Streaming Into the Void

This week, as the streaming wars heat up, a box office record is brewing. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount Pitches Judge On November Start Of WBD Merger Antitrust Trial, While State AGs & WGA Propose April Could Declining Cable TV Business Undo Paramount-WBD Merger? David Ellison Addresses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Delay Amid State AGs’ Lawsuit in Staff Memo: ‘The Facts and the Law Are...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 1, 2026. Netflix Gate24: The Border, season 1 (Aug. 2) Let’s Marry Harry (Aug. 5) Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (Aug. 5) One Hundred Years of Solitude, part 2 (Aug. 5) My Life with the Walter Boys, season 3 (Aug.6) The Last House (Aug. 7) Our Sticky Love, season 1 (Aug. 7) Ricky Gervais' Alley Cats (Aug. 7) Disney+ The Devil Wears...

This week, no matter how they spin it, the rulings in court this week were not good news for Paramount-Skydance and their desire to take over Warner Bros.-Discovery. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Judge Grants Order To Pause Paramount-WBD Merger Judge Extends Emergency Order Pausing Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Paramount Seeks Three-Day Evidentiary Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 25, 2026. Netflix Mary Beth Barone: Galaxy Brain (Jul. 28) Final Project, season 1 (Jul. 29) Wrath, season 1 (Jul.29) The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Jul. 30) Man of Virtue, season 1 (Jul. 31) The Vacation Principle (Jul. 31) Disney+ Furious, season 1 (Jul. 27) Lollapalooza Livestream (Jul. 30 - 31) Paramount+ Diarra From Detroit, season 2 (Jul...

This week, 12 states file suit to block the Paramount-Skydance merger with Warner Bros.-Discovery. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Challenged in Court by California and 11 Other States - The New York Times Paramount Seeks Recusal Of Judge Assigned To State AGs' Antitrust Challenge To Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Paramount Blasts States’ Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking Warner...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 18, 2026. Netflix Spooky in Love, season 1 (Jul. 18) WWE: Unreal, season 3 (Jul. 21) Elite Force, season 1 (Jul. 22) A Toxic Love Story (Jul. 22) The Debt Collector (Jul. 23) Kaulitz & Kaulitz, season 3 (Jul. 23) Love in Slow Motion (Jul. 23) Ransom Canyon, season 2 (Jul. 23) 72 Hours (Jul. 24) Musafir Cafe, season 1 (Jul. 24) The Trut...

This week, streamers are exploring ways of beefing up subscriber numbers and engagement, and free - with ads - may be the path forward. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney is exploring adding a free tier to Disney+ as YouTube draws TV viewers Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked - WSJ Netflix wants to buy Letterboxd, the last good social media site Film Lov...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 11, 2026. Netflix The Apartment Job (Jul. 11) One Piece Heroines (Jul. 11) Love Is Blind UK: After the Altar (Jul. 12) Susana and Elvira: No Plan B (Jul. 12) Golden Kamuy 3: The Abashiri Prison Raid (Jul. 13) Home Run Derby 2026 (July 13 at 7 p.m. ET) Hot Ones: Extreme Heat (Jul. 13) Quarterback, season 3 (Jul. 14) Marry or Move On, season...

This week, Comcast announced it would be splitting in two, spinning off NBCUniversal into a separate company. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Comcast announces it will spin off NBCUniversal and Sky from cable business Comcast's NBCUniversal spinoff raises hope for more deals. There may not be good options Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business | NBC Universal | The Guardi...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 4, 2026. Netflix Daemons of the Shadow Realm, season 1 (Jul. 4) Sparks of Tomorrow, season 1 (Jul. 5) Hamnet (Jul. 6) Better Late Than Single, season 2 (Jul. 7) I’m Not Afraid, season 1 (Jul. 8) Nothing to Lose (Jul. 8) Salcedo, Leather, and Boogaloo, season 1 (Jul. 8) Little House on the Prairie, season 1 (Jul 9) Ikka (Jul. 10) Miguel Ang...

This week, Sony makes an investment in unconventional out-of-the-home entertainment as theatrical box office surges. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount-Warner Merger Reportedly Set To Clear EU Antitrust Hurdles -- But With Caveats The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is in the Home Stretch, but a Lot Can Still Happen Chinese regulators clear Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger, source s...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 27, 2026. Netflix Lock Upp, season 1 (Jun. 27 at 7:30 a.m. PDT) Salish & Jordan Matter, season 2 (Jun. 27) Sullivan’s Crossing, season 4 (Jun. 30) Enola Holmes 3 (Jul. 1) Summer ‘36 (Jul 1) Worst Neighbor Ever, season 1 (Jul. 1) Human Vapor, season 1 (Jul. 2) Super Subbu, season 1 (Jul 2) Survival of the Thickest, season 3 (Jul. 2) Dis...

This week, Fox makes a big move into streaming by buying Roku. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Roku Stock Hits 4-Year High After Reports It Has Held Sale Talks Fox to Acquire Roku, Joining the Battle for the Living Room - The New York Times Fox to buy streaming device maker Roku for $22 billion Box Office: 'Toy Story 5' Eyes 2026 Record Opening of $160M-$170M The Duffer Brothers Series 'The Boroughs' C...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 20, 2026. Netflix The Root of the Game (Jun. 20) Ryan Hamilton: This Just Hit Me (Jun. 23) The American Experiment (Jun. 24) Anotherself, season 3 (Jun. 24) In the Hand of Dante (Jun. 24) Avatar: The Last Airbender, season 2 (Jun. 25) Chris & Martina: The Final Set (Jun. 26) Little Brother (Jun. 26) Notes from the Last Row, season 1 (J...

This week, The U.S. Department of Justice signs off on the Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes DOJ Gives Thumbs Up To Paramount’s $111B WBD Acquisition; States Ponder Next Move Paramount And UFC Expand Rights Deal To Canada Beginning In 2027 Save CNN: Paramount Hit With Antitrust & “Viewpoint Diversity” Suit By Consumers To Stop WBD Merger; Company Responds...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 13, 2026. YouTube The Amazing Digital Circus (Jun. 19) Netflix Song Sung Blue (Jun. 13) America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, season 3 (Jun. 16) André Is an Idiot (Jun. 17) BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, season 2 (Jun. 18) I Will Find You (Jun. 18) Per Aspera Ad Astra (Jun. 18) Color Book (Jun. 19) Husbands in Action (Jun....

This week, storm clouds may be about to ruin Paramount-Skydance's picnic. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Exclusive: US states preparing lawsuit to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, sources say | Reuters Why Bari Weiss Is Tearing Down ‘60 Minutes’ What We've Been Doing Spider-Noir Sugar Hoppers

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 6, 2026. Netflix Colors of Evil: Black (Jun. 10) Outlast: The Jungle (Jun. 10) Rosario Tijeras, season 5 (Jun. 10) The Evil Lawyer (Jun. 11) Sweet Magnolias, season 5 (Jun. 11) Viral Hit, season 1 (Jun. 11) Maternal Instinct (Jun. 12) The Polygamist, season 1 (Jun. 12) Disney+ Hoppers (Jun. 3) Alice and Steve, season 1 (Jun. 8) Bonnaroo Li...

This week, the theatrical box office is turned upside down as streamers come to town to show Hollywood how it's done. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Obsession Box Office Continues Unheard-Of Growth With Shocking Week 3 Boost ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’ Finale Sets Ticket Presale Records for Fathom | Exclusive Box Office: 'Backrooms' $85M-$89M Opening Is An A24 Record Prime Video Orders Three GenAI An...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 30, 2026. Netflix AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (May 31) The Murder of Rachel Nickell (Jun. 4) Night Shift for Cuties, season 1 (Jun. 4) The Witness (Jun. 4) The Marked Woman (Jun. 5) Mexico 86 (Jun. 5) Office Romance (Jun. 5) Teach You a Lesson, season 1 (Jun. 5) Disney+ Doctor on the Edge, season 1 (Jun. 1) Not...

This week, with weeks to go, can Skydance and the Ellisons close the deal on their Warner Bros.-Discovery purchase? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Senate Democrats Warn FCC Over Foreign Influence In Paramount-WBD Deal Paramount Hopes to Finalize Warner Bros. Merger as Early as July | Report Paramount’s Junk-Status Credit Rating to Be Downgraded Further Following Warner Bros. Merger to Reflect ‘Major O...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 23, 2026. Netflix Untold UK: Vinnie Jones (May 26) A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, season 2 (May 27) Kylie. Tension Tour Live (May 27) My Two Cents, season 1 (May 27) Emi Martinez: The Kid Who Stops Time (May 28) The Four Seasons, season 2 (May 28) Rafa (May 29) HBO Max Miss You, Love You (May 29) Paramount+ Tyler Perry’s The Oval, season 7...

This week, the battle lines are being drawn for the future of broadcast and streaming as forces array themselves to stop Paramount-WBD and Fox fights for NFL rights. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Mark Ruffalo Knows "I'm Already On A List" For Opposing Paramount WBD Paramount’s Warner Takeover To Breach Comcast SkyShowtime Venture U.S., EU lawmakers pledge European scrutiny of Paramount's WBD deal Par...

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 16 2026. Netflix Rousey vs. Carano (May 16 at 9 p.m. ET) Untold UK: Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul (May 19) Kylie (May 20) The Boroughs, season 1 (May 21) James. (May 21) Ladies First (May 22) 2026 Canadian Grand Prix (May 22 - 24) Mating Season, season 1 (May 22) Disney+ Bluey Minisodes (May 20) HBO Max Josh Johnson: Symphony (May 22) Par...

This week, we get earnings from Disney, Warner Bros.-Discovery, and Paramount Skydance. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney earnings beat estimates as new CEO outlines growth strategy | Reuters New Disney CEO Gives Vision for Company as Revenue Rises As Warner Bros. Discovery Revenue Fell In 2025, CEO David Zaslav’s Pay Tripled Warner Bros. Discovery books $2.9 billion net loss tied to Paramount dea...