34: Streaming Into the Void – March 12, 2023 – Hollywood Is Burning

This week, Hollywood is burning, but in the subsequent fire sale, no one is buying.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Warner Bros. Discovery To Boost CEO David Zaslav’s Stock Bonus Based On Free Cash Flow

Reporter

New HBO Max to Offer Thousands of Extra Shows at No Added Cost – Bloomberg

Warner Bros. Discovery Worried That ‘HBO’ Name Turns Off New Subscribers

Warner Bros. Discovery Renews HBO Content Deal with Japan’s U-Next Streaming Service – The Hollywood Reporter

After Rough Year, Streaming Services Are Off to a Slow Start – Bloomberg

Yellowstone Backers Wanted to Cash Out—Then the Streaming Bubble Burst

Peak TV: 599 Original Series In 2022 But FX’s John Landgraf Predicts Decline – Deadline

The Story of Paramount and the $3 Billion Showtime Controversy

TV’s New Math: What if $100M Netflix Deals Actually Shortchange Creators? – The Hollywood Reporter

WGA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Pattern Of Demands For Upcoming Contract Talks

Paramount Global In Talks With Tyler Perry To Sell Majority Stake In BET – Update

Gary Glitter Documentary Confirmed By Netflix

Netflix Orders ‘Mole Agent’ Series Adaptation Starring Ted Danson From Mike Schur

Hot Comic ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ Getting Series Treatment from ‘1899’ Showrunners, Netflix

Netflix Wins Record Short Story Auction ‘I Am Not Alone’, Star Vehicle For Jessica Chastain; Misha Green To Write & Direct Grounded Sci-Fi Terror Tale

Jason Sudeikis Confirms ‘Ted Lasso’ Story To End With Season 3 – Deadline

‘Shrinking’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV+ – Variety

‘Creed III’s Jonathan Majors To Star In ‘Da Understudy’; Spike Lee Circling – Deadline

Michael B. Jordan Spearheading ‘Creed-Verse’ In Works At Amazon Across Film & TV

‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Moves to Amazon With Two-Season Order

Bryan Cogman Set As Showrunner Of Reimagined Disney+ ‘Zorro’ Series – Deadline

Daredevil: Born Again Casts Jon Bernthal as The Punisher – The Hollywood Reporter

Daniel Bruhl to Play Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld in Disney+ Series ‘Kaiser Karl’

‘Devil in the White City’ Series No Longer Moving Forward at Hulu – Variety

Muhammad Ali Event Series From Kevin Willmott, Regé-Jean Page & Morgan Freeman In Works At Peacock

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