Streaming Into the Void

Streaming Into the Void
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Mar 30, 2026 • 45min

Streaming Into the Void - March 29, 2026 - Josh D'Amaro's First Week at the Top Could Have Gone Better

Discussion of Disney’s rough start under new leadership, including tech bet misfires and big investments gone awkward. A deep take on Netflix’s MLB broadcast failures, from ads during play to technical flubs. Legal drama over the Nexstar-Tegna merger and what it means for the industry. Quick rundowns of streaming ratings, renewals, cancellations and box office performance.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 12min

What’s New in Streaming - March 28, 2026

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 28, 2026. Netflix 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Mar. 31) Aaron Chen: Funny Garden (Mar. 31) Clika (Mar. 31) Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom (Mar. 31) Eat Pray Bark (Apr. 1) The Giant Falls (Apr. 1) It Takes a Village (Apr. 1) Love on the Spectrum U.S., season 4 (Apr. 1) Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer (Apr. 1) Agent from Above, season 1 (Apr. 2) The Bad Guys: The Series, season 2 (Apr. 2) The Ramparts of Ice, season 1 (Apr. 2) Sins of Kujo, season 1 (Apr. 2) XO, Kitty, season 3 (Apr. 2) Bloodhounds, season 2 (Apr. 3) Feel My Voice (Apr. 3) Gangs of Galicia, season 2 (Apr. 3) High Tides, season 3 (Apr. 3) Maamla Legal Hai, season 2 (Apr. 3) The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson (Apr. 3) Disney+ Atomic, Season 1 (Apr. 1) Secrets of the Bees (Apr. 1) Pizza Movie (Apr. 3) Paramount+ FBI True, season 8 (Mar. 31) Peacock Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Apr. 3) Apple TV Your Friends and Neighbors, season 2 (Apr. 3) Acorn TV The Feud on Shelbury Drive, season 1 (Mar. 30) Starz The Housemaid (Apr. 1) Hallmark+ A Royal Setting (Mar. 28)
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Mar 23, 2026 • 35min

Streaming Into the Void - March 22, 2026 - Changing of the Guard in Hollywood Signals Both Optimism and Doom

This week, there's a new boss at Disney and Paramount prepares to take over Warner Bros. Discovery. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney CEO Changeover: Josh D’Amaro Says Disney+ Will Be ‘Digital Centerpiece’ for Growth as Bob Iger Delivers Farewell Address David Ellison Sends Letter to CA Lawmakers Outlining Plan to Keep Hollywood Jobs Local (Exclusive) CBS News Radio to shut down after nearly a century of broadcasting David Zaslav’s WBD-Paramount deal payout highlights new 'golden parachutes' for CEOs Nexstar Closes Tegna Merger Following FCC And DOJ Approval / California And Other States Seek Order To Stop Nexstar-Tegna Merger What We've Been Doing Project Hail Mary Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
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Mar 20, 2026 • 13min

What’s New in Streaming - March 21, 2026

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 21, 2026. Netflix BTS: The Comeback Live - Arirang (Mar. 21 at 7 a.m.) Sidemen: Inside, season 3 (Mar. 23) Ready or Not: Texas (Mar. 24) Heartbreak High, season 3 (Mar. 25) Major League Baseball 2026 Opening Night (Mar. 25 at 7 p.m.) Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole, season 1 (Mar. 26) The Prosecutor (Mar. 26) Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, season 1 (Mar. 26) 53 Sundays (Mar. 27) BTS: The Return (Mar. 27) The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties, season 6 (Mar. 27) The Predator of Seville (Mar. 27) Disney+ Daredevil: Born Again, season 2 (Mar. 24) Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special (Mar. 24) Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (Mar. 27) HBO Max The Comeback, season 3 (Mar. 22) Prime Video Bait, season 1 (Mar. 25) Pretty Lethal (Mar. 25) House of David, season 2 (Mar. 27) Apple TV For All Mankind, season 5 (Mar. 27) Acorn TV Mystery Road: Origin, season 2 (Mar. 23) Tubi Rockabye (Mar. 27) Hallmark+ Two for Tee (Mar. 21)
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Mar 16, 2026 • 34min

Streaming Into the Void - March 15, 2026 - Paramount Keeps Spending, Universal Extends Their Theatrical Window, and Prime Video Wants More

This week, it's rapid fire time, as Paramount opens up their wallet to buy full control of BET+, Universal thinks maybe theaters aren't dead yet, and Prime Video's ad-free tier gets more expensive. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes BET+ To Be Folded Into Paramount+ As Tyler Perry's Stake Is Acquired By Paramount NFL discussing media deal with Paramount that could mean CBS pays an extra $1 billion or more Movie Theaters, Rejoice! Universal Extends Theatrical Window to Five Weekends in 2026, Seven Weekends Starting in 2027 Byron Allen Buys Major Stake in Starz from Steve Mnuchin / Starz Ends 2025 With 17.6 Million U.S. Subscribers as Losses Narrow Following Lionsgate Split Netflix, After Walking Away From Warner Bros. Deal, Will 'Move Forward' With '$2.8 Billion in Our Pocket That We Didn't Have a Few Weeks Ago,' CFO Says Netflix Acquires AI Filmmaking Start-Up Founded by Ben Affleck, Who Will Serve as Adviser to Streamer Amazon Raises Price Of Ad-Free Prime Video Plan, Tags “Ultra” Onto Brand Name YouTube Lays Claim to Another Crown: The World’s Largest Media Company 'Family Guy' Spinoff 'Stewie' From Seth MacFarlane Gets 2-Season Order At Fox & Hulu 'Buffy' Reboot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Not Going Forward At Hulu Jennifer Garner To Produce and Star In One Attempt Remaining Comedy from Kay Cannon - Netflix Tudum Seth MacFarlane Says There's 'No Plan' to Do 'Ted' Season 3, Citing Cost Seth MacFarlane Teases New Life for ‘The Orville’: “Season 4 Is Written” What We've Been Doing Pokémon Pokopia Predator: Badlands Slay the Spire 2 Resident Evil Requiem
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Mar 13, 2026 • 11min

What’s New in Streaming - March 14, 2026

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 14, 2026. Netflix The Plastic Detox (Mar. 16) Mark Normand: None Too Pleased (Mar. 17) Eva Lasting, season 4 (Mar. 18) Furies, season 2 (Mar. 18) Radioactive Emergency, season 1 (Mar. 18) Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (Mar. 19) Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, season 2, part 2 (Mar. 19) Unicorn Academy: Secrets Revealed (Mar. 19) Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (Mar. 20) Pokemon Horizons Season 3: Rising Hope Part 2 (Mar. 20) The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (Mar. 20) Disney+ Zootopia 2 (Mar. 11) HBO Max Born to Bowl (Mar. 16) Paramount+ The Madison, season 1 (Mar. 14) Peacock Wicked: For Good (Mar. 20) Prime Video Invincible, season 4 (Mar. 18) Meal Ticket (Mar. 19) Deadloch, season 2 (Mar. 20) Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Mar. 20) Apple TV Imperfect Women (Mar. 18) Hallmark+ Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murder (Mar. 14)
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Mar 9, 2026 • 33min

Streaming Into the Void - March 8, 2026 - How Will Paramount Pay For Warner Bros. Discovery?

This week, the financing of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery remains suspiciously nebulous. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.' How David Ellison's Paramount Is Transforming Before Buying WBD - Business Insider California AG Cites Antitrust Concerns Over Paramount-WBD Merger: EXCLU Big winner of Paramount-Warner Bros.-Netflix deal frenzy? The NFL - The Athletic Netflix Leaders Reassure Staff At Town Hall After Ceding Warner Bros. To Paramount By Not Raising Bid How David Zaslav Pulled Off the Sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount - The New York Times Atlanta Braves Announce Launch of Exclusive Braves Television Network: BravesVision Angels Launch New Network. Here's How to Watch Angels Games. | Yardbarker 'Industry' Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at HBO ‘The X-Files’ Reboot Casts Danielle Deadwyler to Star, Ryan Coogler to Direct Ronda Rousey to fight Gina Carano in return to MMA - ESPN / Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao Rematch Set for Sept. 19 — Live on Netflix 'Heated Rivalry' Creator Jacob Tierney Sets 'Alexander' Netflix Series The Night Agent Season 4 Renewed: Cast, News, and Release Date - Netflix Tudum 'Palm Royale' Canceled At Apple TV After Two Seasons 'Robin Hood' Renewed for Season 2 at MGM+ What We've Been Doing Hoppers Pokémon Pokopia Young Sherlock Slay the Spire 2 Bad Monkey
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Mar 6, 2026 • 8min

What’s New in Streaming - March 7, 2026

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 7, 2026. Netflix Girl from Nowhere: The Reset, season 1 (Mar. 7) Sesame Street, season 2 (Mar. 9) Derrick Stroup: Nostalgic (Mar. 10) One Piece, season 2 (Mar. 10) Age of Attraction, season 1 (Mar. 11) Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (Mar. 11) Love Is Blind Sweden, season 3 (Mar. 12) Made in Korea (Mar. 12) Virgin River, season 7 (Mar. 12) Dynasty: The Murdochs (Mar. 13) Fatal Seduction, season 3 (Mar. 13) That Night, season 1 (Mar. 13) Disney+ Sunny Nights, season 1 (Mar. 11) The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, season 4 (Mar. 12) HBO Max Rooster, season 1 (Mar. 8) Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare (Mar. 10) Peacock It’s Dorothy! (Mar. 13) Prime Video Scarpetta (Mar 11) Tubi Woman to Woman (Mar. 13) Hallmark+ Sugar & Vice: A Hannah Swenson Mystery (Mar. 7)
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Mar 2, 2026 • 33min

Streaming Into the Void - March 1, 2026 - Netflix Withdraws from the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War, Leaving Paramount-Skydance as Victors

A heated corporate bidding showdown where Paramount-Skydance’s late $111B offer upends Netflix’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery. Market fallout and a surprising Netflix withdrawal spark stock moves and Washington meetings. Deep dives into massive debt loads, potential Saudi financing risks, regulatory and state attorney general scrutiny. Plus streaming charts, box office hits, and picks from TV, games, and docs.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 12min

What’s New in Streaming - February 28, 2026

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 28, 2026. Netflix The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-Aftra (Mar. 1 at 7 p.m.) Gabby’s Dollhouse, season 13 (Mar. 2) Bruce Bruce: I Ain’t Playin’ (Mar. 3) Blue Therapy, season 1 (Mar. 4) Street Flow 3 (Mar. 4) A Friend. A Murderer (Mar. 5) Vladimir, season 1 (Mar. 5) Boyfriend on Demand, season 1 (Mar. 6) The Dinosaurs, season 1 (Mar. 6) Hello Bachhon, season 1 (Mar. 6) Still Shining, season 1 (Mar. 6) Strangers in the Park (Mar. 6) The TikTok Killer (Mar. 6) War Machine (Mar. 6) Disney+ Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese (Mar. 6) HBO Max DTF St. Louis, season 1 (Mar. 1) Paramount+ The Pink Pill (Mar. 6) Peacock Ted, season 2 (Mar. 5) Prime Video Young Sherlock, season 1 (Mar. 4) MGM+ American Classic (Mar. 1) Apple TV The Hunt (Mar. 4) Acorn TV Murdoch Mysteries, season 19 (Mar. 2) AMC+ This City Is Ours, season 1 (Mar. 5) Starz Outlander, season 8 (Mar. 6) Hallmark+ Romance at Hope Ranch (Feb. 28)

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