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The Streaming Wars

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The Binge Purge

 TV’s streaming model is broken. It’s also not going away. For Hollywood, figuring that out will be a horror show. By Josef Adalian and Lane Brown

Streamer Power Rank

  1. Who’s Winning the Streaming Wars Now? By Josef Adalian
  2. 2022’s Hottest Streamer By Josef Adalian
  3. 2021’s Hottest Streamer By Josef Adalian

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    Notes on L’Affaire ParamountWith Skydance out, what happens now?
    By Josef Adalian
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    It’s the End of Paramount+ As We’ve Known It (and That’s Fine)Why Paramount’s new streaming strategy makes a Peacock merger more likely.
    By Josef Adalian
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    The 2024 Streaming Power RankingsWe asked 29 critics, executives, agents, producers, and analysts who they think is winning the streaming wars — and who’s struggling to survive.
    By Josef Adalian
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    This New Netflix, Peacock, and Apple TV+ Bundle Comes With a CatchStrings attached.
    By Savannah Salazar
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    The 8 Biggest Takeaways From Netflix’s Latest Ratings DumpNo one watched your favorite prestige movie, but everyone ate up One Piece.
    By Josef Adalian and Eric Vilas-Boas
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    Netflix Has Finally Cracked the Talk-Show CodeThe streamer has figured something out with its John Mulaney experiment.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Disney, Max, and Hulu Form a Streaming ThroupleA bundle is born.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Your Housewives Streaming Habit Is About to Get More ExpensiveTwenty-four more dollars a year.
    By Josef Adalian
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    What’s Your Favorite Streaming Service’s Personality?Insights from a new national survey about streamers.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Can 400 Comedians Convince You to Keep Netflix?Talking to the streamer’s head of stand-up about live events, SNL, and Matt Rife.
    By Josef Adalian
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    What Show Airs Where? Inside the Hulu–ABC Programming Machine“For the Hulu customer, it’s a small difference between what’s a Hulu Original and an ABC show. They’re just watching shows.”
    By Josef Adalian
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    Why CBS (Yes, CBS) Thinks It Can Survive the Streaming WarsNetwork boss George Cheeks talks Tracker, Star Trek, an unexpected new soap — and life alongside Paramount+.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Why Aren’t There More Game Shows on Streaming?It’s the $64,000 question, but the answer might soon change.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Why Tubi Is Updating Its Whole Look (and Sound)The free streamer is doubling down on being weird.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Do Nielsen Ratings Really Reflect What People Want From Streamers?How many people are actually streaming Suits and Young Sheldon?
    By Josef Adalian
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    Made in Spain: How the Country Became Key to Netflix’s International Strategy“I couldn’t remotely imagine we could be where we are,” says Money Heist creator Álex Pina.
    By Josef Adalian
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    How Much Will People Pay for Just Sports?A newly announced streaming bundle aims to find out.
    By Josef Adalian
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    A Big New Sports Streaming Service Is Coming This YearFox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney are teaming up for a new Hulu-like bundle devoted to live sports.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    The Week Netflix Put the Smackdown on Its RivalsCan you smell what Ted Sarandos is cooking?
    By Josef Adalian
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    5 Mobile Plans That Can Get You a Free Streaming ServiceYou get a free Disney+! And you get a free Max! And you get a free Netflix!
    By Savannah Salazar
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    Netflix Looks to Kill Its ‘Basic’ Plan (Again)Prepare to pay up if you want a new ad-free account.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas and Savannah Salazar
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    Netflix Snaps Up WWE’s RawWeekly live wrestling is coming to the platform in a deal worth more than $5 billion.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    Amazon Lays Off Hundreds Across Its Streaming BusinessesA rough 2023 for the industry has turned into a rough start to 2024.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    Hulu on Disney+ Is Finally LiveHere’s how the beta works … and how it doesn’t work.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Tubi to Be Home for Some Black List Movie ScriptsFive screenplays will be produced as Tubi Originals through the partnership.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    Disney’s Officially Buying (All of) HuluThe Mouse House will pay at least $8.6 million for sole custody of the streamer.
    By Josef Adalian
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    5 Things to Hate (and Love) About Streaming Right NowTime to rant and rave.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Why Frasier Needs Longer Seasons (and a Network Home)Tossed salad and scrambled streaming strategies.
    By Josef Adalian
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    A Bunch of Classic TV Is Leaving HuluSubscribers will be parting ways with Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, Beverly Hills 90210, and more.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Max Is Up at Bat for Live SportsA new add-on is coming to the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service.
    By Josef Adalian
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    What If Everyone Won the Charter-Disney Dispute?A closer look at Disney’s deal with the cable company.
    By Josef Adalian
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    AMC Shows Will Start Haunting MaxIn a new deal, certain AMC shows will find a home on Max. Could a bundle be near?
    By Josef Adalian
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    What We Love (and Hate) About Free Streaming in 2023An emergency discussion about our “no-commitment relationship” with FAST.
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    Could a True Streaming Bundle Be Upon Us?The idea is (slowly) gaining traction in some unexpected corners.
    By Josef Adalian
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    The Looming Catalog CrisisSuits is the hottest show on streaming right now. What does that mean?
    By Josef Adalian
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    Could These Suits Help End the Strikes?Meet the not-so-famous execs who might be able to break the impasse.
    By Josef Adalian
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    How a Strike Over Streaming Could End Up Killing Network TV“It almost feels like the networks are complicit in their own self-destruction.”
    By Josef Adalian
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    Netflix Being Rude About Passwords Seems to Be WorkingThe company added 5.9 million users.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    By Eric Vilas-Boas and Josef Adalian
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    Is Netflix Preparing to Raise Prices Again?Let’s talk about our friends up north.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
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    TCM Fans Are Right to WorryNo, the channel isn’t going away, but this week’s cuts will be felt by viewers.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Netflix Envy Broke TelevisionIt’s a bad moment for TV. Blame the streaming platforms, the shareholders, but also, yourself.
    By Sam Sanders
  43. the industry
    The Binge PurgeTV’s streaming model is broken. It’s also not going away. For Hollywood, figuring that out will be a horror show.
    By Josef Adalian and Lane Brown
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    By Josef Adalian
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    Let’s Talk About Max’s First WeekAn emergency discussion about the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max.
    By Josef Adalian and Eric Vilas-Boas
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    Squid Game Was Just the StartNetflix’s head of content in Korea takes us inside the service’s massive K-content strategy.
    By Josef Adalian
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    By Savannah Salazar
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    By Savannah Salazar
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    By Savannah Salazar
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    To Hulu or Not Hulu: 4 Big Questions for Disney Right NowPhase Two of Bob Iger’s streaming strategy: Fewer shows, more franchises — and maybe one less platform.
    By Josef Adalian
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