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The “Time Is Money” initiative aims to simplify unsubscribing from services, Warner Bros. is moving forward with a Ted Lasso renewal, and Squid Game Season 2 is set to premiere on Netflix this December.
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Supply Run

Multiple U.S. agencies have launched the “Time Is Money” initiative to simplify unsubscribing from services. The FCC is looking at requiring that canceling a subscription be as easy as signing up, and the FTC’s “click to cancel” rule aims to apply this to most types of subscriptions, including streaming services. AP News

Search Party

Warner Bros. Television has renewed options on U.K. Equity original cast members of Ted Lasso, with Jason Sudeikis potentially involved as an executive producer. Variety

TRAILER for Squid Game Season 2, featuring new players and a vengeful Gi-hun. Coming to Netflix December 26. Deadline

Disney will not produce a second season of Star Wars: The Acolyte, despite the first season ending on a cliffhanger. Variety

The trailer for Megalopolis included fabricated quotes from famous critics, leading to its recall by Lionsgate. Deadline

Season 4 of Hacks will return to a 10-episode format. Variety

TRAILER: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim animated movie, set 183 years before the original trilogy, directed by Kenji Kamiyama. YouTube

Buried Treasure

Brian: Rewatched Greyhound and Close Encounters. Impressed by the production quality of Close Encounters.

Tom: Futurama on Hulu.

Scanning the Horizon

Chick-fil-A is reportedly launching a “family-friendly” streaming service later this year, focusing on unlicensed content with budgets around $400,000 per half-hour. TechDirt

Paramount Global began laying off 15% of its workforce and is closing Paramount Television Studio. However, its streaming division reported a profit for the first time in three years. Yahoo Finance

Charter Communications now offers the ad-supported version of Paramount+ for free with all Spectrum TV Select and Mi Plan Latino packages. Variety

FuboTV won an injunction against Disney, Fox, and Warner, preventing the launch of Venu Sports until a trial is heard. FuboTV accused the companies of acting as a cartel by combining their sports rights while denying Fubo access to programming. Deadline

Jimmy Kimmel expressed doubt about the future of late-night TV shows, noting the shift to streaming and the ease of watching monologues online the next day. Variety

The 2024 Paris Olympics averaged 30.6 million viewers per day, an 82% increase from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Bloomberg

SAG-AFTRA reached an agreement with Narrativ, allowing its members to use audio voice replicas in digital ads, with compensation contributing to health and pension funds. Variety