Cordkillers 441 - Just Go Max
Who copied the other first: Netflix or HBO? Plus, new Mario footage, Oscar noms for the Everything Bagel, and new MoviePass is in beta. All that and more on Cordkillers!
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CordKillers: 441 - Just Go Max
Recorded: January 30 2023
Guest: None
Intro Video
The Strays
Primary Target
10 years ago today, Ted Sarandos said "The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."
How to Watch
Why Streaming Prices Will Only Keep Rising This Year
- CNET has an article arguing why streaming prices will continue to rise this coming year. Basically the argument runs that as we've maxed out on services, the "customer acquisition phase" has reached its end. Services have gained as many customers as they're going to with cheap introductory prices that lose money. So it's time to retrench and compete on content while raising prices to make those services profitable. Of course you can also launch ad-supported services that can keep prices low while adding money. Pretty much everybody is doing that too.
Sling TV’s subscriber base continues to tank, loses over 75K subs in Q4
- Dish's cable-replacement service, Sling TV lost 77,000 subscribers last quarter to finish with 2.33 million. Sling recently raised prices by $5. So .... if a la carte services are going up AND cable services are going up AND more live TV and sports is going to the a la carte services..
Netflix to Stream SAG Awards Beginning in 2024
HBO Max subscribers can now live stream US national soccer games
Coachella to Live Stream Free on YouTube Through 2026
- Netflix reached a multi-year partnership with the Screen Actors Guild to live stream the SAG Awards, starting in 2024. HBO Max launched its first US live sporting stream, Tuesday Jan. 17, with the US women's national soccer team against New Zealand. YouTube renewed its agreement to stream the Coachella music festival for free through 2026. Live was one of the last compelling reasons to keep cable or OTA.
What to Watch
HBO announced that Season 4 of Succession will premiere March 26th. A new trailer was released as well.
Paramount Plus released a trailer for season 3 of Star Trek Picard which arrives Feb. 16. It's basically a trailer for a TNG movie.
DC released a second trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods coming March 17th.
The latest ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ trailer pits Cat Mario against Donkey Kong
- Nintendo shared a bit more footage of The Super Mario Bros. Movie Sunday, with our first chance to hear Seth Rogan's take on Donkey Kong. The movie comes out April 27th.
Rick and Morty will continue but without Justin Roiland
- Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is facing felony charges of domestic violence and Adult Swim has “ended its association with Justin Roiland.” Dan Harmon will become the show's sole show runner and Roiland's voice acting roles, which include Rick and Morty, will be recast.
Eyes On:
Brian: Midnight Suns
Tom: The Glory
On the Lookout: Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
Front Lines
Eleven Oscar Noms For ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once:’ It All Started With Admiration For A Dead, Flatulating Harry Potter
- We're long past the days when we'd note that a streaming service got an award nomination and now well into the era of who got what nominations. The Oscar nominees were announced last week and Everything Everywhere All At Once, I think it's safe to say a favorite of the Cordkillers crew, got 11 nominations. The most of any entrant. The studio with the most nominations was Disney with 22 (when you count Searchlight Pictures) followed by Netflix with 15 nominations, nine of them for All Quiet on the Western Front and Warner Brothers with 13. Apple got two nominations.
Comcast Adds 5 Million Subscribers to Peacock in Q4 Amid Heavy Costs
NBCUniversal Projects Peak Losses on Peacock to Hit $3 Billion This Year
- Comcast said it added 5 million new subscribers to Peacock in Q4 to pass 20 million, and tripled its revenue to $2.1 billion. Comcast is still spending more on Peacock than it makes, and expects losses to peak at $3 billion this year.
- Comcast cable lost 440,000 video subscribers and lost 26,000 broadband subscribers.
Amid growing competition, Paramount+ and Showtime are combining in the US
- Paramount+ will be renamed Paramount+ with Showtime as will Showtime in the US. Some Showtime originals will be available on the Paramount+ tier. Paramount says it will only affect the top tiers, aka the ones where you paid for Showtime and Paramount+ together.
MoviePass Tests a New Unlimited Movie-Watching Plan as Beta Goes Nationwide
HBO approved a second season of The Last of Us.
Fox renewed Bob's Burgers, Family Guy and the Simpson's for two more seasons each.
Netflix released a trailer for Murder Mystery 2 starring Jennifer Anniston and Adam Sandler, coming March 31st.
Disney+ has ordered a second season of Extraordinary, a superhero series from writer Emma Moran and Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle.
Titans’ & ‘Doom Patrol’ To End With Seasons 4 On HBO Max
- HBO Max will wind up both Titans and Doom Patrol after the end of their 4th seasons. James Gunn says that decision was made before he came on board at DC.
NBC Celebrates Carol Burnett’s Birthday With ‘90 Years of Laughter + Love’ Special
- NBC announced a special tribute to Carol Burnett called “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” will air April 26 at 8 p.m. and stream on Peacock April 27.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Prepping ‘Tomb Raider’ TV Series for Amazon
A TV adaptation of the Frog and Toad children's books is coming to Apple TV+ April 28th.
Netflix ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series to Premiere in 2023
The Puppy Bowl will be simulcast on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, HBO Max and Discovery+.
Dispatches from the front
REGARDING ANDOR:
Ok, it took me a while to get around to watching it. But, once I started, it didn't take long to binge through it.
Short-take : It felt like a movie (I'm not even going to say a LONG movie, because I never checked to see ""how much longer is this thing going?!""). Yes, it was broken up into episodes, but it was paced to make it not ""feel"" chopped up.
The writing was solid. The pacing was solid. The characters were solid. The special effects did NOT feel like ""they were making a video game and thought 'that's good enough for the small screen. Ship it!'""
Andor was VERY well done and I'm starting to spread the good word.
Thank you for CONTINUING to say this is the best Star Wars in YEARS! :)
Later!
- Michael
Hey guys,
Interesting interview/show with Bill Oakley on Cordkillers. Never heard of the guy before so it was nice to hear about his recent work and career. It was a little strange that you started off with an interview (I thought I stumbled onto a very special episode of Cordkillers) before moving onto the regular show so it was a little disjointed but it was still very enjoyable.
Thanks,
- Norm
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