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Ted Sarandos famously used to say he wanted Netflix to become HBO before HBO could become Netflix. He must be a very proud papa today as Netflix announced that it would be buying Warner Bros. and HBO/HBO Max outright. The company, which has been paired with AT&T and then Discovery Networks over the past 20…
The CW is getting in while the getting is good when it comes to sports. The window busted open when regional sports networks (RSNs) began to lose favor with cable and satellite television providers, meaning that many of the niche channels that covered college sports or specific pro sports teams would no longer be available…
YouTube TV and Disney are in discussions for rights fees to Disney’s catalog of channels, which as is always the case has lead to threats that channels will be removed as well as entreaties by Disney to tell YouTube TV’s subscribers to go to a website and implore Google to make a deal to keep…
Disney will own 70% of Fubo after receiving permission from the Justice Department’s antitrust division. The move will form the second-biggest live TV streaming provider in the country, with 6 million subscribers between the two services. Are the Hulu and Fubo apps combining? This deal does not mean the end of Fubo or Hulu as…
Oh boy. Another streaming service is getting a new name that will muddy the waters for its related product line. Apple TV+ has been with us since 2019 and has slowly built a reputation as a premium service. Its hits have included For All Mankind, Silo, The Morning Show, and Ted Lasso. Well, soon it…
