Streaming Into the Void - September 17, 2023 - Disney and Charter Set the Groundwork for the End of Cable

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

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Show Notes

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

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