August 16, 2021Episodes

4: Streaming Into the Void – August 15, 2021 – Everybody’s Happy With Disney, Except That One Person

This week, it’s Disney quarterly earnings time, and it’s good news for almost everyone.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Disney Beats Q3 Estimates As Streaming Flagship Hits 116M Subscribers

Disney Boss Bob Chapek Dismisses Any Conflict With Bob Iger In ‘Black Widow’ Hybrid Release With Swipe At Scarlett Johansson’s Suit

Disney’s Daniel Petrocelli Slams ‘Black Widow’ Suit as ‘PR Campaign’

‘Shang-Chi’ Star Simu Liu Fires Back at Disney CEO Over “Experiment” Comment

Box Office: ‘Suicide Squad 2’ Gets Tomb Raider-Trapped With Poor $12.2M Friday

‘Suicide Squad’ Box Office: Movie No Hero With $26.5M Opening – The Hollywood Reporter

Day-And-Date Streaming Is “Winning Strategy”, But Consumer Bond With Movies Is “Greater Now Than It’s Ever Been”, WarnerMedia & Universal Execs Say

Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy’ Scores $2.2M In Thursday Night Previews

Indie Studio STX to Sell 46-Film Library to Pay Down $150 Million Debt 05 August

Sony’s Funimation Closes $1.2B Crunchyroll Acquisition From AT&T, Plans to Create Single Anime Service

Middle Earth is moving: Amazon shifts ‘Lord of the Rings’ filming to UK

Inside HBO Max’s Scramble to Fix Its Glitchy App

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