44: Streaming Into the Void – May 17, 2026 – Season 6, Episode 44 – Will the Paramount-WBD Merger Be a War or a Cake Walk?
This week, the battle lines are being drawn for the future of broadcast and streaming as forces array themselves to stop Paramount-WBD and Fox fights for NFL rights.
Show Notes
Mark Ruffalo Knows “I’m Already On A List” For Opposing Paramount WBD
Paramount’s Warner Takeover To Breach Comcast SkyShowtime Venture
U.S., EU lawmakers pledge European scrutiny of Paramount’s WBD deal
Newsom Grows Antitrust War Chest As California Mulls Paramount-WBD Merger
Paramount Skydance says $110B WBD merger needed to compete with Netflix, other streaming rivals
Rupert Murdoch’s High-Stakes Blitz Against the NFL – WSJ
Lachlan Murdoch: “There Is No Tension, Really, With the NFL”
NFL Responds To TV Broadcaster Gripes, Shared By Donald Trump, About Games Shifting To Streaming
‘Reacher’ Renewed for Season 5 at Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Greenlights ‘Rose Hill’ Series Based on Elsie Silver Romance Novels
Fourth Wing TV Series Ordered at Amazon
‘Jury Duty’ Renewed for Season 3 at Prime Video
Will Smith To Star In Action Movie ‘Supermax’, Amazon Takes WW Rights
‘The Night Agent’ To End With Season 4 On Netflix
Netflix’s Shark Movie Sequel ‘Under Paris 2’ Starts Filming in France
‘Big Mistakes’ Renewed for Season 2, Dan Levy Transitions to First-Look TV Deal at Netflix
‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Scores Early Season 4 Renewal at Netflix
‘Running Point’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix
‘Love Is Blind’ Renewed for Boston-Set Season 11
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ To End With Season 5; Tricia Helfer, 6 More Cast
AMC+ Acquires exclusive US streaming rights to Doctor Who (2005-2022)
‘When Calls The Heart’ Prequel ‘Hope Valley: 1874’ Renewed For Season 2 At Hallmark+
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