5: Streaming Into the Void – August 17, 2025 – The Ensh*tification of Streaming

This week, new streamers, fragmented rights, and chaotic strategies.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Disney Is Talking With Other Sports Players About Bundles As ESPN Nears Streaming Launch, Bob Iger Says

ESPN will offer a $39.99 bundle with Fox’s live sports streaming service | The Verge

Paramount+ to Become New U.S. Home to UFC Under Strategy Shift

Why Paramount Overpaid for UFC Media Rights

Paramount, ESPN deals with UFC, WWE bring out steel chairs in sports streaming cage match – The Athletic

Netflix (NFLX) Secures Broadcasting Rights for FIFA Women’s World Cup

Fubo subscribers now get ESPN+ free with subscription

How CBS Studios & Paramount TV Studios Are Splitting Streaming Series

Paramount+ Opening Up To Outside Studios, May Experiment With Release Patterns, Won’t Try To Replicate CBS-Style Programming

Paramount Skydance Says It Won’t Spin Off Cable Networks, But

Roku’s Next Bet: Launching the Cheapest Ad-Free Streaming Service

Starz Sheds 520,000 Subscribers As Revenue Declines Post-Lionsgate Split

How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Became Netflix’s ‘Frozen’ | Exclusive

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Merch: Where to Shop the Hottest Gear – Parade

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ heads to select theaters for sing-along event – ABC News

Untamed Season 2: Cast, Release Date, Photos, Plot of Eric Bana Show – Netflix Tudum

What We’ve Been Doing

King of the Hill

New Heights

Tiny Bookshop

Alien: Earth

KPop Demon Hunters