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Cordkillers 533: Venu Is Off the Menu

Ep. 533
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Disney, Fox, and Warner scrap the Venu service, while The Last of Us Season 2 premieres in April, and Netflix tops UK TV rankings.


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Supply Run

Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery cancel Venu sports streaming service

Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery call off plans to launch Venu sports streaming service (CNBC)

• Disney’s joint venture with Fubo led to Fubo dropping a lawsuit against Venu.

• The companies decided to focus on existing products, potentially avoiding continued antitrust challenges.

Search Party

What to Watch

• The Last of Us Season 2 trailer: Premiering April on Max.

Watch the teaser (Deadline)

• “My Melody & Kuromi” stop-motion series: Sanrio’s characters debut on Netflix this July.

Read more on Variety

• “The Passion of the Christ” sequel in development: Production could begin in 2026.

Details from Variety

Buried Treasure

Brian: Silo

Tom: News channels like KCAL and KTLA

Scanning the Horizon

• SpinCo announces Val Boreland as head of entertainment programming:

Details on Deadline

• Comcast launches “universal ads” platform: Advertisers can buy ads across multiple networks.

More on TechCrunch

• MoviePass parent company CEO pleads guilty to securities fraud: Misleading claims about the unlimited plan.

Full story on TechCrunch

• Streaming spending dropped in 2024: Consumers paid 23% less than in 2023.

Analysis from Techdirt

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