Charter is bundling Peacock with Spectrum Select TV, while DirecTV plans a one-stop streaming service to combat pay-TV losses. Meanwhile, the Squid Game Season 2 trailer dropped, Joker: Folie à Deux underperformed, and Samsung expanded its K-drama offerings. This week on The FULL Experience: M*A*S*H (324 – “Abyssinia, Henry”) Next week: M*A*S*H (418 – “Hawkeye”) … Continue reading Cordkillers 520 – Cable-made Streaming Bundles →

Theaters across North America plan a $2.2 billion upgrade to enhance the moviegoing experience with better sound, seating, and new attractions like arcades and pickleball. Amazon’s MGM will produce a *Sims* movie, while Donald Glover works on a fun-focused *Star Wars* project about Lando. This week on The FULL Experience: The Wire (510 – “-30-“) … Continue reading Cordkillers 518 – You Got Your Movie in my Pickleball Theater! →

Cable TV is in rapid decline, losing millions of subscribers, while providers like DirecTV and Dish explore mergers to survive. Meanwhile, streaming services dominated the 2024 Emmys, and Netflix is ending support for older iOS versions, affecting users on iOS 16. This week on The FULL Experience: The Wire (201 – “Ebb Tide”) Next week: … Continue reading Cordkillers 517 – The Fozzy Bear Comedy Backlash →

Watching every NFL game this season could cost up to $1,758 with YouTube TV and other services but shouldn’t. Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show will stick to four weekly episodes, and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl premieres at AFI Fest before hitting Netflix. This week on The FULL Experience: The Wire (311 – “Middle Ground”) … Continue reading Cordkillers 516 – Fiscal Theory of Football →

TV brands are shifting to ad revenue, ESPN launched a sports streaming guide, and Disney’s channels are unavailable on DirecTV due to a contract dispute. This week on The FULL Experience: The Wire (101 – “The Target”) Next week: The Wire (311 – “Middle Ground”) Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com … Continue reading Cordkillers 515 – High Levels of TCL →

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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. This week on The FULL Experience: Gargoyles (313 – “Angels in the Night”) Next week: The Wire (101 – “The Target”) … Continue reading Cordkillers 514 – Ethically Sourced AI →

Disney’s plans to crack down on password sharing and raise streaming prices, new content announcements from D23, and Google’s new streaming device. This week on The FULL Experience: Gargoyles (311 – “To Serve Mankind”) Next week: Gargoyles (313 – “Angels in the Night”) Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers … Continue reading Cordkillers 513 – My Violence is Better Than Your Violence →

The upcoming launch of the Venu sports streaming service, the latest updates on “Squid Game” and “Battlestar Galactica,” and the latest Olympics broadcast predictions. Next week on The FULL Experience: Gargoyles (311 – “To Serve Mankind”) Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support Cordkillers at http://Patreon.com/Cordkillers Download

The NBA’s new 2025-2036 TV rights deal includes ESPN, NBC, and Amazon, with Warner Bros. Discovery suing over it; Robert Downey Jr. will play Doctor Doom in upcoming Avengers films, and the Paris Olympics’ opening day attracted 32.4 million viewers for NBCUniversal. This week on The FULL Experience: Gargoyles (205 – “The Mirror”) Next week: … Continue reading Cordkillers 511 – Chasing the Puck →

Netflix’s revenue increased by 17% and profits by 44%, adding 8.05 million new subscribers, secured 107 Emmy nominations, and saw standout performances for Baby Reindeer, The Crown, and Ripley. Meanwhile, FX achieved a record 93 nominations, HBO/Max received 91, and Apple TV+ earned 72, while Disney received a total of 183 nominations across its platforms. … Continue reading Cordkillers 510 – Netflix Games the Subscriptions →

The Dallas Stars are launching Victory+, a free ad-supported streaming service for local games; CNN is introducing standalone and free ad-supported subscription services; and Redbox is shutting down due to its parent company’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy. This week on The FULL Experience: The Munsters (232 – “A Visit from the Teacher”) Next week: Gargoyles (101 … Continue reading Cordkillers 509 – Tinker Talk →

Roku’s recent update adds motion smoothing with no way to turn it off, frustrating many users; a trailer for “Agatha All Along” debuts on September 18th; Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman may collaborate on a non-superhero movie; Paramount Global will merge with Skydance Media; Fire TV users in the US are now seeing ads before … Continue reading Cordkillers 508 – The Hill I Will Rest On →

NBC’s Peacock app will offer personalized Olympic recaps with an AI-generated Al Michaels voice, “Fantastic Four” will be set in 1960s New York with Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Paramount Global has moved 25 years of Comedy Central content to Paramount+ to drive viewership there. This week on The FULL … Continue reading Cordkillers 507 – A Bundlin’ Abound →

YouTube’s crackdown on VPN users for Premium subscriptions, Kendrick Lamar’s historic Juneteenth show, the premiere of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s documentary, the record-breaking success of “Inside Out 2”. This week on The FULL Experience: The Munsters (101 – “Munster Masquerade”) Next week: The Munsters (129 – “Herman the Rookie”) Download

Cordkillers covers Netflix scrolling habits, show updates, Netflix’s new stores, subscription bundles, NFL viewership on Prime Video, and Google’s new ad placements on smart TVs. This week on The FULL Experience: Sliders (518 – “The Seer”) Next week: The Munsters (101 – “Munster Masquerade”) Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com YouTube: … Continue reading Cordkillers 505 – Have You Accepted Midi-chlorians? →

Netflix’s strategy to attract gamers includes offering free access to older top titles and expanding its TV series and movie worlds into interactive fiction games, and Disney+’s new Star Wars series premiered with 4.8 million views on its first day. This week on The FULL Experience: Sliders (508 – “The Java Jive”) Next week: Sliders … Continue reading Cordkillers 504 – Non-Turtle Teenage Mutant Ninjas →

Is Apple declaring victory or submitting to failure?Is MoviePass a heel or hero? And how will AI affect your channel navigation by voice? This week on The FULL Experience: Sliders (208 – “Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome”) Next week: Sliders (508 – “The Java Jive”) Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at http://Cordkillers.com Support … Continue reading Cordkillers 503 – Siri Would Like a Word →

Netflix signed a three-year deal to live stream NFL Christmas Day games and will bring its ad tech in-house. Trailers and release dates were announced for shows including The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, Dune: Prophecy, and The Witcher season 4. This week on The FULL Experience: Sliders (101, “Pilot”) Next week: Sliders … Continue reading Cordkillers 502 – Netflix Me Once… →

Disney and Warner Brothers Discovery plan to bundle their streaming services, offering Disney+, Hulu, and Max together. Marvel announces reduced output of TV series and films, while various TV shows and streaming services unveil new content and updates. This week on Spoilerin’ Time: Battlestar Gallactica (421, “Daybreak Part 3”) Next week: Sliders (101, “Pilot”) Subscribe, … Continue reading Cordkillers 501 – Welcome to the Serkis →