 2’ Buoys Disney's Latest Quarter As Studio Profits Surge Fox Earnings: Fox News Owner Has Big Quarter Ahead of 2025 Super Bowl RIP Venu, But Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox Will Finally Launch Its Own DTC Service This Year With All Due Resp…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 8, 2025. Hulu Muslim Matchmaker, season 1 (Feb. 11) SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (Feb. 13) Netflix Inheritance Detective, season 1 (Feb. 9) Surviving Black Hawk Down (Feb. 10) Felipe Esparza: Raging Fool (Feb. 11) The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (Feb. 11) Death Before the…

This week, Comcast's earnings point to an uncertain future. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Comcast stock sinks as Peacock fails to add more subscribers, broadband losses disappoint Comcast Execs Talk Cable SpinCo & New NBCUniversal As Wall Street Presses For Details Peacock Lost $372 Million in the Final Quarter of 2024 Kelly Campbell Out As Peacock Pr…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 1, 2025. Hulu The Kardashians, season 6 (Feb. 6) Netflix Celebrity Bear Hunt, season 1 (Feb. 5) Envious, season 2 (Feb. 5) Kinda Pregnant (Feb. 5) Prison Cell 211 (Feb. 5) Sintonia, season 5 (Feb. 5) Apple Cider Vinegar, limited series (Feb. 6) The Åre Murders, season 1 (Feb 6) Cassandr…

This week, there's no stopping Netflix. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Ted Sarandos Denies ‘Narnia’ Imax Release Is Change To Netflix’s Theatrical Strategy Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Would Explore Full Season, Big League Sports “If We Could Make The Economics Work" Netflix Raising Prices On Subscription Plans In U.S.; Ad Tier Will Now Cost $7.99 A Month…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 25, 2025. Hulu Paradise, season 1 (Jan. 28) Netflix Liza Treyger: Night Owl (Jan. 28) The Hooligan, season 1 (Jan. 29) The Hot Spot, season 1 (Jan. 29) Six Nations: Full Contact, season 2 (Jan. 29) American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson (Jan. 29) The Recruit, season 2 (Jan. 30) The Seven Deadly …

This week, Prime Video reports on NFL Wild Card and Beast Game ratings. Nielsen Ratings Prime Video Hits Its Largest NFL Audience Ever With Wild Card Game ‘Beast Games’ Becomes Prime Video’s Most-Watched Unscripted Show Ever With 50 Million Global Viewers DC's 'Creature Commandos' Renewed for Season 2 'The Franchise' Canceled After One Season at HB…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 18, 2025. Hulu A Real Pain (Jan. 16) Whiskey on the Rocks, season 1 (Jan. 22) Netflix W.A.G.s to Riches, season 1 (Jan. 22) Night Agent, season 2 (Jan. 23) Soju Rhapsody (Jan. 23) The Sand Castle (Jan. 24) Shafted, season 1 (Jan. 24) Paramount+ Star Trek: Section 31 (Jan. 24) Peacock The…

This week, it's not even two weeks into 2025 and there's already some seismic streaming news as the fate of Venu Sports is decided. Nielsen Ratings Behind Disney’s Deal to Merge Hulu + Live TV and Fubo - The New York Times Disney Agrees to Merge Hulu + Live Into Fubo - Bloomberg DirecTV and Dish Signal They May Hold Up Venu Launch Venu Sports’ shut…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 11, 2025. Hulu Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers (Jan. 17) Netflix Babanba Banban Vampire, season 1 (Jan. 11) Sakamoto Days (Jan. 11) Kinnikman: Perfect Origin Arc, season 2 (Jan. 12) Single’s Inferno, season 4 (Jan. 14) Public Disorder, season 1 (Jan. 15) Castlevania: Nocturne, season 2 (Jan…

This week, we play it safe by not making any predictions, as we instead look at the predictions made by others. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes 2025 media predictions from 13 anonymous executives Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions What's next for Netflix, Disney and the NFL? 12 media executives predi…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 4, 2025. Hulu Ishura, season 2 (Jan. 8) Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Jan. 10) Netflix When the Stars Gossip, season 1 (Jan. 4) My Happy Marriage, season 2 (Jan. 6) WWE Monday Night Raw (Jan. 6, 8 p.m. ET) The Breakthrough, season 1 (Jan. 7) Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy (Jan. 7) Jerry…

This week, Netflix ends 2024 on a high, but is it high enough? And what does 2025 have in store for streaming and movies? Show Notes Netflix smashes records with NFL doubleheader on Christmas Day - ESPN Netflix NFL Christmas Gameday Reaches 65 Million US Viewers Takeaways from Netflix’s NFL Christmas ratings door-buster: The streaming giant could b…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 28, 2024. Netflix Maestro in Blue, season 3 (Dec. 28) I Am the Secret in Your Heart (Dec. 30) Suffocating Love (Dec. 30) Avicii - I’m Tim / Avicii - My Last Show (Dec. 31) Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall (Dec. 31) Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever …

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…