May 15, 2023Episodes

43: Streaming Into the Void – May 14, 2023 – Iger Needs to Stop Looking to Zaslav for Guidance

This week, Disney’s quarterly earnings are good, but that’s not what Wall Street heard.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Writers Guild of America blasts Boston University for picking Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav as commencement speaker

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Says “We Completely Support Our Clients” In WGA Strike; Wildcard This Time – Three Pure-Play DTC Companies

Writers Strike: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Lines – Deadline

Judd Apatow Argues Studios Planned for ‘Existential’ Writers Strike – Variety (Judd Apatow said the quiet part out loud)

List Of TV Shows Shut Down, Suspended Due To WGA Strike Includes ‘Daredevil’ – Deadline

Ava DuVernay, Warner Bros. TV End Overall Deal – The Hollywood Reporter

Cord-Cutting Hits All-Time High in Q1, as U.S. Pay-TV Subscriptions Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1992

Disney Earnings: Streaming Losses Shrink and ARPU Rises, Disney+ Subscribers Fall to 157.8M

Hulu and Disney+ Content to Be Combined In One App, Services to Stay Separate

Time to Grow Up, Disney+ and Hulu: Content Cuts Coming as Part of Streaming’s ‘Maturation Process’

U.S. bankruptcy judge blocks Phoenix Suns’ new TV deal – ESPN

‘Lockwood & Co.’ Canceled at Netflix After One Season – Variety

Please Don’t Destroy Movie to Debut on Peacock Instead of Theaters – Variety

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