Streaming Into the Void

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.

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)

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery re-opens the bidding process for one week, but will Paramount-Skydance deliver? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Special Meeting Date of March 20, 2026, and Unanimously Recommends Shareholders Vote FOR Netflix Merger Warner Bros throws ownership battle open by giving Paramount a week to up its offer Exclusive: Netflix has ample room to increase its offer in battle for Warner Bros, sources say | Reuters Warner Bros. Discovery says it's worried employees will quit if it picks Paramount's offer What’s the Magic Number Paramount Needs to Snag Warner Bros. From Netflix? What We've Been Doing Twin Peaks The Olympics My Lady Jane Two Point Museum: Zooseum TechLinked GameLinked

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 21, 2026. Netflix Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter (Feb. 24) BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, season 1 (Feb. 26) Bridgerton, season 4, Part 2 (Feb. 26) Crap Happens, season 1 (Feb. 26) Agents of Mystery, season 2 (Feb. 27) Formula 1: Drive to Survive, season 8 (Feb. 27) Disney+ Shoresy, season 5 (Feb. 21) Paradise, season 2 (Feb. 23) Scrubs, season 1 (Feb. 26) In the Blink of An Eye (Feb. 27) Peacock House of Villains, season 3 (Feb. 26) Prime Video The CEO Club, season 1 (Feb. 23) The Bluff (Feb. 25) The Gray House (Feb. 26) Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (Feb. 27) Apple TV Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, season 2 (Feb. 27) Acorn TV The Family Next Door, season 1 (Feb. 27) Hallmark+ The Stars Between Us (Feb. 21)

This week, Paramount Skydance amended their offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, but was it all that significant? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount Sweetens Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery Activist Investor Pushes Warner to Walk Away From Netflix Deal - WSJ Paramount outlines plans for Warner Bros. cuts - Los Angeles Times Former Disney CEO Criticizes Company's Rising Prices: 'It's So Expensive Now' 'It's Florida, Man' Renewed for Season 3 at HBO ‘Eragon’: Todd Harthan, Todd Helbing & Marc Webb Join Disney+’s Live-Action Series Adaptation Jordan Belfort Docuseries ‘The Real Wolf of Wall Street’ Set at Paramount+ (EXCLUSIVE) Finding Her Edge Will Glide Back onto Netflix for Season 2 A Man on the Inside Is Renewed for Season 3: Ted Danson is Back on the Case Apple’s hit drama “Your Friends & Neighbors” lands early season three renewal - Apple TV Press Apple Acquires ‘Severance’ As It Grows In-House Studio; Series Eyes Summer S3 Start, 4-Season Run & Universe Expansion ‘Dark Winds’ Scores Early Season 5 Renewal at AMC What We've Been Doing The Olympics Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show Novartis, “Relax your tight end.”

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 14, 2026. Netflix Reality Check: Inside America’s Top Model (Feb. 16) Sommore: Chandelier Fly (Feb. 17) Being Gordon Ramsay (Feb. 18) The Night Agent, season 3 (Feb. 19) The Swedish Connection (Feb. 19) Firebreak (Feb. 20) The Orphans (Feb. 20) Pavane (Feb. 20) Strip Law, season 1 (Feb. 20) Disney+ Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America’s Most Wanted Woman (Feb. 19) HBO Max Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 13 (Feb. 15) Like Water For Chocolate, season 2 (Feb. 15) Murder in Glitterball City (Feb. 19) Banksters, season 1 (Feb. 20) Paramount+ Wild Boys: Strangers In Town (Feb. 18) Prime Video 56 Days, season 1 (Feb. 18) Apple TV The Last Thing He Told Me, season 2 (Feb. 20) AMC+ Dark Winds, season 4 (Feb. 15) Tubi Unrequited (Feb. 20) Hallmark+ Because of Cupid (Feb. 14)

This week, it's the series conclusion to the Disney succession drama. Who gets the job of CEO? Who gets the consolation prize? And what does Old Man Iger have to say about it all? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney names Josh D’Amaro to replace Bob Iger as CEO : NPR ESPN Valued at $30 Billion As Disney Reveals New Details on NFL Deal Bob Iger just left his Disney successor a disaster in the making - Fast Company Trump Says He ‘Won’t Be Involved’ in Justice Department Review of Warner Bros. Discovery Sale MAGA’s Attempt to Sabotage Ted Sarandos Flopped Peacock Unveils Game-Changing Features for the 2026 Winter Olympics Donald Trump Endorses Nexstar-Tegna Merger, And FCC Chair Responds: “Let’s Get It Done” What We've Been Doing The Olympics Fallout The Muppet Show

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of February 7, 2026. Netflix Creature Cases, season 7 (Feb. 9) Katt Williams: The Last Report (Feb. 10) Motorvalley, season 1 (Feb. 10) This Is I (Feb. 10) Lead Children, Season 1 (Feb. 11) Love is Blind, season 10 (Feb. 11) How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, season 1 (Feb. 12) Million-Follower Detective, season 1 (Feb. 12) The Art of Sara, season 1 (Feb. 13) A Father’s Miracle (Feb. 13) In the Mud, season 2 (Feb. 13) The Museum of Innocence, season 1 (Feb. 13) Tyler Perry’s Joe’s College Road Trip (Feb. 13) Disney+ The Artful Dodger, season 2 (Feb. 10) HBO Max Neighbors, season 1 (Feb. 13) Paramount+ Can You Keep a Secret? (Feb. 12) Peacock The ‘Burbs, season 1 (Feb. 8) Prime Video Cross, season 2 (Feb. 11) Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association (Feb. 12) Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix (Feb. 13) Love Me Love Me (Feb. 13) Tubi Kissing Is the Easy Part (Feb. 13) Hallmark+ The Way to You (Feb. 7)

This week, Comcast earnings signal bad news for streaming service Peacock. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Comcast posts mixed quarter as broadband pressures weigh on business NBC signs $3B Olympic media rights deal through 2036 Summer Games - ESPN Baltimore Ravens to Face Green Bay Packers in Peacock Holiday Exclusive ‘Shoresy’ Renewed For Season 6 By Hulu; ‘Letterkenny’ Spinoff Also Gets Season 5 U.S. Release Date Ryan Hurst tapped to play Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions Ryan Hurst Cast As Kratos In Prime Video’s 'God of War' / Teresa Palmer Joins Ryan Hurst In Prime Video's 'God Of War' / Mandy Patinkin Cast As Odin In Prime Video’s ‘God Of War’ ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’ Sets Release Date, Amazon Renews Show for Season 2 Phoebe Dynevor-Led Film Moves to Netflix After Losing Its Sony Theatrical Release ‘Adolescence’s Stephen Graham Confirms He And Co-Creator Jack Thorne Are Working On Season 2: “Stay Tuned” 'The Abandons' and 'The Vince Staples Show' Canceled by Netflix Netflix Eyeing Legendary’s Live-Action ‘Gundam’ Movie Starring Sydney Sweeney & Noah Centineo The Lincoln Lawyer Renewed for Season 5 - Netflix Tudum ‘Shrinking’ Renewed for Season 4 at Apple TV Ahead of Season 3 Premiere What We've Been Doing Max Velocity - Severe Weather Center - YouTube Ryan Hall, Y'all - YouTube Wonder Man The Midnight Ride Fallout 4 Mods - Nexus Mods The Royal We The Reluctant Royal Royal-Ish

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 31, 2026. Netflix Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing (Feb. 1) Matori and Kyoken: Men in the Back Alleys, season 1 (Feb. 1) Soda Master, season 1 (Feb. 1) Mo Gilligan: In the Moment (Feb. 3) The Investigation of Lucy Letby (Feb. 4) Is It Cake? Valentines (Feb. 4) Cash Queens, season 1 (Feb. 5) The Lincoln Lawyer, season 4 (Feb. 5) Samuel (Feb. 5) Unfamiliar, season 1 (Feb. 5) Queen of Chess (Feb. 6) Salvador, season 1 (Feb. 6) Yoh! Bestie (Feb. 6) Disney+ Chris Spencer: GOAT Adjacent (Feb. 4) Jackie Fabulous: You Can Leave (Feb. 4) The Muppet Show (Feb. 4) Peacock Field Generals: The History of the Black Quarterback (Feb. 5) Prime Video Relationship Goals (Feb. 4) Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision (Feb. 6) MGM+ Vanished, season 1 (Feb. 1) AMC+ Rise of the 49ers (Feb. 1) Roku Channel Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Big Game (Feb. 1)