Cordkillers 623: Netflix and Trim
Netflix’s slowing growth, job cuts, and content leadership change put its next act in the spotlight. Plus, AI tools aim to clean up smart TVs, JustWatch becomes a streamer, and football gets U2 and a Star Wars makeover.
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Supply Run
Netflix’s third-quarter revenue grew 11.8% from a year earlier, down from 17.2% growth a year ago, while profit beat its forecast. The company now expects 13% revenue growth for all of 2026, putting its next phase of expansion under the microscope.
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Netflix is cutting roughly 1,000 jobs, with product, technology, legal, and HR among the affected areas. It is also changing content leadership: Peter Rice takes over from Bela Bajaria as chief content officer on October 26.
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The Wall Street Journal: Netflix layoffs
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Variety: why Netflix made cuts
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Netflix: Peter Rice appointment
Netflix is exploring more third-party programming partnerships, pointing to its TF1 arrangement in France as an example of how outside content can expand its offering.
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Deadline: Netflix partnerships
Search Party
Jason Sudeikis would like to keep Ted Lasso going, provided the team can come back together. He discussed the show’s future on Talk Easy.
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Taika Waititi says his Star Wars movie is on hold while he works on other projects, leaving room to revisit it later.
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Variety: Waititi’s Star Wars film
Quentin Tarantino says he has written a script for his intended tenth and final film. First comes his stage comedy, The Popinjay Cavalier, and time with family; he has not announced a film production or release date.
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Variety: Tarantino’s tenth film
Super Bowl LXI gets a Star Wars animated alternative broadcast on February 14, 2027. Anthony Daniels returns as C-3PO for the real-time presentation across Disney+, the ESPN app, Disney Channel, and Disney XD.
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Deadline: Star Wars Super Bowl
U2 will perform at halftime when Netflix streams the Green Bay Packers–Los Angeles Rams game on Thanksgiving Eve, November 25, 2026.
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All five seasons of Orphan Black have new U.S. streaming homes on HBO Max and Peacock under co-exclusive deals.
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Deadline: Orphan Black streaming
Buried Treasure
Brian is lukewarm on You Can See Everything but enthusiastically recommends the conversation it provokes. He kept thinking about the film and sought out podcasts debating truth, reconstruction, and its characters.
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Brian’s recommendation — recording at 33:20
Tom recommends Netflix’s Chinese drama Where the Mask Ends, where mistaken identity and attempted murder send the plot into increasingly unlikely predicaments. He enjoys how it keeps finding believable ways out while remaining unpredictable.
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Tom’s recommendation — recording at 37:31
Scanning the Horizon
Developers are using AI tools to simplify smart TVs. Projects including dumbtv and cleanyourtv aim to disable unwanted software, advertising, and tracking, and replace cluttered home screens on compatible devices. Compatibility and available changes vary by device.
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TechCrunch: simplifying smart TVs
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JustWatch is moving from finding streams to hosting them. JustWatch TV combines free viewing with ads, rentals, and an ad-free subscription. Reported U.S. Plus pricing is $3.99 monthly or $49.99 for lifetime access; rentals remain separate purchases.
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Plex is adding Fandango ticket purchasing to movie discovery, connecting a title found on Plex with a trip to the theater. Separately, Fandango is entering original programming with the two-part Bad Girls Club: Unfinished Business, reuniting cast members from season seven.
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Variety: Fandango’s first original
The upcoming tvOS 27.2 adds screen-saver shuffle, curated Photos screen savers, and sign-language controls for supported titles. Siri AI is also coming to compatible Apple TV 4K models, with its availability separate from these immediate additions.
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Apple: Apple TV 4K and Siri AI availability
Chatter
Tom tries Logworm’s taste-based watch tracking, appreciating its movie comparisons while objecting to an unskippable setup ad, then finds Belfry’s streaming-bundle planner remarkably close to the subscription tool he wanted. Listener mail also proposes Person of Interest for a future FULL experiment and follows up on Batman: The Animated Series and Forgotten Island.
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