This week, Disney paints a rosy picture, Comcast dumps their cable channels, WBD and the NBA make nice, Netflix has a live stream, Diamond Sports exits bankruptcy, and more!

Nielsen Ratings

Disney stock jumps as earnings, streaming profit, and guidance top estimates

Bob Iger’s Netflix Moment - Puck

Disney CEO Bob Iger is moving to cement his legacy by undoing his biggest mistake

Disney offers robust multi-year forecast, stoking stock | Reuters

Disney+ to Add Free ESPN Streaming Content Starting in December

Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks

Comcast Announces Spin-Off of Most Cable Networks Into New Company to ‘Set These Businesses Up for Future Growth,’ CEO Brian Roberts Says

Comcast Cuts the Cord: 5 Burning Questions About M&A, MSNBC and More

NFL fans worry Netflix’s bad Tyson vs. Paul stream means it can’t handle football - The Verge

Netflix’s Tyson-Paul Boxing Bout Gets 65 Million Viewers at Peak

Mike Tyson, Jake Paul and Netflix’s Glitchy Boxing Stream Into the Void - WSJ

Netflix's Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson stream marred by buffering, technical difficulties: 'We crashed the site' - Yahoo Sports

Beyoncé will perform a halftime show during one of the NFL's Christmas Day games : NPR

NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery agree to settle lawsuit over live game rights

ESPN’s ‘Inside the NBA’ Deal Is Latest to Snatch Top Sports Ideas From Rivals

What to know about new TV agreement that has 'Inside the NBA' moving to ESPN

Shaquille O'Neal reportedly isn't under contract for 'Inside the NBA's' move to ESPN

DirecTV says Dish purchase is off

Amazon Is Shutting Down Freevee, Its Ad-Supported Video Streamer

PBS Local Stations, Kids, Drama and Documentary FAST Channels Added to Amazon’s Prime Video Offerings

FanDuel Sports Network Introduces Single-Game Direct-to-Consumer Pricing Option for NBA and NHL | Business Wire

Diamond Sports Group strikes deals with Atlanta Braves & 5 other MLB teams for in-market streaming following Amazon deal

Diamond Sports cleared to emerge from bankruptcy after new MLB deals | Reuters

How Netflix Put the Hurt on The Rock with $34 Million for Amazon MGM’s ‘Red One’

Only Murders in the Building

A Man on the Inside

The Penguin

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 23, 2024.

Family Guy: Gift of the White Guy (Nov. 25)

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae (Nov. 26)

Nutcrackers (Nov. 29)

The Creature Cases, chapter 4 (Nov. 25)

Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (Nov. 25)

Anthony Jeselnik: Bones and All (Nov. 26)

Chef’s Table, season 7 (Nov. 27)

Our Little Secret (Nov. 27)

The Madness (Nov. 28)

Asaf, season 1 (Nov. 28)

Is It Cake? Holiday (Nov. 28)

Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain (Nov. 28)

The Snow Sister (Nov. 29)

Senna, limited series (Nov. 29)

The Trunk, limited series (Nov. 29)

The Later Daters (Nov. 29)

Love Never Lies: South Africa, season 1 (Nov. 29)

Beatles ‘64 (Nov. 29)

Get Millie Black, Season 1 (Nov. 25)

Sweethearts (Nov. 28)

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (Nov. 29)

Dear Santa (Nov. 25)

The Agency, season 1 (Nov. 29)

Christmas on Call (Nov. 23)

Three Wiser Men and a Boy (Nov. 24)

To Have and to Holiday (Nov. 25)

Christmas Under the Lights (Nov. 28)

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Christmas Miracle (Nov. 29)

It’s In The Game: Madden NFL (Nov. 26)

The World According to Kaleb: On Tour (Nov. 29)

Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion (Nov. 28)

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 16, 2024.

The Honorable Shyne (Nov. 18)

Interior Chinatown, season 1 (Nov. 19)

Bia and Victor, season 1 (Nov. 22)

The Story of Pearl Girl, season 1 (Nov. 16)

Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale (Nov. 18)

Wonderoos, season 2 (Nov. 18)

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil Unleashed (Nov. 19)

Zombieverse, season 2 (Nov. 19)

Adoration, season 1 (Nov. 20)

Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (Nov. 20)

GT Max (Nov. 20)

The Merry Gentleman (Nov. 20)

Nothing to See Here, season 2 (Nov. 20)

Our Oceans, season 1 (Nov. 20)

Rhythm + Flow, season 2 (Nov. 20)

A Man on the Inside, season 1 (Nov. 21)

Maybe Baby 2 (Nov. 21)

Thomas and Friends: The Christmas Letter Express (Nov. 21)

Tokyo Override, season 1 (Nov. 21)

Whispers in the Wind (Nov. 21)

900 Days without Anabel (Nov. 22)

The Empress, season 2 (Nov. 22)

The Helicopter Heist (Nov. 22)

Joy (Nov. 22)

The Piano Lesson (Nov. 22)

Pokemon Horizons: The Series, Part 4 (Nov. 22)

Spellbound (Nov. 22)

TexMex Motors, season 2 (Nov. 22)

When the Phone Rings, season 1 (Nov. 22)

Transmitzvah (Nov. 22)

Out of My Mind (Nov. 22)

Dune: Prophecy, season 1 (Nov. 17)

Night Is Not Eternal (Nov. 19)

Surveilled (Nov. 20)

The Sex Lives of College Girls, season 3 (Nov. 21)

The Match: Superstars (Nov. 21 & 22)

Landman, season 1 (Nov. 17)

Confessions of a Christmas Letter (Nov. 18)

Making Manson, limited series (Nov. 19)

Based on a True Story, season 2 (Nov. 21)

A Novel Noel (Nov. 22)

Cruel Intentions, season 1 (Nov. 21)

Wish List Games, season 1 (Nov. 20)

Blitz (Nov. 22)

Bread & Roses (Nov. 22)

Outlander, season 7, part 2 (Nov. 22)

Checkin’ It Twice (Nov. 21)

Never Been Chris’d (Nov. 21)

Unwrapping Christmas: Lily’s Destiny (Nov. 21)

Streaming leads the way as WBD and Paramount try to stay afloat.

Nielsen Ratings

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) earnings Q3 2024

Paramount Gave Up on Warner Bros. Merger After Months of Talks

Paramount Adds 3.5M Subs As DTC Grows But Group Revenue Drops

David Ellison – Not Larry – Will Hold 100% Of Family Interest In Paramount When Skydance Deal Closes

‘Game Of Thrones’ Movie In Early Development At Warner Bros

'Slow Horses' Reins in Season 6 Renewal at Apple

'Shrinking' Renewed for Season 3 at Apple

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 to Consist of One 90-Minute Episode, Neil Gaiman Not Involved in Production

John Krasinski Returning to Star in ‘Jack Ryan’ Movie for Amazon

‘Legend of Vox Machina’ Renewed for Season 4 at Amazon

‘Mass Effect’ TV Series in the Works at Amazon From ‘Fast & Furious 9’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE)

'Fallout': Macaulay Culkin Joins Season 2 Of Prime Video Series

Zarna Garg Sets Stand-Up Special With Hulu

‘Andor’ Season 2 Sets April 2025 Premiere Date on Disney+

David Fincher Eyeing New ‘Squid Game’ Series As Next Project At Netflix – The Dish

‘Beef’ Confirms Season 2 With Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton & Cailee Spaeny

'Virgin River' Scores Early Season 7 Renewal at Netflix

'Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix

Outer Banks Will End with a Fifth and Final Season - Netflix Tudum

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Gets Early Season 2 Renewal, Adds Tatiana Maslany As Recurring

'Parish' Canceled After One Season at AMC

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

BobbyBroccoli on YouTube

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Desert Bus for Hope

Lower Decks

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 9, 2024.

Say Nothing, season 1 (Nov. 14)

It’s All Country, season 1 (Nov. 15)

Arcane, season 2 (Nov. 9)

A Balloon’s Landing (Nov. 9)

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, season 1 (Nov. 10)

My Boo (Nov. 10)

Cien años con Juan Rulfo. (Nov. 10)

Adrienne Iapalucci: The Dark Queen (Nov. 12)

Rhythm+Flow: Brazil, season 1 (Nov. 12)

Emilia Pérez (Nov. 13)

Hot Frosty (Nov. 13)

The Mothers of Penguins, season 1 (Nov. 13)

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (Nov. 13)

Sisters’ Feud, season 1 (Nov. 13)

Sprint, season 2 (Nov. 13)

Beyond Goodbye, season 1 (Nov. 14)

The Lost Children (Nov. 14)

Un / Happy for You (Nov. 14)

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson (Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. EST)

Cobra Kai, season 6, part 2 (Nov. 15)

Deadpool and Wolverine (Nov. 12)

An Almost Christmas Story (Nov. 15)

Call Me Ted (Nov. 13)

Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (Nov. 14)

Trivia at St. Nick’s (Nov. 9)

Santa Tell Me (Nov. 10)

‘Tis the Season to Be Irish (Nov. 11)

The Day of the Jackal, season 1 (Nov. 14)

Twisters (Nov. 15)

A Reason for the Season (Nov. 15)

Cross, season 1 (Nov. 14)

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (Nov. 15)

Bad Sisters, season 2 (Nov. 13)

Silo, season 2 (Nov. 15)

Unwrapping Christmas: Mia’s Prince (Nov. 14)

This week, Comcast reported strong earnings on the back of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Nielsen Ratings

Comcast Exploring Spinoff of Cable Networks Into New Company

Peacock Loss Narrows to $436M as Revenue Rises, Subs Jump to 36M on Paris Olympics Boost

Comcast Q3 2024 Earnings Report: Peacock Subscribers Rise, Loss Falls

Netflix Adds ‘Moments’ Feature Allowing Users to Easily Share Favorite Scenes (EXCLUSIVE)

Telecom group sues to block FTC's 'click to cancel' rule | Reuters

DOJ will reportedly support Fubo in antitrust case against Venu

Fubo Losses Narrow In Q3; Pay-TV Operator “Encouraged” By Support In Legal Fight Against Disney, Fox And Warner Bros. Discovery

Fubo launches standalone streaming options with FanDuel Sports Network, Paramount+ with Showtime, and NBA League Pass

The Unbundling Of The Cable Bundle Has Begun After Disney And DirecTV End Blackout

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

The Old Man

Only Murders in the Building

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Agatha All Along

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of November 2, 2024.

Gangnam B-Side, season 1 (Nov. 6)

The Fiery Priest, season 2 (Nov. 8)

Love Is a Poison, season 1 (Nov. 5)

Love Village, season 2 (Nov. 5)

Love Is Blind Argentina (Nov. 6)

Holiday Playlist (Nov. 6)

Meet Me Next Christmas (Nov. 6)

Pedro Páramo (Nov. 6)

10 Days of a Curious Man (Nov. 7)

Born for the Spotlight, season 1 (Nov. 7)

Countdown: Paul Vs. Tyson (Nov. 7)

Outer Banks, season 4, part 2 (Nov. 7)

Bank Under Siege (Nov. 8)

The Cage, season 1 (Nov. 8)

Investigation Alien, season 1 (Nov. 8)

Mr. Plankton, limited series (Nov. 8)

Umjolo: The Gone Girl (Nov. 8)

Vijay 69 (Nov. 8)

Like Water For Chocolate, limited series (Nov. 3)

A Carol for Two (Nov. 3)

Holiday Mismatch (Nov. 4)

US Presidential Election (Nov. 5)

Five Gold Rings (Nov. 8)

Election Night Live with Brian Williams (Nov. 5)

Citadel: Honey Bunny, season 1 (Nov. 7)

Unwrapping Christmas: Tina’s Miracle (Nov. 7)

This week, Paramount sets the table for its future under new leadership.

Nielsen Ratings

Paramount Global Sweetens Golden Parachute for Co-CEOs

Paramount-Skydance Damages Far Exceed $1.6 Billion, Funds Say

Paramount-Skydance Deal Shareholder Damages Could Exceed $1.65 Billion, Pension Fund Says

Jeff Shell as Paramount president may have runway to make bold changes

CBS could prioritize more live sports in primetime under new Paramount leadership

Italian court blocks release of Disney TV crime series | Reuters

Vince McMahon and WWE accused of allowing 'rampant' sexual exploitation of young boys by announcer in new lawsuit

What We Do in the Shadows

Bad Money

Tulsa King, season 2

Slow Horses, season 4

TCG Card Shop Simulator

Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 5

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of October 26, 2024.

Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour (Oct. 29)

Tom Papa: Home Free (Oct. 29)

Children of the Church Steps (Oct. 30)

Go Ahead, Brother, season 1 (Oct. 30)

The Law According to Lidia Poet, season 2 (Oct. 30)

Martha (Oct. 30)

The Manhattan Alien Abduction (Oct. 30)

Time Cut (Oct. 30)

The Diplomat, season 2 (Oct. 31)

Don’t Come Home (Oct. 31)

Murder Mindfully, season 1 (Oct. 31)

Barbie Mysteries: The Great Horse Chase (Nov. 1)

It’s All Over: The Kiss that Changed Spanish Football (Nov. 1)

Let Go (Nov. 1)

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, season 1 (Oct. 30)

Music by John Williams (Nov. 1)

Seth Meyers: Dad Man Walking (Oct. 26)

Somebody, Somewhere, season 3 (Oct. 27)

Skin Hunters (Oct. 30)

Lioness, season 2 (Oct. 27)

Despicable Me 4 (Oct. 31)

Buy It Now, season 1 (Oct. 30)

Apocalypse Z: Beginning of the End (Oct. 31)

Mistletoe Murders, season 1 (Oct. 31)

A peek into the preshow banter prior to this week's episode.