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Could the next prestige drama live between your YouTube subscriptions and TikTok swipes? Tom and Brian explore television’s changing routes to viewers, Netflix’s theatrical ambitions, the Paramount–Warner Bros. deal, and a price hike for Nvidia’s aging Shield.
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Supply Run
Sister co-founder Jane Featherstone predicts that premium television will migrate to YouTube and TikTok as creators look for more direct routes to audiences. Tom and Brian consider what happens when expensive, ambitious shows compete for attention in a feed.
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Variety: premium TV’s next platforms
Search Party
Netflix plans a broad global theatrical release for the KPop Demon Hunters sequel, reportedly expected in 2029. Its expanding cinema plans also include longer windows for selected films and a move toward reporting box-office results; no specific theatrical window has been announced for the KPop sequel.
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Deadline: Netflix’s theatrical plans
Aegon’s Conquest reportedly opens Jun 1, 2029. Owen Harris reportedly directs.
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Los Angeles Times: Aegon’s Conquest
Ted goes animated on Peacock with eight episodes arriving Dec 17, 2026, followed by more in 2027. The new series picks up 12 years after Ted 2, bringing the foul-mouthed bear into another phase of family life.
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Peacock: premiere announcement
Dexter: Resurrection returns for season two on Oct 30, 2026, exclusively for Paramount+ Premium subscribers. A new trailer offers a look at Dexter’s next round of unfinished business.
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Variety: Dexter season two trailer
VisionQuest gets one last trailer before its Oct 14, 2026 Disney+ debut. Vision and Ultron return in the final chapter of the story that began with WandaVision and continued in Agatha All Along.
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Ars Technica: VisionQuest trailer
Disney’s Netflix licensing deal includes three-month promotional windows for the first two seasons of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and five Ice Age movies. Those temporary runs sit alongside a broader library deal, using a rival service to help introduce viewers to Disney franchises.
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Variety: Disney’s Netflix deal
Buried Treasure
Brian recommends Lanterns after an uneven middle stretch gives way to a strong run of episodes; he still has the finale to watch. Tom is also continuing to enjoy Skeleton Crew.
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Tom recommends the latest Futurama season finale as a thoughtful look at why endings matter, even for viewers who have drifted away. He leaves room for future specials and another return rather than treating this as a permanent goodbye.
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Scanning the Horizon
Tom and Brian discuss the approaching Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, the Skydance name, and a leadership team headed by David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz. Update after recording: Paramount completed the acquisition on Oct 6, 2026, creating the combined company Skydance.
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Los Angeles Times: leadership team
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Skydance: acquisition completed
Before the closing, separate HBO Max and Paramount+ branding and comments about bundles prompted speculation that both services might stick around. Update after recording: Skydance says its streaming products will become one service over time; it has not supplied a launch date or price.
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Deadline: streaming brands and bundles
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Sling has stopped selling its one-, three-, and seven-day passes. The short-term subscriptions had faced legal challenges from Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery, but Sling has not publicly given a reason for ending them.
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Nvidia’s seven-year-old Shield TV Pro rises from $199.99 to $299.99 with the same Tegra X1+ chip. Nvidia cites higher component costs, including memory, as buyers face a $100 increase without a new model.
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Ars Technica: Shield price increase
Versant’s multi-year Verizon renewal keeps its news, sports, and entertainment networks available to Fios customers. The agreement wraps up all of the company’s distribution renewals that were due in 2026.
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Chatter
Listener feedback highlights Forgotten Island’s Filipino representation, ideas for a proposed streaming-bundle comparison app, and photos of vintage TVs and recording equipment. Tom favors starting with a simple bundle comparison before adding Telegram notifications or agent access.
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