{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663407b59ddc270013bb1ae1/6785ef2647a07d463dc9da80?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cordkillers 533: Venu Is Off the Menu","description":"<p>Disney, Fox, and Warner scrap the Venu service, while The Last of Us Season 2 premieres in April, and Netflix tops UK TV rankings.</p><p><br></p><p>This week on The FULL Experience: The Good Place (101 - \"Everything Is Fine\")</p><p><br></p><p>Next week: The Good Place (113 - \"Michael's Gambit\")</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/LQxZ7wCn4qY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/LQxZ7wCn4qY</a></p><h3>Supply Run</h3><p><strong>Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery cancel Venu sports streaming service</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/disney-fox-and-warner-bros-discovery-call-off-plans-to-launch-venu-sports-streaming-service.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery call off plans to launch Venu sports streaming service (CNBC)</a></p><p>• Disney’s joint venture with Fubo led to Fubo dropping a lawsuit against Venu.</p><p>• The companies decided to focus on existing products, potentially avoiding continued antitrust challenges.</p><h3>Search Party</h3><p><strong>What to Watch</strong></p><p>• <strong>The Last of Us Season 2 trailer:</strong>&nbsp;Premiering April on Max.</p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/01/the-last-of-us-season-2-teaser-showcases-new-characters-confirms-april-premiere-1236249653/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the teaser (Deadline)</a></p><p>• <strong>“My Melody &amp; Kuromi” stop-motion series:</strong>&nbsp;Sanrio’s characters debut on Netflix this July.</p><p><a href=\"https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/my-melody-kuromi-netflix-1236270640/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on Variety</a></p><p>• <strong>“The Passion of the Christ” sequel in development:</strong>&nbsp;Production could begin in 2026.</p><p><a href=\"https://variety.com/2025/film/global/mel-gibson-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-production-1236271551/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Details from Variety</a></p><h3>Buried Treasure</h3><p><strong>Brian:</strong>&nbsp;<em>Silo</em></p><p><strong>Tom:</strong>&nbsp;News channels like KCAL and KTLA</p><h3>Scanning the Horizon</h3><p>• <strong>SpinCo announces Val Boreland as head of entertainment programming:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/01/spinco-nbcuniversal-programming-strategy-val-boreland-1236253204/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Details on Deadline</a></p><p>• <strong>Comcast launches “universal ads” platform:</strong>&nbsp;Advertisers can buy ads across multiple networks.</p><p><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/comcast-and-other-tv-streamers-are-now-chasing-youtubes-ad-dollars-instead-of-the-other-way-around/?guccounter=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More on TechCrunch</a></p><p>• <strong>MoviePass parent company CEO pleads guilty to securities fraud:</strong>&nbsp;Misleading claims about the unlimited plan.</p><p><a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/former-ceo-of-moviepass-parent-company-pleads-guilty-to-fraud-over-unlimited-plan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Full story on TechCrunch</a></p><p>• <strong>Streaming spending dropped in 2024:</strong>&nbsp;Consumers paid 23% less than in 2023.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/08/consumers-pay-less-for-streaming-in-2024-after-endless-price-hikes-and-enshittification/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Analysis from Techdirt</a></p><h3>Chatter</h3><p><strong>Listener Message:</strong></p><p>Patron “gjamesb” reports a potential RSS feed issue with the public podcast feed.</p>","author_name":"Tom Merritt"}