This week, Marvel figures out how TV works, and streamers go dumpster diving.

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Show Notes

‘Daredevil’ Overhaul: Marvel Plans Major TV Show Changes – The Hollywood Reporter

'Star Trek: Prodigy' Season 2 Moves to Netflix After Paramount+ Cancellation

‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Lands At Roku After Disney+ Exit – Deadline

'Suits' Universe Eyes Expansion With New Series In Works At NBCUniversal From Aaron Korsh

Baz Luhrmann's New Series Made From 2 Million Feet of 'Australia' Film

Hulu Retains L.A. Law — But There's a (Technical) Twist

‘The Afterparty’ Canceled After 2 Seasons At Apple TV+, To Be Shopped – Deadline

Recommendations

The Continental

Our Flag Means Death

Schitt's Creek

Viva La Dirt League

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 14, 2023:

Moonlighting, all five seasons (Oct. 10)

Monster Inside (Oct. 12)

Living for the Dead, Season 1 (Oct. 18)

Camp Courage (Oct. 15)

The Devil on Trial (Oct. 17)

Heather McMahan: Son I Never Had (Oct. 17)

I Woke Up a Vampire, Season 1 (Oct. 17)

Turn to me Mukai-kun, Season 1 (Oct. 18)

Bodies, limited series (Oct. 19)

Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix, Season 1 (Oct. 19)

Neon, Season 1 (Oct. 19)

Big Mouth, Season 7 (Oct. 20)

Creature, Limited Series (Oct. 20)

Disco Inferno (Oct. 20)

Doona!, Season 1 (Oct. 20)

Elite, Season 7 (Oct. 20)

Old Dads (Oct. 20)

Surviving Paradise, Season 1 (Oct. 20)

Vjeran Tomic: The Spider-Man of Paris (Oct. 20)

Werewolf by Night in Color (Oct. 20)

Navajo Police: Class 57, limited series (Oct. 17)

Peter and the Wolf (Oct. 19)

Scavengers Reign, Season 1 (Oct. 19)

Vindicta (Oct. 16)

Crush (Oct. 17)

The Burning Girls, limited series (Oct. 19)

LEGO Jurassic Park: The Unofficial Retelling (Oct. 10)

Wolf Like Me, Season 2 (Oct. 19)

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (Oct. 10)

Upload, Season 3 (Oct. 20)

Silver Dollar Road (Oct. 20)

Bosch: Legacy, Season 2 (Oct. 20)

Billy the Kid, Season 2 (Oct. 15)

The Pigeon Tunnel (Oct. 20)

This week, Hollywood is going to have a heck of a hangover after the strikes are over.

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Show Notes

Universal Studio Group Reinstated Term Deals Not Being Extended – Deadline

DirecTV Says CNN Streaming Service Risks Violating Deal - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Winners and Losers of the WGA Strike From Drew Carey to Drew Barrymore

Netflix is planning to raise prices... again - The Verge / Netflix Plans to Raise Subscription Prices After Actors Strike Ends - WSJ

Discovery+ Raises Price of Ad-Free Streaming Plan for the First Time

Ad Tier of AMC+ Price: Launches at $4.99 Per Month – The Hollywood Reporter

Xumo Stream Box Launching on Charter Spectrum, Comcast Xfinity

Should Diamond Sports Group, the bankrupt Sinclair subsidiary that manages the Bally channels, not reach a deal with the top pay TV operator by Saturday, the whole enterprise could come down pretty fast | Next TV

Diamond Sports seeks to cut NBA, NHL fees in last-ditch bid to survive another year: sources

Bally Sports Arizona asks out of agreement to broadcast Coyotes games

NBA, NHL in limbo waiting on next move in Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy

Vikings: Valhalla To End With Season 3 Netflix – Deadline

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Renewed for Season 4 After Cliffhanger Finale – The Hollywood Reporter

‘iCarly’ Reboot Canceled at Paramount+ After 3 Seasons – The Hollywood Reporter

Recommendations

Peter Gabriel

Only Murders in the Building

AEW WrestleDream

Totally Killer

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 7, 2023:

Spy x Family, Season 2 (Oct. 7)

The Mill (Oct. 9)

Goosebumps, Season 1 (Oct. 13)

Strong Girl Nam-Soon, Season 1 (Oct. 7)

Last One Standing, Season 2 (Oct. 10)

Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul, Limited Series (Oct. 11)

Once Upon a Star (Oct. 11)

The Fall of the House of Usher (Oct. 12)

Good Night World (Oct. 12)

Fair Play (Oct. 13)

The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring (Oct. 1)

Doom Patrol, Season 4, Part 2 (Oct. 12)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Oct. 6)

Frasier, New Season (Oct. 12)

WWE Fastlane (Oct. 7)

John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams, Season 1 (Oct. 13)

The Greatest Show Never Made, Limited Series (Oct. 11)

The Burial (Oct. 13)

Lessons in Chemistry, Season 1 (Oct. 13)

Shining Vale, Season 2 (Oct. 13)

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 30, 2023:

Appendage (Oct. 2)

Undead Unluck, Season 1 (Oct. 6)

Beth Stelling: If You Didn’t Want Me Then (Oct. 3)

Beckham, Limited Series (Oct. 4)

Race to the Summit (Oct. 4)

Lupin, Part 3 (Oct. 5)

Everything Now (Oct. 5)

Ballerina (Oct. 6)

Toy Story Funday Football (Livestreaming at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 1)

Haunted Mansion (Oct. 4)

Loki, Season 2 (Oct. 5)

Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 (Oct. 5)

Bargain, limited series (Oct. 5)

Monster High 2 (Oct. 5)

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (Oct. 6)

Mystery Island (Sep. 30)

WWE NXT: No Mercy (Sep. 30)

Make Me Scream (Oct. 3)

Totally Killer (Oct. 6)

This week, Hollywood holds its breath as the writers and the studios continue to talk.

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Show Notes

Max Adding Live Sports Tier; $10 Monthly Service Will Be Included At No Charge For Existing Subscribers Through Next February

Amazon Prime Video will cost you more starting in 2024 if you want to watch without ads

'Winning Time' Ends in Defeat With an Awkward, Surprise Series Finale

‘Pitch Perfect Bumper in Berlin’ Canceled By Peacock: No Season 2 – Deadline

Recommendations

The Flash 

Taskmaster 

Only Murders in the Building 

Bottoms 

The Morning Show 

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 23 2023:

Love in Fairhope, Season 1 (Sep. 27)

The Kardashians, Season 4 (Sep. 28)

K Food Show: A Nation of Banchan (Sep. 24)

The Devil’s Plan, Season 1 (Sep. 26)

Who Killed Jill Dando?, limited series (Sep. 26)

Encounters, Season 1 (Sep. 27)

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Sep. 27)

Castlevania: Nocturne, Season 1 (Sep. 28)

Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee, and Jessica Wongso (Sep. 28)

Love is in the Air (Sep. 28)

The Great British Baking Show, Collection 11 (Sep. 29)

Nowhere (Sep. 29)

Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury (Sep. 29)

Reptile (Sep. 29)

Dancing with the Stars, Season 32 (Sep. 26)

Disney’s Launchpad, Season 2 (Sep. 29)

Savior Complex, limited series (Sep. 26)

Starstruck, Season 3 (Sep. 28)

Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major (Sep. 23)

Retreat to You (Sep. 24)

Gen V, Season 1 (Sep. 29)

The Fake Sheikh (Sep. 26)

Flora and Son (Sep. 29)

This week, the end is near, or maybe they just kicked the can down the road..?

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Comcast and Disney Agree to Speed Up Hulu Deal - The New York Times

Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess

Disney-Charter fight could be the start of the TV bundle breaking

Disney Says Charter Dispute Is Driving A 60% Increase In Hulu + Live TV Subscriptions Relative To Internal Expectations

Why the Disney-Charter Carriage Dispute Is a ‘Watershed Event’ for All Pay TV

David Zaslav Says Charter-Disney Fight Feels Like “A Moment” As WBD CEO Talks Carriage Deals, CNN & Hollywood Strikes

Disney Top Executives Assure Staff Of Commitment To FXX, Freeform & Other Cable Nets Dropped By Charter

Disney Holds Initial Talks ABC Sale to Nexstar Media - Bloomberg

Disney to Cut Target for Disney+ Streaming Subscribers - Bloomberg

What Happens If Disney Can't Agree With Comcast on a Price Tag for Hulu

Disney Says Charter Dispute Is Driving A 60% Increase In Hulu + Live TV Subscriptions Relative To Internal Expectations

Get Hulu with live TV for a major discount during Disney’s Charter spat - The Verge

Disney Talks on ABC Sale Heat Up as Byron Allen Makes Offer

What the Disney-Charter Deal Means for Future Carriage Negotiations

Disney’s ABC Stations Could Be Acquired By Nexstar With “Little Friction,” Company Advisor Tom Carter Says – Deadline

Disney starts drafting broadcast TV’s grand finale | Reuters

Cable and Streaming TV Are Jumping Off the Cliff Together

It’s not the first time that technology has upended Hollywood’s business model–but the WGA-SAG strikes could be the last chance for artists to get justice | Fortune

Warner Bros. Television Suspends Top Overall Deals With Greg Berlanti, Bill Lawrence, Mindy Kaling & More – Deadline

Netflix CFO Says “We Need To Get Back To Work, That's What We Are Focused On”

Disney Entertainment TV Studios Suspend Deals With Producers, Including Yara Shahidi, Justin Hartley & Billy Porter, Will Pay Assistants Amid Strikes

Writers Strike CBS’ ‘The Talk’ To Return To Filming Daytime Scrutiny – Deadline

Greg Berlanti Starts $500K Strike Relief Fund For Staff Of His Shows – Deadline

Ryan Murphy Announces Assistance Fund for Out-of-Work Colleagues Amid Hollywood Strikes, Donates $500000

Writers Guild Claims’ Of Division In Studio Ranks Is False, AMPTP Says – Deadline

Warner Bros. Plans to Offer Sports Free on Max Service - BNN Bloomberg

Max to feature AMC Networks shows like 'Fear the Walking Dead,' 'Killing Eve' this fall

Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings

Warner Bros. Discovery CFO on Streaming Prices: “Quality Content Has Been Given Away Well Below Fair Market Value”

BBC Buys ‘Interview With The Vampire’ From AMC – Deadline

‘Thursday Night Football’ Opens Big: TV Ratings Sept. 14, 2023 – The Hollywood Reporter

'Fauda' Renewed for Season 5 - Variety

‘And Just Like That’ Renewed For Season 3 On Max – Deadline

Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Remake Delayed to 2024 by Amazon

Donald Glover’s Lando Series Is Now a Movie – The Hollywood Reporter

NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV: The Drew Magary Review

Recommendations

Barbie 

Harley Quinn 

One Piece 

Against the Storm 

NFL Sunday Ticket 

NFL Thursday Night Football 

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 16, 2023:

The D’Amelio Show, Season 3 (Sep. 20)

iHeartRadio Music Festival Live Stream (Sep. 22)

No One Will Save You (Sep. 22)

Kountry Wayne: A Woman’s Prayer (Sep. 19)

The Saint of Second Chances (Sep. 19)

Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, Season 2 (Sep. 20)

Scissor Seven, Season 4 (Sep.21)

Sex Education, final season (Sep. 21)

Song of the Bandits, Season 1 (Sep. 22)

Spy Kids: Armageddon (Sep. 22)

Love is Blind, Season 5 (Sep. 22)

Young Love, Season 1 (Sep. 21)

The Gold, Season 1 (Sep. 17)

Superpower (Sep. 18)

Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (Sep. 22)

Notes of Autumn (Sep. 16)

The Continental: From the World of John Wick (Sep. 22)

Cassandro (Sep. 22)

Neighbours: A New Chapter, Season 1 (Sep. 18)

The Super Models (Sep. 20)

Still Up, Season 1 (Sep. 22)