29: Streaming Into the Void – February 5, 2023 – Everything Changes!

This week: HBO Max, Netflix, Paramount Plus, and Peacock all had big news.
 

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Greg Berlanti’s New Overall Deal is a BFD for WBD

CNN DIPS ITS TOE INTO COMEDY WITH BILL MAHER SEGMENTS

WGA West Blasts Warner Bros Discovery Ahead Of Possible Industrywide Writers Strike

‘Tuca & Bertie’ & ‘Gordita Chronicles’ Creators Join With WGA To Slam Warner Bros Discovery Over Cancellations

Cancellations Of Completed Seasons Of TV Series; Experts Weigh In On Whether Trend Will Continue

‘Westworld’ Gets New Home As Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Roku & Tubi FAST Channel Deals

James Gunn & Peter Safran Unveil Big DC Plan With New Movies For Batman & Robin, ‘Swamp Thing’, ‘The Authority’; ‘Lanterns’ TV Series & More

‘Titans,’ ‘Doom Patrol’ Ending on HBO Max

‘Pennyworth’ Canceled At HBO Max After Three Seasons

Showtime Not Proceeding With ‘Three Women’, Cancels ‘Let The Right One In’ & ‘American Gigolo’ Amid Consolidation With Paramount+

Showtime Shocker: Linear Network Rebrands As Paramount+ With Showtime; Move Comes Amid Streaming Integration, Cancellations & Potential Layoffs

Showtime Starts Removing Short-Lived Series From Its Streaming Platform

‘Dexter: New Blood’ Season 2 Cancelled, Showtime Eyes Prequel Series

Netflix Offloads Two Completed Films, Filmmakers Shop Projects Elsewhere

NBCUniversal Shuts Off Peacock Free Tier for New Users

Fox Renews Hulu Streaming Deal for In-Season Episodes

Netflix $20-A-Month Premium Plan Adds Spatial Audio, Expands Number Of Devices For Downloading From 4 To 6

‘Bridgerton’ Star Phoebe Dynevor Exits Netflix Series Ahead Of Season 3

‘Fair Play’ Sells to Netflix After Buzzy Sundance Premiere

‘The Last of Us’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO

Apple Confirms ‘Flora And Son’ Deal, Streamer’s Biggest At Sundance Since ‘CODA’

‘The Mosquito Coast’ Canceled at Apple After Two Seasons

‘Acapulco’ Renewed For Season 3 At Apple

‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ Canceled By Disney+ After 2 Seasons

‘King Of The Hill’ Revival Ordered By Hulu; Original Cast Returning

‘Kindred’ Canceled at FX

‘Reboot’ Canceled at Hulu After One Season

‘One Of Us Is Lying’ & ‘Vampire Academy’ Cancelled At Peacock

Annette Bening To Star In Peacock Limited Series ‘Apples Never Fall’

‘The Traitors’ Nabs Second Season at Peacock

Sylvester Stallone’s Family To Star In Paramount+ Docuseries, Join Super Bowl Ad

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