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‘Ted Lasso’ Tops Most-Streamed List – a First for Apple TV+ in 2023 | Charts
The sports comedy beat Amazon Prime Video’s “The Citadel” and Disney+’s “Peter Pan & Wendy”
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WGA Strike: Zack Stentz Talks Those Critical First Days
“You got to keep the troops fired up,” the writer of “X-Men: First Class” and “Thor” told TheWrap
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Kerry Condon Joins Brad Pitt in Apple’s Formula One Movie
The original feature will be directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
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Why Cable and Broadcast Shows Still Matter for Streaming | Charts
From “The Simpsons” to “The Last of Us,” series from corporate siblings still account for a large part of viewer demand
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David Zaslav Says Studios Don’t See Writers’ Strike as Cost-Saving Opportunity: ‘We Are Not Glad’ (Video)
“We need great writers, and we need the whole industry to work together and everybody deserves to be paid fairly,” the WBD CEO said
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Says Max’s Family Focus Will Solve HBO Max’s High Cancel Rate
“If we can drive down the churn, the growth will be very substantial,” David Zaslav told analysts and investors on Friday
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: Streaming ‘No Longer a Bleeder,’ Will Reach Profitability in 2023
David Zaslav touted the DTC progress as the entertainment giant beat revenue expectations with $10.7 billion but reported a loss of 44 cents per share
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Apple Q2 Revenue Soars to $94.8 Billion, Beating Wall Street Estimates
Services revenue, including Apple TV+ subscriptions, of $20.9 billion helped the company’s results as hardware sales drop
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PBS, Magnolia Network Are Coming to Hulu Live TV
Chip and Joanna Gaines’ programming will launch May 25, while PBS Kids and local stations will stream in the coming months
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‘Rabbit Hole’ Nabs the Top New Show | Chart
Paramount+’s Kiefer Sutherland series moves up into the No. 1 ranking after HBO’s “The Last of Us” ages off the list
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Why ‘9-1-1’s’ Cancellation at Fox Reflects the Broken Economics of Making Television | Analysis
Fox’s decision to drop the Angela Bassett-led drama and ABC’s move to pick it up come down to one word, insiders say: ownership
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Why Comcast Needs to Enter the M&A Game: Buy Out Hulu or a Competitor | Charts
Scale matters in streaming, and even with NBCUniversal titles, Peacock just isn’t big enough yet
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‘The Diplomat’ Lands at the Top of Streaming’s Most-Watched | Charts
A new Netflix show on political themes dominated the latest rankings, while “Ghosted” and “Ted Lasso” delivered much-needed wins for Apple TV+
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How Will a Writers’ Strike Reshape TV? | Analysis
Amid cost-cutting, the flexibility of streaming and the lessons learned during the pandemic, the industry doesn’t work the way it did 15 years ago
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Spider-Man Will Help Disney+ Spin a Web That Captures Streaming Customers | Charts
Getting rights to the Sony-controlled character’s films is a good move to battle churn
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