This week, MLB blocks the bailout of Diamond Sports, Paramount sale moves forward, NFL eyes a stake in ESPN, and layoffs at Amazon.

Nielsen Ratings

Show Notes

Major League Baseball rejects Amazon's $150M bid to bail out bankrupt Diamond Sports: sources

Shari Redstone launches auction of Paramount Global holder: source (nypost.com)

Amazon Cutting Hundreds of Jobs at Prime Video and MGM Studios

ESPN, NFL in advanced talks on agreement that could give league stake in TV giant

Pat McAfee Shatters Old TV Rules and Shows How Much ESPN's Game Is Changing

NFL Facing $6B ‘Sunday Ticket’ Class Action Suit, Heading To Trial Next Month – Deadline

Congressman Fires Off Angry Letter To NBC And NFL Over “Bait-And-Switch BS” Exclusive Airing Of Wild Card Game On Peacock – Deadline

'Our Flag Means Death' Canceled After Two Seasons at Max

'Julia' Canceled After Two Seasons at Max

Rosie Perez To Star Opposite Billy Crystal In Apple Limited Series 'Before'

The Mandalorian & Grogu Journeys to the Big Screen | StarWars.com

Tina Fey Will Star in 'The Four Seasons' Comedy Series for Netflix from Universal Television

Samuel L. Jackson Joins Kevin Hart in 'Fight Night' True Crime Limited Series at Peacock

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Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 13, 2024.

Death and Other Details, season 1 (Jan. 16)

A Shop for Killers, Season 1 (Jan. 17)

CoComelon, season 9 (Jan. 15)

maboroshi (Jan. 15)

Dusty Slay: Workin’ Man (Jan. 16)

American Nightmare, Limited Series (Jan. 17)

End of the Line, Season 1 (Jan. 17)

Kubra, Season 1 (Jan. 18)

The Bequeathed, Season 1 (Jan. 19)

Caged Wings (Jan. 19)

Sixty Minutes (Jan. 19)

Love on the Spectrum U.S., season 2 (Jan. 19)

True Detective: Night Country (Jan. 14)

On the Roam, season 1 (Jan. 18)

Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 22 (Jan. 19)

June (Jan. 16)

The Woman in the Wall (Jan. 19)

Peacock Exclusive: NFL Wild Card Playoff Game (Jan. 13)

Dance Life (Jan. 19)

Hazbin Hotel, season 1 (Jan. 19)

LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland (Jan. 19)

Zorro, Season 1 (Jan. 19)

Belgravia: The Next Chapter (Jan. 14)

Killers of the Flower Moon (Jan. 12)

Monsieur Spade, season 1 (Jan. 14)

This week, the fallout from the RSN collapse impacts sporting franchises and streaming services alike.

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Show Notes

Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th - The Verge

Amazon in Talks to Invest in Diamond Sports - WSJ

Mariners set to take over Root Sports amid cloudy RSN situation

YES, MSG networks partner on venture that could lead to new platform (nypost.com)

Sinclair quietly fighting MLB in court over Rob Manfred comments (awfulannouncing.com)

Max B/R Sports Offering Will Launch As Paid Add-On Later Than Expected Due To Tech Integration Process

‘Warrior’ Canceled At Max; Netflix Picks Up Non-Exclusive Rights To 3 Seasons – Deadline

‘White Lotus’ Season 3 Casts Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan, More – The Hollywood Reporter

'Slow Horses' Renewed for Season 5 at Apple TV+ (EXCLUSIVE)

'American Born Chinese' Canceled After One Season at Disney+

One Piece is Getting an Anime Remake (No, Seriously)

'Wednesday' Spinoff with Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester in Early Development at Netflix

‘Battlestar Galactica’: Derek Simonds Set As Showrunner Of Reboot – Deadline

'Minx' Canceled at Starz After Network Rescued Show from Max

'Shining Vale Canceled at Starz, Seasons Will Be Removed From Streaming

‘Beacon 23’ Renewed For Season 2 By MGM+ – Deadline

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

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Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 6, 2024.

Echo, season 1 (Jan. 9)

Self Reliance (Jan. 12)

Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli (Jan. 9)

Break Point, season 2 (Jan. 10)

The Trust: A Game of Greed, season 1 (Jan. 10)

After Everything: The Final Chapter (Jan. 11)

Boy Swallows Universe, limited series (Jan. 11)

Champion, season 1 (Jan. 11)

Detective Forst, season 1 (Jan. 11)

Killer Soup, season 1 (Jan. 11)

Sonic Prime, season 3 (Jan. 11)

Lift (Jan. 12)

Love is Blind: Sweden (Jan 12)

Ted, season 1 (Jan. 11)

The Traitors, season 2 (Jan. 12)

Role Play (Jan. 12)

Criminal Record, limited series (Jan. 12)

This week, what are we looking forward to the most in 2024?

IF, in theaters

Inside Out 2, in theaters

Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, on Disney+

Princess Peach: Showtime, on Nintendo Switch

The Book of Love, by Kelly Link

Fallout, on Amazon Prime Video

Borderlands, in theaters

Broken Roads, on Steam

Furiosa, in theaters

Only Murders in the Building, season 4, on Hulu and Disney+

2024 Summer Olympics, on Peacock

Book of Bill, by Alex Hirsch

Apple Vision Pro

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, in theaters

Dead Boy Detectives, on Netflix

Umbrella Academy, season 4, on Netflix

Cobra Kai, season 6, on Netflix

Win Or Lose, on Disney+

X-Men 97, on Disney+

Deadpool 3, in theaters

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, on PlayStation 5

Kung Fu Panda 4, in theaters

Beetlejuice 2, in theaters

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, by P Djeli Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, on Amazon Prime Video

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 30, 2023.

Ishura, Season 1 (Jan. 3)

Daughters of the Cult (Jan. 4)

The Abandoned (Dec. 31)

Blippi Wonders, Season 3 (Dec. 31)

Dave Chappelle (Dec. 31)

Bitconned (Jan. 1)

Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once (Jan. 1)

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (Jan. 1)

Delicious in Dungeon, Season 1 (Jan. 4)

Society of the Snow (Jan. 4)

The Brothers Sun (Jan. 4)

Good Grief (Jan. 5)

The Holdovers (Dec. 29)

This week, why put off until 2024 what you could do Christmas Week?

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Show Notes

Shari Redstone weighs options for Paramount as Skydance eyes bid for studio (ft.com)

13 media executives make 2024 predictions (cnbc.com)

Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global in Merger Talks

Scoop: Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount Global

‘Warnamount’ Merger Talk Confounds Investors And Industry: “Why Would Any Company Try To Catch A Falling Knife?”

The Wrinkles in a Potential Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger - The New York Times

David Zaslav might be the only one who likes the WBD/Paramount merger

Byron Allen Offers to Buy BET From Paramount Global for $3.5 Billion

Paramount in talks to sell BET Network to management-led group - Bloomberg News | Reuters

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Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 23, 2023.

Letterkenny, Season 12 (Dec. 26)

Raffa (Dec. 27)

A Vampire in the Family (Dec. 24)

The Manny, Season 1 (Dec. 24)

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (Dec. 25)

Star Trek: Prodigy, Season 1 (Dec. 25)

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Season 1 Part 3 (Dec. 25)

Thank You, I’m Sorry (Dec. 26)

Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (Dec. 27)

Pokémon Concierge (Dec. 28)

Money Heist: Berlin (Dec. 29)

Doctor Who Holiday Special: The Church on Ruby Road (Dec. 25)

Oprah and the Color Purple Journey (Dec. 28)

Sunday Night Football - Peacock Holiday Exclusive: Buffalo Bills vs. LA Chargers (Dec. 23)

This week, Netflix introduces the "What We Watched" report.

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Show Notes

What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report

Grey's Anatomy All Seasons to Stream on Hulu-Disney+ Combo App

Here Are the 14 Non-Marvel/Pixar/Star Wars Shows Disney Is Licensing to Netflix

Tubi to Stream 'The Batman,' 'Suicide Squad' and More DC Universe Movies and TV Shows (EXCLUSIVE)

Blackstone-Backed Candle Media Seeks Debt Relief After Deals

Hello Sunshine Profit Drops 90% Due to Strikes - TheWrap

CoComelon Cuts Staff, Production After Rapid Expansion

Hasbro laying off Wizards of the Coast staff is baffling — and could lead to a brain drain – GeekWire

Alexander Skarsgård Stars In 'Murderbot' Sci-Fi Series Ordered By Apple From Chris & Paul Weitz

‘Platonic’: Apple Comedy Starring Seth Rogen Renewed for Season 2 – The Hollywood Reporter

Good Omens Renewed for Season 3 at Amazon – The Hollywood Reporter

Bradley Cooper-Christian Bale Spy Package 'Best Of Enemies' Lands At Amazon MGM Studios After Massive Bidding Battle

‘Good Times’ Animated Reboot Sets Ranada Shepard As Showrunner; JB Smoove, Yvette Nicole Brown & Jay Pharoah To Star – Deadline

‘Love Is Blind’ Renewed Through Season 7 on Netflix – The Hollywood Reporter

‘Shadow And Bone’, ‘Glamorous’ & ‘Agent Elvis’ Canceled By Netflix – Deadline

‘Lucky Hank’ Canceled: Bob Odenkirk’s Post-Saul’ AMC Drama Lasted One Season – Deadline

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Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of December 16, 2023.

Archer: Into the Cold, limited series (Dec. 17)

Dragons of Wonderhatch, Season 1 (Dec. 20)

Vivant, Season 1 (Dec. 17)

Bank of Dave (Dec. 18)

The Rope Curse 3 (Dec. 18)

Cindy la Regia: The High School Years, Season 1 (Dec. 20)

Like Flowers in Sand, Season 1 (Dec. 20)

Love Is Blind Brazil: After the Altar (Dec. 20)

Maestro (Dec. 20)

Curry and Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case (Dec. 22)

Gyeong Seong Creature, Season 1 (Dec. 22)

Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire (Dec. 22 at 10 p.m. EST)

Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life Christmas Special (Dec. 20)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Season 1 (Dec. 20)

Marvel Studios’ What If…? Season 2 (Dec. 22)

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares? (Dec. 16)

Gary Gulman: Born on Third Base (Dec. 21)

The Secret Gift of Christmas (Dec. 16)

Sealed with a List (Dec. 17)

Friends & Family Christmas (Dec. 18)

Dr. Death, Season 2 (Dec. 21)

Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman (Dec. 20)

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA (Dec. 22)