July 20, 2026Episodes

1: Streaming Into the Void – July 19, 2026 – The States Will See Paramount in Court

This week, 12 states file suit to block the Paramount-Skydance merger with Warner Bros.-Discovery.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Challenged in Court by California and 11 Other States – The New York Times

Paramount Seeks Recusal Of Judge Assigned To State AGs’ Antitrust Challenge To Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Paramount Blasts States’ Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking Warner Bros. Deal, Claims Litigation Will ‘Shield’ Netflix and Tech Companies From ‘Much-Needed Competition’

Paramount Skydance Agrees to Link Merger Antitrust Case to Pre-Existing Paramount+ Subscriber Suit

Judge Denies Injunction In Consumer Suit Against Paramount-WBD Merger

Judge Says She’ll Rule On Motion In Paramount-WBD Lawsuit By July 22

FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals

FCC Moves to End Cap on National Broadcast Ownership

Netflix Says Its Sophomore Series Slump Problem Is Actually Improving

Netflix To Stop Biannual Viewership Reports Amid Scrutiny

What We Watched the First Half of 2026 – About Netflix

What We’ve Been Doing

Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Retro Rewind – Video Store Simulator

MLB Home Run Derby