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We're back with another episode of The Week, a new weekly show from Prof G Media, hosted by George Hahn. Every Friday, we'll break down the biggest stories shaping business, technology, politics, and culture — and connect the dots across the conversations happening throughout the Prof G universe. This week, George explores a question showing up everywhere from Silicon Valley to Hollywood: what happens when the promise of a technology collides with the reality of its costs? We discuss growing concerns about AI's return on investment, why Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos believes Hollywood's fears may be overblown, and why Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks thinks GLP-1 drugs could prove even more transformative than artificial intelligence. Plus, Scott revisits his early support for military action in Iran and reflects on how his thinking has changed as the war enters its fourth month. We'd love your feedback as we build this show. Let us know what you think at info@profgmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Bonfire is back from a week off, during that time Big Jay killed at the Roast of Kevin Hart. He gives all the behind-the-scenes details about his performance at the famous event. Before the roast, Jay was invited to a party at the home of Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. Bobby convinced him to go, so Jay got a spray tan and put on his best Cashmere hoodie. He was glad he did because the guest list included Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, and Bobby's old friend Dane Cook. Not everyone enjoyed the roast and DL Hughley actually implied that Jay is a racist! *To hear the full show to go www.siriusxm.com/bonfire to learn more! FOLLOW THE CREW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: @thebonfiresxm @louisjohnson @christinemevans @bigjayoakerson @robertkellylive @louwitzkee @jjbwolf Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Bonfire ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
FOLLOW THE NEW TIKTOK- @thegoodbrothersshoow As I was editing this episode I came to to conclusion we might need to make a banned topic list because we really talk about Nintendo too dang much. We probably should put Avatar on that list. Survivor, Star Wars, etc. That's a topic for a different day. The back half of the episode is us discussing the Netflix is a Joke festival. Specifically a group photo taken in Ted Sarandos back yard featuring over 100 comedians. You might want to take a look at the picture before we get to that part to give you a better visual. It's a great pic. Comedian group photo link: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HH0x0r8aoAAshoc?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://x.com/NetflixIsAJoke/status/2052851852904136907?s=20 Email us thegoodbrothersshow@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram & Facebook and TIKTOK @thegoodbrothersshow
Subscribe to Greg Fitzsimmons: https://bit.ly/subGregFitz Comedian and Skankfest mastermind Luis J. Gomez joins Greg to talk about Netflix Is A Joke, wild Skankfest stories, comedy industry politics, road life, relationships, getting arrested in New York, boxing, podcasting, and the psychology of success. Plus: Louis explains why he stopped chasing approval, Greg recounts an awkward moment at Ted Sarandos' Netflix party, and the two dive deep into stand-up, porn, aging, and why comedians are all slightly broken. This show is produced by Gotham Production Studios and part of the Gotham Network. https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com/studios/ Follow Greg Fitzsimmons: Facebook: https://facebook.com/FitzdogRadio Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregfitzsimmons Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfitzshow Official Website: http://gregfitzsimmons.com Tour Dates: https://bit.ly/GregFitzTour Merch: https://bit.ly/GregFitzMerch “Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons” Book: https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82 “Life on Stage” Comedy Special: https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial Listen to Greg Fitzsimmons: Fitzdog Radio: https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio Sunday Papers: http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod Childish: http://childishpod.com Watch more Greg Fitzsimmons: Latest Uploads: https://bit.ly/latestGregFitz Fitzdog Radio: https://bit.ly/radioGregFitz Sunday Papers: https://bit.ly/sundayGregFitz Stand Up Comedy: https://bit.ly/comedyGregFitz Popular Videos: https://bit.ly/popGregFitz About Greg Fitzsimmons: Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons is an accomplished stand-up, an Emmy Award winning writer, and a host on TV, radio and his own podcasts. Greg is host of the popular “FitzDog Radio” podcast (https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio), as well as “Sunday Papers” with co-host Mike Gibbons (http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod) and “Childish” with co-host Alison Rosen (http://childishpod.com). A regular with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, Greg also frequents “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” and has made more than 50 visits to “The Howard Stern Show.” Howard gave Greg his own show on Sirius/XM which lasted more than 10 years. Greg's one-hour standup special, “Life On Stage,” was named a Top 10 Comedy Release by LA Weekly. The special premiered on Comedy Central and is now available on Amazon Prime, as a DVD, or a download (https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial). Greg's 2011 book, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons (https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82), climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair. Greg appeared in the Netflix series “Santa Clarita Diet,” the Emmy-winning FX series “Louie,” spent five years as a panelist on VH1's “Best Week Ever,” was a reoccurring panelist on “Chelsea Lately,” and starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central. Greg wrote and appeared on the Judd Apatow HBO series “Crashing.” Writing credits include HBO's “Lucky Louie,” “Cedric the Entertainer Presents,” “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” “The Man Show” and many others. On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for hosting the MTV game show "Idiot Savants." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
William and Harry are described as being at a standoff, and insiders say there's no calls, no messages, no backchannel. Harry is said to be following Diana's playbook, but sources warn he's missing the one thing that made it work. Meghan, meanwhile, is consulting astrologers before major meetings, quietly rebuilding her Netflix relationship with Ted Sarandos, and may be planning a vow renewal. And Serena Williams' attempt to sell Meghan's chocolates doesn't go entirely to plan.Get episodes of Palace Intrigue by becommming a paid subscriber on Apple Podcasts. Click the button that says uninterrupted listening. Just $5 a month, and that includes many ofther shows on the Caloroga Shark network.A new season of King William is available now.Our royal newsletter written by Deep Crown is available for free.Royal Books:Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors by Tom BowerWilliam and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside StoryThe Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana
According to reports, Netflix's Ted Sarandos might be behind Hollywood celebrities like Mark Ruffalo and Ben Stiller crashing out over the Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. This is after Netflix seemingly gave up without a fight. So what the hell is going on here? Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Movies #Hollywood #Netflix #Streaming #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
This week on Jam Session, Juliet and Amanda first discuss Justin Bieber's set at Coachella (3:05) and Page Six's reporting that the save-the-date cards for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding have been sent out (21:17). Next, they dive into three pieces of celebrity media: Amy Chozick's New York Times profile of Lauren Sánchez Bezos (27:35), David Marchese's NYT interview with Lena Dunham (34:30), and Ted Sarandos and Meghan Markle's conspicuous photo op (41:20). Finally, this week in Feedback and Follow-Up: Jorginho releases yet another lengthy statement (43:55), and Amanda shares her antiperspirant journey (48:30). Visit sephora.com/brand/sephora-collection today. Hosts: Amanda Dobbins and Juliet Litman Producers: Sasha Ashall, Belle Roman, and Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meghan Markle makes a high-profile appearance at a Netflix gathering hosted by Ted Sarandos, raising fresh questions about the couple's relationship with the streaming giant. Then, an extraordinary legal twist as Prince Harry faces libel action from his own charity, Sentebale. We also break down the early reaction to the Sussexes' Australia trip, including skepticism from PR experts, mixed signals from local influencers, and support from fashion brands. After the break, new details on how the trip is being funded, what's on the schedule, and the behind-the-scenes decision-making shaping Meghan's key appearance.Get episodes of Palace Intrigue by becommming a paid subscriber on Apple Podcasts. Click the button that says uninterrupted listening. Just $5 a month, and that includes many ofther shows on the Caloroga Shark network.A new season of King William is available now.Our royal newsletter written by Deep Crown is available for free.Royal Books:Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors by Tom BowerWilliam and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside StoryThe Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana
JCD BACK IN THE HOUSE! Correction in some areas and sectors. Crude oil DROPS after “good” talks and a deal brewing with Iran. Airports are a mess. PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm-Up - JCD BACK IN THE HOUSE - Need a new CTP - Airports are a mess - Not Kosher - Futures moves Markets - From the Brink....All is good? - Correction in some areas and sectors - US Dollar Rises, Gold, Silver and Bitcoin Drop - Crude oil DROPS after "good" talks and a deal brewing with Iran - reversing all of the above JCD UPDATE - AH waiting by the microphone on a Tuesday in March - - no John... 9pm, 9:05, 9:15pm... - Health update etc...Can we get the story? - Thoughts on John S. Dvorak (Mimi on No Agenda) - Family backup! Market Update - Small-Caps taking the brunt of the selling - Russell 2000 small-caps are down 10% from their high - an official correction -- Interestingly the R2000 is still up this year by about 2% - Stocks up on Monday after President Trump says intense negotiations over weekend and postpones targeted attacks for 5 days (after giving a 48 hour ultimatum) Manipulation? Say it ain't so... - Dateline Monday morning... - Futures took a leg down pre-market - even after Friday (after close) President Trump said he was looking to wind down the Iran affair - At around 6:50 a.m. in New York, S&P 500 e-Mini futures trading on the CME recorded a sharp and isolated jump in volume. - A similar pattern was observed in oil markets. - Roughly 15 minutes later, at 7:05 a.m., Trump posted a market-moving announcement about Iran on Truth Social. - Futures on DJ up 1,000 and oil down 89% --- Were there really conversations and negotiations over the weekend? A Few Leftovers that need to be discussed Private Credit Again - All of a sudden they are admitting there is a problem..... - Blackstone Inc. approved redemptions of a record 7.9% from its flagship private credit fund, totaling about $3.8 billion. - Redemption requests have increased across multiple private credit funds in recent quarters. - Investor unease is being driven by concerns over the private credit asset class, particularly exposure to software companies vulnerable to AI disruption. - According to Hugh Chung, CIO of Endowus, Blackstone's experience suggests these concerns are asset-class wide, not limited to a small group of managers. - Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan warned that a shakeout is coming for private credit firms, driven by rising defaults on loans to software companies. - Rowan emphasized that the shakeout is unlikely to be short-term, calling it foreseeable and predictable, and underscoring the importance of disciplined underwriting and strong risk management. - He argued that investors should prefer having credit risk reside within private markets firms, rather than on bank balance sheets backed by government-insured deposits, which can amplify systemic risk. - LATEST: Apollo is curbing redemptions from one of their biggest Private Credit funds. Michael Gayed: Private credit default rate just hit 9.2%. That's higher than 2008 bank loan peaks. $1.8 trillion in assets, $100B in secondary liquidity. 18:1 mismatch PRIVATE CREDIT More OpenAI Funding - Amazon invested $50 billion, Nvidia invested $30 billion and SoftBank invested $30 billion in the round, OpenAI said in a release Friday. - The investment boosts OpenAI to a $730 billion pre-money valuation, which marks a big jump from its $500 billion valuation in a secondary financing in October. - The will use some of the money to expland and buy more chips and cloud from NVDA and AMZN (? Circular?) MORE ON THE CIRCULAR SHAM - OpenAI said it is expanding its existing $38 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services by $100 billion over the next eight years. - AWS will also serve as the exclusive third-party cloud distribution provider for OpenAI's enterprise platform Frontier, which it unveiled earlier this month. AI and Where we stand - Can we talk about Anthropic? Is the Government going to crush Claude? - What is our Go-to AI bots? - What stage are we at right now? LLMs > Infernce>Agentic - - What comes after Agentic Netflix OUT - Last week, Netflix exited the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery after a competing bidder submitted a superior offer. - The decision followed pre-planned bidding scenarios, with co CEO Ted Sarandos saying the company knew exactly how to respond once the higher offer emerged. - Sarandos said the Paramount deal is likely to drive significant cost-cutting, including roughly $16 billion in reductions and thousands of job losses. - He emphasized that Netflix will continue investing in its business and explore new ways to collaborate with theater owners, rather than pursuing large acquisitions.| - Stock rose nicely on the news Tariff Refund Update - You are screwed.... -- Trump administration seems hell-bent on keeping our money Airlines - After a rather bullish commentary from Delta last week.... - United Airlines is cutting more unprofitable flights over the next two quarters as it prepares for a prolonged period of high jet fuel prices due to the Iran war, even as strong travel demand has allowed U.S. carriers to raise fares. Chief Executive Scott Kirby said in a staff memo the airline is preparing for oil to rise as high as $175 a barrel and remain above $100 until the end of 2027. - At those levels, United's annual fuel bill would rise by about $11 billion, more than twice the profit it earned in its "best year ever," he said. - Ticket prices going up! Gas Prices - Have you seen diesel prices? - > $5 gallon on average across the U.S. -- Implications beyond --- Let's discuss the similarities to the 1973 oil embargo. (Barry switching license plates) - 1973–1974 ? Arab oil embargo (the classic “1970s oil embargo”) - 1979 ? Second oil shock caused by the Iranian Revolution (not an embargo, but another major supply shock) Even So - Fedex - FedEx Corp. raised its full-year profit forecast, with adjusted earnings expected to be $19.30 to $20.10 a share for the fiscal year. - The company's shares climbed after the announcement, with the stock advancing about 23% this year through Thursday's close. - FedEx does not expect the war in the Middle East to have a direct material effect on its business, but the broader consequences, including higher energy prices and volatile shipping patterns, are adversely affecting the global economy. - In fact, company raised its full year outlook..... --- Not a material effect??? Bad People - SuperMicro Co-Founder Charged! - Super Micro shares sank 28% last Friday after U.S. prosecutors charged three people linked with the company, including its co-founder, with helping smuggle billions of dollars worth of AI technology to China. (NVDA chips) - The U.S. Justice Department charged Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw, sales manager Ruei-Tsang Chang, and contractor Ting-Wei Sun with running a scheme to route U.S.-made servers through Taiwan to Southeast Asia. - The defendants allegedly used a Southeast Asian company as a middleman to place orders for high-end servers containing restricted Nvidia H200 and Blackwell chips. The equipment was then repackaged into unmarked boxes and diverted to China. - To evade U.S. audits and customs inspections, the individuals allegedly created thousands of "dummy" servers and used a hair dryer to remove and reattach serial number labels from genuine servers to the fake ones. --- Soooo, only 3 people did all of this? Amazon Phone - Amazon's new phone project codenamed 'Transformer' - Focus on AI integration, Alexa features, and mobile personalization - Here is what we know: -------It is a smartphone, not a wearable or accessory - It is AI-centric, with Alexa deeply integrated - It is meant to act as a personalized, always-on gateway into Amazon's ecosystem (shopping, Prime Video, Prime Music, services like Grubhub) - It is being built inside Amazon's Devices & Services group by a skunkworks team called ZeroOne, led by former Xbox architect J Allard OpenClaw - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says OpenClaw could be the next ChatGPT as AI shifts from answering questions to taking action. - Jensen said : Nvidia is building security around the technology with NemoClaw to enable safe and scalable adoption of AI agents. - Project OpenClaw: “It is now the largest, most popular, the most successful open-sourced project in the history of humanity,” - OpenClaw is an open-source autonomous AI agent platform that goes beyond traditional chatbots. -----Instead of answering questions, these agents can complete tasks, make decisions, and take actions with minimal input from users. - Use case: Prompt to study images of a kitchen, learn design tools, iterate ideas to learn how to design a kitchen ------- Jensen says: “Every carpenter can now be an architect. Every plumber will become an architect. We are going to elevate the capabilities of everyone” ---- What happens to the architects? Something.... - One of the hardest hit countries in all of this mess has been South Korea - ~70% of South Korea's crude oil imports come from the Middle East - Most of that oil transits the Strait of Hormuz - Margin calls kicked in as high margin debt with heavy retail participation - Won weakened sharply (17-year low) - Korea economy is dependent on global demand and stable energy prices - South Korea often leads sell-offs as it is the purest RISK ON market in Asia ---- SOOOOO, if this thing ends quickly, there is a potential of EWY to move up again.... Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? THE CLOSEST TO THE PIN for CATERPILLAR Winners will be getting great stuff like the new "OFFICIAL" DHUnplugged Shirt! FED AND CRYPTO LIMERICKS See this week's stock picks HERE Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter
We had it different back in the 1970's...No love lost between Meghan Markle and Netflix honcho Ted Sarandos...One of Bill Cosby's rape accusers awarded $19 million 54 years later.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
Send us Fan MailNetflix once treated theaters like an afterthought—but in 2026, the story is more complicated. In this episode of iCritic LIVE, Kevin breaks down the streamer's latest moves: from investing in theatrical comedies to promising 45-day windows for premium VOD, and even experimenting with IMAX releases for select titles. Is this a genuine pivot toward theatrical respect, or just strategic optics after the Warner Bros acquisition?We'll explore:- Netflix's 2026 film strategy and why it's betting on originals over sequels - The implications of its failed Warner Bros bid and what it means for theatrical releases - How Dan Lin and Ted Sarandos are positioning Netflix in a post-pandemic exhibition landscape - Whether the Stranger Things finale and Narnia IMAX release signal a lasting change—or a one-off stunt Join the conversation as we ask: is Netflix finally ready to play by Hollywood's theatrical rules, or is it just rewriting them?#Netflix #TheatricalRelease #StreamingWars #FilmIndustry #iCriticLIVE #TedSarandos #DanLin #WarnerBros #MovieTheaters #FilmCriticism #PodcastSupport the show►Want a question answered on iCritic Live? Send a question here and we'll answer it (if it's a reasonable question): https://streamelements.com/kevintrod/tip►Get free money just from buying gas! Download GetUpside to start making an average of $50 a day: https://upside.app.link/5TMVT►Want to invest in stocks commission-free? Use Robinhood! Sign up through this link to get a free stock: https://share.robinhood.com/kevin1823►PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/KevinTRodWebsite: http://www.icritic.netE-Mail: greatmediauniverse@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/icritic_official/Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/KevinTRod/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kevintrod/pins/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevinTRodMy Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/22VIH93Q0H9EP/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_gm__wlMy Criterion Wish List: https://www.criterion.com/wishlist/392515If you would like to send me snail mail, please send all (legal) packages to:iCriticPO Box 2130Huntington Beach, CA 92647All view are protected by the First Amendment and all images and video clips used are protected under Fair Use.
Insiders say Netflix boss Ted Sarandos is so frustrated he’s joked he won’t take Meghan Markle’s calls without a lawyer on the line. Meanwhile, the Spice Girls’ 30th anniversary reunion has collapsed under the weight of clashing egos, and in a move that’s raising eyebrows across the industry, Val Kilmer is set to return to the screen via AI. Rob’s latest exclusives and insider reporting can be found at robshuter.substack.com His forthcoming novel, It Started With A Whisper, is now available for pre-orderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hanna und Adam sprechen im neuen SJ-Weekly-Podcast über das mögliche Comeback von „Firefly“ und dem Scheitern der „Buffy“-Fortsetzung. Ted Sarandos stichelt gegen Paramount und YouTube und wir fragen uns, wer die Streaming-Wars tatsächlich gewinnen könnte. Wie viel will Amazon Prime Video bald für Werbefreiheit in den USA haben und droht uns ähnliches in Deutschladn? Bei einer beliebten App wurden Eure Daten für interessante Dinge zweckentfremdet. Und eine RTL-Ära könnte zu Ende gehen. Außerdem einige Verlängerungen und Absetzungen. Im Reviewteil geht es beispielsweise um die Serien „The Madison“, „Scarpetta“, „Vanished“und ebenso um den Weltraumfilm Project Hail Mary mit Ryan Gosling, „Sirat“ und Ein einfacher Unfall. Das Videospiel Dispatch wird ebenfalls mit ein paar kleinen Spoilern thematisiert. ANZEIGE: Dank gilt unserem Sponsor HD+: https://www.hd-plus.de/serienjunkies Hier sind noch die zusätzlichen Infos zum jetzt integrierten Rabattcode: serienjunkies15 (15 % Rabatt auf den TV-Stick) / Enddatum: 30.4. Timestamps: 0:00:00 Doch kein Buffy-Revival?0:10:00 Firefly als Animationsserie0:15:00 Sarandos und YouTube?0:26:00 Mit Pokemon Go haben wir die besten Roboter-Zulieferungen trainiert!0:30:00 Prime: Werbefreikauf bald teurer?0:34:00 Dorohedoro und Y: Marshalls0:39:40 Alarm für Cobra 11 am Ende?0:43:30 Scarpetta, The Madison 0:55:00 Dispatch1:01:00 Astronaut, Vanished1:07:00 NeustartsHanna Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mediawhore.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediawhore Adam: Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/AwesomeArndt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awesomearndt/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AwesomeArndt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bachelorette contestants say Taylor Frankie Paul was kind and genuine on set and insist her behavior doesn't match the serious abuse allegations as conflicting claims between her and Dakota Mortensen remain under investigation. “The Bachelorette” producers were reportedly blindsided by Taylor Frankie Paul's scandal after allegedly cutting corners to cast her, prompting crisis PR efforts while production fallout spreads. Cinnabon has severed ties with “The Bachelorette” and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” saying the allegations surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul no longer align with its brand values. Netflix and Meghan Markle's team deny a report that CEO Ted Sarandos refuses to speak with her without a lawyer, despite claims of internal frustration over their partnership. Shia LaBeouf was seen in boxer briefs in a Rome hotel lobby asking for a light while in Italy for his father's baptism following recent legal issues tied to a Mardi Gras arrest. Hosts: Branson Quirke, Charlie Neff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
La inflación en México repunta y las miradas recaen en Banco de México. Además, ¿qué piden las industrias de cara a la revisión del T-MEC? Hoy estrenamos nuevo episodio de Voces de la Banca con el CEO de HSBC, Jorge Arce antes de volar a la Convención Bancaria. Último sorbo y esto sí amerita que se preparen su cafecito, Ted Sarandos revela por qué Netflix retiró su oferta por Warner.
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/downstream/114 http://relay.fm/downstream/114 Jason Snell We break down the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale, including positives for Netflix and questions for Paramount Skydance. We break down the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale, including positives for Netflix and questions for Paramount Skydance. clean 3879 We break down the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale, including positives for Netflix and questions for Paramount Skydance. Guest Starring: Josef Adalian Links and Show Notes: TV Picks: Joe: Traitors UK (Peacock) Jason: Shrinking (Apple TV) Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment!
Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/downstream/114 http://relay.fm/downstream/114 Ted Sarandos Says a Lot of Things 114 Jason Snell We break down the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale, including positives for Netflix and questions for Paramount Skydance. We break down the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale, including positives for Netflix and questions for Paramount Skydance. clean 3879 We break down the aftermath of the Warner Bros. Discovery sale, including positives for Netflix and questions for Paramount Skydance. Guest Starring: Josef Adalian Links and Show Notes: TV Picks: Joe: Traitors UK (Peacock) Jason: Shrinking (Apple TV) Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment!
This week on the Boxoffice podcast, co-hosts Daniel Loria, Rebecca Pahle, and Chad Kennerk recap the franchise record opening weekend of Scream 7 and cover all the latest in theatrical exhibition, including the news that Netflix has pulled out of its bid for Warner Bros. Then in the feature segment, Rebecca speaks with Francois Godfrey, President and COO of Moving Image Technologies (MiT), about the evolving cinema industry, including the importance of premium large formats (PLF) and immersive audio technologies. Give us your feedback on our podcast by accessing this survey: https://forms.gle/CcuvaXCEpgPLQ6d18 Filmmaking Team Radio Silence on Bringing SCREAM Back to the Big ScreenEpisode Highlights00:00 Intro01:34 Scream 7 Breaks Franchise Records 02:43 Comparing Scream 7 to Prior Installments 05:23 Analyzing the Scream Murder Mystery Formula 06:22 Paramount and Skydance to Acquire Warner Bros. 08:00 Skepticism Toward the 30-Film Annual Commitment 09:09 Establishing the 45-Day Theatrical Window 11:45 The Exhibitor Perspective on Studio Mergers 14:42 An Open Invitation to Netflix and Ted Sarandos 18:55 Why Netflix Should Embrace Theatrical Distribution 22:48 Weekend Box Office Tracking: Hoppers and The Bride 24:33 Interview: Francois Godfrey of Moving Image Technologies 26:08 The Continued Growth of Premium Large Format (PLF) 28:21 The Importance of Audio in the PLF Experience 32:10 MIT's Acquisition of DCS Cinema Loudspeakers 35:14 Technical Standards for Audience Satisfaction 39:18 Why Cinema Audio is Different from Home Use 41:38 Global Distribution and Dealer Networks 43:11 Looking Ahead to CinemaCon 2026
En este episodio especial del SAG-AFTRA Podcast en Español, Sylvia Villagran y Ruth Livier transmiten desde la alfombra roja del Shrine Auditorium de Los Ángeles para celebrar la 32ª entrega anual, el primer año con el nuevo nombre: ACTOR AWARDS. Entre glamour, risas y un poquito de "rincón del chisme", vivimos de cerca una noche dedicada al poder de las historias, la empatía y la imaginación. Escucha conversaciones exclusivas con Sofía Carson, la narradora del show Andia Winslow, y Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, quien nos cuenta por qué el cambio de nombre y la llegada a Netflix amplían el alcance global de la ceremonia. Además, entrevistas con talento de Landman como Andy García y Paulina Chávez, y momentos imperdibles con Ted Sarandos, reflexiones sobre representación y comunidad con Sean Astin, y un encuentro sorpresa con Harrison Ford, homenajeado con el premio a la trayectoria.
On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider bring you their review of Scream 7 and also talk Paramount's new plans for WB, Netflix;'s Ted Sarandos makes new comments about losing out on WB, the Scary Movie 6 trailer. and more!#scream #scream7 #paramount #WB #disney #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha ____________________________________________________________________________________Chapters:0:00 Intro and Rundown3:23 Ted Sarandos Speaks on Losing WB, Dealing With Trump, Open to Theatrical9:20 Paramount's New Plans for WB Announced, Will It Work?19:07 Scary Movie 6 Trailer Discussion21:00 Scream 7 Spoiler Review37:50 Bruce Campbell Reveals Cancer Diagnosis, Anna Camp's Scream 7 Post41:45 Streamlabs and Superchat QuestionsFollow John Rocha: @therochasays Follow Jeff Sneider: @TheInSneider
This week, a slightly higher bid from David Ellison's Paramount-Skydance for the assets of Warner Bros.-Discovery was enough to cause Netflix to withdraw from the bidding. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Says Paramount's New Offer Is “Superior.” Netflix Has Four Days to Respond Warner Bros. Discovery Board of Directors Determines Revised Proposal from Paramount Skydance Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a "Company Superior Proposal" Netflix Walks and Wins? Stock Pops, Wall Street Praises Call to Quit Hunt for Warner Bros. Mood Inside Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. as Netflix Ends Its Bid Is Paramount's Debt-Laden WBD Takeover Another Ill-Starred Hollywood Sequel? ‘Not a done deal': California vows ‘vigorous' review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover Netflix's Ted Sarandos to Meet With AG Pam Bondi, White House's Susie Wiles Washington trip fails to save Netflix bid - POLITICO What We've Been Doing A Parade of Horribles Bobby Broccoli Monster Train 2 DLC Resident Evil
¿Listos para ponerse al día con lo más grande del mundo geek? En este episodio de La Cueva del Nerd repasamos las noticias que están sacudiendo al cine, los cómics y los videojuegos. Arrancamos con la lamentable noticia del fallecimiento de Robert Duvall, leyenda viva del cine clásico y figura clave del Nuevo Hollywood. Recordamos su legado, su impacto en la cultura pop y por qué su nombre seguirá siendo referente obligado para generaciones de cinéfilos. También analizamos qué está pasando en Warner Bros. tras las declaraciones de Ted Sarandos, CEO de Netflix, quien señaló que James Cameron forma parte de una supuesta campaña de desinformación relacionada con un acuerdo que involucra a Paramount. ¿Guerra en Hollywood? Te contamos el contexto y lo que podría significar para la industria. En el terreno gamer, bomba total: Phil Spencer deja Xbox, marcando una sacudida histórica en Microsoft Gaming. ¿Qué viene para la marca verde? Lo discutimos a fondo. En cine y animación, Kristen Bell se une a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 como la voz de Amy Rose, mientras que Venom tendrá película animada dirigida por creativos vinculados a Final Destination. ¿Expansión total del universo arácnido? En cómics, se viene un terremoto con Avengers: Armageddon, evento que promete cambiar el rostro de los Héroes Más Poderosos de Marvel Comics. Y como si fuera poco, Jay y Silent Bob llegan oficialmente al Universo Marvel en un crossover escrito por Kevin Smith. Sí, esto es real. Además, celebramos los 40 años de Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, obra maestra de Frank Miller que redefinió al Caballero Oscuro y cambió la historia del cómic moderno. Y ojo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2 adelanta su fecha de estreno, moviendo el calendario cinematográfico. Recuerda seguirnos en redes sociales: https://linktr.ee/lacuevadelnerd Para comentarios, escríbenos a contacto@lacuevadelnerd.com Visita http://lacuevadelnerd.com para más noticias y reseñas.
With a landmark court case in California hearing from a woman who says tech giants Meta and YouTube's owner Google harmed her mental health as a child, we catch up with our correspondent in Los Angeles, Peter Bowes, on the legal proceedings and discuss how damaging and addictive social media websites can be during a person's formative years. Elsewhere, as Netflix squabbles with Paramount for control of Warner Brothers Discovery and its worldwide franchises including Harry Potter and Superman, we hear from former Paramount executive Guy Petty on why Netflix's CEO Ted Sarandos is heading to the White House. Rahul Tandon speaks to Moritz Riesinger of the IG Metall union in Germany as it comes to a temporary agreement with Elon Musk over its Tesla factory near Berlin. And economist Cary Leahey of Columbia University explains why the latest unemployment figures in the United States has risen once again.Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Europe, Latin America and the USA. (Picture: Supporters of plaintiff Kaley G.M. hold signs as they stand outside the courthouse in Los Angeles, California, on the day she takes the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms. Credit: Reuters / Mike Blake.)
Netflix might lose the Warner Bros deal to Paramount, and even Kalshi seems to think so. CEO Ted Sarandos is meeting with Trump to beg... er... talk it out. Remember, Trump wanted Susan Rice on the Board to get fired. This could get really interesting, really quick.Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify.CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles.Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTVOn Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvgOn Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629
Nvidia heeft vorig kwartaal weer alle verwachtingen overtroffen. Op een omzet van 68 miljard een winst van 43 miljard dollar. Dat is al ongekend, helemaal dat het bedrijf met gigantische cijfers blijft groeien. Een omzetstijging van tientallen procenten. Het is alweer de 14e keer dat het bedrijf analisten aftroeft.En dan komt Nvidia óók nog eens met goed nieuws over de komende maanden. Ook dat ziet er super uit. Al nemen aandeelhouders dat niet helemaal van Nvidia aan: het aandeel gaat fors onderuit. Is die reactie terecht of stellen beleggers zich aan? Deze aflevering nemen we ruim de tijd voor alle vragen die er over Nvidia (en de kwartaalcijfers) zijn.Hebben we het ook over de topman van Ahold Delhaize, Frans Muller. Die kan een hele lekker bonus tegemoet zien. Als het plan van de raad van commissarissen wordt goedgekeurd. Ze willen namelijk dat Muller beter beloond wordt. Als dat plan er doorheen komt, dan kan hij zo'n 10 miljoen bonus krijgen. Per jaar! Verder hebben we het over de cijfers van Paramount én het bezoekje dat de baas van Netflix aan het Witte Huis moet brengen. Allemaal vanwege de overname van Warner Bros, waar beide bedrijven achteraan zitten.Schakelen we ook de hulp in van Noud Broekhof. De man achter de Nationale Autoshow vertelt alles over het historische verlies van autobouwer Stellantis en een lichtpuntje. Of is dat lichtpuntje er toch niet? Te gast: Marc Langeveld van Antaurus BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just how much longer can the Netflix vs. Paramount merger madness go on? (Cue the eye rolls.) Paramount made a fresh $31-per-share offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and WBD's response — which can be boiled down to “We're getting there, maybe” — is about as close to coquettish as a corporation can get. Meanwhile, Netflix is not-so-patiently waiting in the wings, as co-CEO Ted Sarandos wraps a weeklong press tour to convince Wall Street and Hollywood that his company's offer for WBD (which, as he'll remind you, was already accepted in December) is superior. So what happens now? Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean McNulty answer your burning questions about the whole saga and read between the lines of Sarandos' press offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Entering the final trading week of February, Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber explored what's at stake for the markets, especially after Friday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of President Trump's reciprocal tariffs — and the president responding with plans to raise global tariffs by 15%. Shares of Novo Nordisk tumbled: Trial results show its next-generation obesity treatment was less effective than the Eli Lilly drug marketed as Zepbound and Mounjaro. Also in focus: The winter storm blasting the Northeast results in more than 10,000 flight cancellations, Alphabet upgraded, software stocks downgraded, AI roundup, Netflix-Warner latest from Ted Sarandos to Susan Rice and Trump. Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We look at one of the world's biggest trading blocks the EU which has now delayed ratifying its trade deal with the EU. Rahul Tandon talks to the retailer from Colorado and Ulrike Malmendier, a member of the German Council of Economic experts.Also, we find out what is the current situation in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. And the boss of Netflix, Ted Sarandos tells the BBC its bid for Warner Brothers is better than a rival one from Paramount.
Onze analist van dienst stond al met zijn neus bij de etalage voor een paar aandeeltjes Klarna, toen deze op $30 noteerde. Als een kindje dat pruimen zag hangen, o, als appelen zo groot! Maar wat kan hij in zijn handjes wrijven, want de bodem was voor Klarna nog lang niet in zicht. Na de beursgang in september verloor de Zweedse fintech 70% van haar marktwaarde. Terecht, of is Klarna de kans van de eeuw? En Trump stort beleggers wereldwijd weer in de onzekerheid met zijn heffingenheisa. Goed nieuws voor Azië, waar de nieuwe heffingen lager uitpakken dan de vorige. In het VK zullen ze daarentegen minder staan te springen. Wat is er dit weekend nou precies gebeurd, en wat betekent dat voor jou? Ook daar is genoeg om uit te pakken. Verder in deze show: Box-3 voer voor hoofdredactie Washington Post Netflix bestuurslid moet ONMIDDELIJK ontslagen worden van Trump, terwijl ze middenin de overnamestrijd rond Warner Bros zitten McDonalds is het nieuwe goud Waarom de Zuid-Koreanen dol zijn op hefboompjes VEB wil dat de AFM onderzoek gaat doen naar handel met voorkennis in aandelen van InPost Te gast: Justin Blekemolen van online broker Lynx BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij BNR Zakendoen en de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Besties Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite to chew over Ted Sarandos' media crusade to win the WBD deal. Then the duo contemplate the latest twist in the NFL's manifest destiny (and why the MLBPA is screwing the pooch). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Cameron said that Paramount buying Warner Bros. is better for the future of Hollywood and theatrical releases than a Netflix merger, and CEO Ted Sarandos isn't having it. He claims that Cameron is an agent of "misinformation" and has a vested interest in Paramount. Mark Ruffalo weighs in on it because, well, he spends all of his day on social media now and this was a hot topic.Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify.CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles.Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTVOn Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvgOn Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the company’s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery offers great value to Warner Bros. shareholders and great long-term value to Netflix. He speaks with Ed Ludlow and Lucas Shaw on Bloomberg Television.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Matt is joined by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to discuss why they reopened the Warner Bros. sale process for 7 days, why he thinks the Netflix bid is better for Warners Bros, consumers, and the industry at large, if they will commit to a theatrical window and robust marketing spends for Warner Bros. films, and much more. Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Ted Sarandos Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Jon Jones Theme Song: Devon Renaldo ZOOTOPIA 2. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR BEST ANIMATED FEATURE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gene Munster, Managing Partner at Deepwater Asset Management, breaks down Amazon's recent slide, growing concerns flagged in the latest Bank of America investor survey, and what could stabilize — or further pressure — the sector.Paul Hickey, Co-Founder of Bespoke Investment Group, analyzes the broader market setup and where leadership may rotate next as earnings continue to roll in.Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on why Netflix is allowing Paramount a seven-day window to negotiate again. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Matt is joined by Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw to get his thoughts after attending the Netflix hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee examining the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix. They discuss the most valid arguments made during the hearing, Ted Sarandos's comments on theatrical distribution, and if Paramount has any chance to still win the bidding war (00:00). Later, they discuss new Disney CEO Josh D'Maro's biggest problems to hurdle as he ushers in a new era at Disney (15:54). Finally, Matt makes a prediction about Casey Wasserman's involvement in the 2028 Olympics (27:16). Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Jon Jones Theme Song: Devon Renaldo AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, I detail the numbers you should know from Q4 2025 earnings results from Netflix, Amazon, Fubo, FOX, YouTube, Comcast, and Disney. I cover subscriber additions, profit and loss, Fubo's plans for a reverse stock split, the latest on its carriage dispute with NBCUniversal, and the latest cord-cutting numbers. With the NFL and ESPN deal now closed, giving Disney control of the NFL Network and other NFL Media assets, I break down the terms, the additional content Disney gets, what the deal is worth, and how it is structured. I also cover viewership numbers from Paramount's first UFC stream, with 7 million households in the U.S. and Latin America having tuned in, and Crunchyroll raising prices across some of its tiers in the U.S. Finally, I give the latest news on the Netflix and WBD deal, with Netflix's co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, testifying before the US Senate's antitrust subcommittee.On the vendor side, I detail the exact extent of Vimeo's layoffs, share my thoughts on Brightcove's 2026 product roadmap, and provide financial figures for CDN and infrastructure provider Gcore, which showed significant revenue growth over the past two years.Podcast produced by Security Halt Media
Netflix (NFLX) está siendo noticia por la oferta de compra que hizo de Warner Bros y la contraoferta de Paramount. A la cabeza de esta empresa están Reed Hastings y Marc Randolph, dos ejecutivos que fueron ascendidos a CEO hace unos años. ¿Cuál ha sido su aporte al negocio? ¿Hacia dónde están conduciendo a la plataforma de streaming más relevante? Encuentra en esta entrevista simulada, basada en información real, la respuesta a esa y otras preguntas de interés para los inversionistas.
In this episode of the Decoding TV podcast, David and Patrick discuss what's going on in the world of TV, then dive into the season finale of Fallout and the latest episode of The Pitt.What do we think about The Last of Us ending with season 3? Was questioning Ted Sarandos a good use of our tax dollars? When can we expect to see another season of Pluribus? And what did we think of how Fallout season 2 wrapped up? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more.Homework for next week:The Pitt Season 2 Episode 6 (HBO Max)Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate):02:00 - TV NewsCatherine O'Hara Has Passed AwayThe Last of Us Will Probably End With Season 3Vince Gilligan offers update on PluribusMan on the Inside renewedMST3K Revival is crushing it on Kickstarter‘Stranger Things: Tales From '85' TrailerSarandos testifies before CongressBW Corner:CBS News Pulls '60 Minutes' Segment With Peter AttiaBattle royale between Paramount corporate and CBS News38:49 - The Pitt Season 2Episode 5 - 11:00 A.M.1:17:15 - Fallout Season 2 reviewLinks:Listen to Patrick's videogame podcast, Remap RadioSubscribe to Patrick's newsletter, CrossplaySubscribe to this podcast on YouTubeFollow this podcast on InstagramFollow this podcast on TiktokSubscribe to David's free newsletter, Decoding EverythingFollow David on InstagramFollow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Patrick opens the hour with gratitude for listeners, tackles an annulment question with Anthony about why marriages outside church form can be declared null, and is surprised by Giovanni, whose curiosity about the root of evil sparks an exchange about pride, angels, and biblical wisdom. The conversation shifts frequently: stories of conversion, changes in medical positions on gender surgeries for minors, and the influence of streaming content on children. Anthony - My friend's wife got an annulment. Is that valid? (01:30) Giovanni (11-years-old) - Is money the root of all sin? (13:31) Sharon - I want to encourage people to donate to Relevant Radio. My husband and I were raised Pentecostal. I saw a Relevant Radio billboard and this turned me onto your station. (19:46) Audio: Scott Jennings –
Review of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's latest disastrous episode, Netflix's Ted Sarandos testifies in front of the Senate and more Hollywood news. Plus an interview The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin filmmaker Jeremy Boreing. Hilarity ensues!
Today, we're talking about the bidding war over Warner Bros. Discovery, which is the biggest story in the entertainment industry right now, and for good reason. It has pretty much everything you could want in a buzzy Hollywood saga — big names, big money, and big drama. To help me make sense of it all, I wanted to talk with Julia Alexander, a Verge alum and now media correspondent at Puck News who's one of the best in the business at analyzing corporate strategy, Hollywood, and what's next in entertainment. Julia really helped me break down why Netflix is the clear front runner to acquire Warner Bros., why David Ellison of Paramount Skydance is so desperate to win, and, perhaps most importantly, how the tech industry fits into this puzzle. Links: Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion | The Verge Paramount launches hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner | The Verge Netflix revises Warner Bros. bid to an all-cash offer | The Verge Why Netflix needs Warner Bros. | Puck News The Warner Bros. bidding war Is over | Bloomberg The Son King of Hollywood | Vulture FCC Chair: ‘Legitimate competition concerns' with Netflix's Warner deal | Variety Netflix's Ted Sarandos to testify at antitrust hearing over Warner deal | Variety Subscribe to The Verge to access the ad-free version of Decoder! Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder is produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt and edited by Ursa Wright. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/downstream/111 http://relay.fm/downstream/111 Jason Snell Netflix and Paramount continue their battle for Warner, why Ted Sarandos might not be the villain he's painted to be, plus letters and TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: YouTube's letter, Oscar noms, Star Search, and Heated Rivalry.) Netflix and Paramount continue their battle for Warner, why Ted Sarandos might not be the villain he's painted to be, plus letters and TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: YouTube's letter, Oscar noms, Star Search, and Heated Rivalry.) clean 2277 Netflix and Paramount continue their battle for Warner, why Ted Sarandos might not be the villain he's painted to be, plus letters and TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: YouTube's letter, Oscar noms, Star Search, and Heated Rivalry.) This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Links and Show Notes: TV Picks: Joe: All Creatures Great and Small (PBS) Jason: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max) Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Can Larry and David Ellison's Oracle Money Buy Hollywood? How Netflix's Sony Deal Explains Its Warners Pursuit - Puck
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/downstream/111 http://relay.fm/downstream/111 Think of Netflix as Pac-Man 111 Jason Snell Netflix and Paramount continue their battle for Warner, why Ted Sarandos might not be the villain he's painted to be, plus letters and TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: YouTube's letter, Oscar noms, Star Search, and Heated Rivalry.) Netflix and Paramount continue their battle for Warner, why Ted Sarandos might not be the villain he's painted to be, plus letters and TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: YouTube's letter, Oscar noms, Star Search, and Heated Rivalry.) clean 2277 Netflix and Paramount continue their battle for Warner, why Ted Sarandos might not be the villain he's painted to be, plus letters and TV picks. (Downstream+ listeners also get: YouTube's letter, Oscar noms, Star Search, and Heated Rivalry.) This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Guest Starring: Josef Adalian Links and Show Notes: TV Picks: Joe: All Creatures Great and Small (PBS) Jason: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max) Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback Can Larry and David Ellison's Oracle Money Buy Hollywood? How Netflix's Sony Deal Explains Its Warners Pursuit - Puck
Last week Lucasfilm announced that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from her role as studio president, a position she has held since Disney's 2012 acquisition. Succeeding her are George Lucas' protégé and Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni, who will oversee the franchise's creative direction as co-president alongside former Lucasfilm General Manager Lynwen Brennan handling the business side of things. Kennedy still has an active hand as an executive producer of both Star War's next theatrical offerings: May's The Mandalorian & Grogu as well as 2027's Starfighter and will continue to produce other projects independently. Kennedy's tenure saw its fair share of highs and lows, especially contending with an often fickle fandom, but with multibillion dollar films under her belt her exit marks the end of an era.It was a surprisingly noteworthy MLK weekend box office– outside of Avatar: Fire & Ash's continuing reign, Marty Supreme became A24's top-performing film of all time with 80 million dollars domestically, surpassing Everything Everywhere All at Once, while Zootopia 2 became the highest-grossing animated film of all time globally with over 1.7 billion dollars, passing Inside Out 2. Meanwhile, Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple opened below expectations with just 15 million dollars over the four-day weekend, falling well short of the 30-million-dollar debut of its predecessor and behind tracking projections of 20 million dollars. Despite the horror sequel's muted debut, it's been an unusually robust box office this January.Netflix has revised its $83 billion dollar deal for Warner Bros. Discovery to an all-cash transaction valued at $27.75 dollars per share, simplifying the structure to provide greater certainty of value for shareholders and accelerate the path to a shareholder vote by April. The amended deal, unanimously approved by both boards, maintains the same per-share valuation while WBD stockholders will still receive additional value from shares of Discovery Global following its spinoff, with Netflix financing the deal through cash on hand, credit facilities and committed financing. This update comes on the heels of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos' renewed promise to keep WB studio films in theaters for at least 45 days before hitting streaming.Prime Video has released a first look photo of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider series, which has begun production.Hans Zimmer, who has scored more than 500 movies and TV projects, will officially score the upcoming Harry Potter series for HBO Max in partnership with Bleeding Fingers Music, a composer collective that he co-founded.Sons of Anarchy star Ryan Hurst has been cast as main character Kratos in Amazon's upcoming God of War series, which is currently confirmed for two seasons and has begun pre-production. Teresa Palmer was also cast last week and will play Sif, Thor's wife and the goddess of family.Cate Blanchett has signed a deal to reprise her role as Viking warrior Valka in Universal Pictures' live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2.Warner Bros. has set Jorge R. Gutiérrez to direct an animated feature centering on the classic Looney Tunes character Speedy Gonzales, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
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Netflix is in a high-stakes fight to buy storied movie studio Warner Bros. The company has a $72 billion deal in hand, but rival Paramount isn't going down without a fight. At the helm of the streaming giant is co-CEO Ted Sarandos, whose strategies have helped transform the entertainment industry. WSJ's Joe Flint says that Hollywood's creatives were once enamored with Netflix's approaches but have grown more wary of what new changes could come with consolidation. WSJ's Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - Netflix's Fight for Warner Just Got Harder - Hollywood Jobs Are Disappearing Sign up for WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
https://bbvproductions.co.uk/products/Faction-Paradox-The-Confession-of-Brother-Signet-AUDIO-DOWNLOAD-p389922366 The first season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. This season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp, Joe Keery, and Shannon Purser in recurring roles. The first season of Stranger Things received critical acclaim, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and performances (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, Heaton and Modine). Premise The first season begins on November 6, 1983, in a small town called Hawkins. Researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upside Down," an alternate dimension that reflects the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named Will Byers and a teenage girl. Will's mother, Joyce, and the town's police chief, Jim Hopper, search for Will. At the same time, a young psychokinetic girl who goes by the name "Eleven" escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair, in their efforts to find Will.[1] Cast and characters See also: List of Stranger Things characters Main cast Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers[2] David Harbour as Jim Hopper[2] Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler[3] Millie Bobby Brown[3] as Eleven ("El") Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson[3] Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair[3] Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler[3] Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers[3][4][5] Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler[6] Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner[7] Recurring Noah Schnapp as Will Byers Joe Keery as Steve Harrington Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland[8] Joe Chrest as Ted Wheeler Ross Partridge as Lonnie Byers[9] Rob Morgan as Officer Powell John Paul Reynolds as Officer Callahan Randy Havens as Scott Clarke Catherine Dyer as Connie Frazier Aimee Mullins as Terry Ives[10] Amy Seimetz as Becky Ives Peyton Wich as Troy[11] Tony Vaughn as Principal Coleman Charles Lawlor as Mr. Melvald Tinsley and Anniston Price as Holly Wheeler Cade Jones as James Chester Rushing as Tommy H. Chelsea Talmadge as Carol Glennellen Anderson as Nicole Cynthia Barrett as Marsha Holland Jerri Tubbs as Diane Hopper Elle Graham as Sara Hopper Chris Sullivan as Benny Hammond Tobias Jelinek as lead agent Robert Walker-Branchaud as repairman agent Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Florence ("Flo") Episodes See also: List of Stranger Things episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 1 "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 On November 6, 1983, in Hawkins, Indiana, a scientist is attacked by an unseen creature at a U.S. government laboratory. 12-year-old Will Byers encounters the creature and mysteriously vanishes while cycling home from a Dungeons & Dragons session with his friends Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson and Lucas Sinclair. The following day, Will's single mother Joyce Byers reports his disappearance to the police chief Jim Hopper, who starts a search but assures Joyce that almost all missing children are quickly found. The lab's director, Dr. Martin Brenner, investigates an organic substance oozing from the lab's basement, claiming that "the girl" cannot have gone far. A nervous young girl wearing a hospital gown wanders into a local diner. The owner, Benny, finds a tattoo of "011" on her arm and learns that her name is Eleven. Brenner, monitoring the phone lines, sends agents to the diner after Benny calls social services. The agents kill Benny, but Eleven manages to escape using telekinetic abilities. Joyce's phone short circuits after receiving a mysterious phone call that she believes is from Will. While searching for Will in the woods, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas come across Eleven. 2 2 "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 The boys bring Eleven to Mike's house, where they disagree on what to do. Mike formulates a plan for Eleven to pretend to be a runaway and seek help from his mother, Karen. Eleven refuses, however, revealing that "bad men" are after her. Will's brother Jonathan visits his estranged father Lonnie in Indianapolis to search for Will, but Lonnie rebuffs him. Hopper's search party discovers a scrap of hospital gown near the lab. After recognizing Will in a photograph and demonstrating her telekinesis, Eleven convinces the boys to trust her, as they believe she can find Will. Using the Dungeons & Dragons board, Eleven indicates that Will is on the "Upside Down" side of the board and is being hunted by the "Demogorgon" (the creature). Mike's sister Nancy and her friend Barbara 'Barb' Holland go to a party with Nancy's boyfriend Steve Harrington. Searching for Will near Steve's house, Jonathan secretly photographs the party. Joyce receives another call from Will, hears music playing from his stereo, and sees a creature coming through the wall. Left alone by the swimming pool, Barb is attacked by the Demogorgon and vanishes. 3 3 "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly" Shawn Levy Jessica Mecklenburg July 15, 2016 Barb awakens in the Upside Down: a decaying, overgrown alternate dimension. She attempts to escape but is attacked by the Demogorgon. Joyce believes Will is communicating through pulses in light bulbs. Hopper visits Hawkins Lab, and the staff permits him to view doctored security footage from the night Will vanished, leading Hopper to investigate Brenner and discover his involvement with Project MKUltra and that a woman named Terry Ives alleged years earlier that Brenner took her daughter. Eleven recalls Brenner, whom she calls "Papa," punishing her for refusing to hurt a cat telekinetically. Steve destroys Jonathan's camera after discovering the photos from the party. Nancy later recovers a photo of Barb, simultaneously realizing that Barb is missing. Returning to Steve's house to investigate, Nancy finds Barb's untouched Volkswagen and encounters the Demogorgon but manages to escape. Joyce paints an alphabetic board on her wall with Christmas lights, allowing Will to sign to her that he is "RIGHT HERE" and that she needs to "RUN" as the Demogorgon comes through the wall. Believing Eleven knows where Will is, the boys ask her to lead them to him. Eleven leads them, to their frustration, to Will's house. From there they follow emergency vehicles to a nearby quarry just as Will's body is recovered from the water. 4 4 "Chapter Four: The Body" Shawn Levy Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Joyce refuses to believe that the body found at the quarry is Will's. Mike feels betrayed by Eleven until she proves that Will is still alive, channeling his voice through Mike's walkie-talkie. The boys theorize that Eleven could use a ham radio at their school to communicate with Will. Nancy notices a figure behind Barb in Jonathan's photo, which Jonathan realizes matches his mother's description of the Demogorgon. Nancy tells the police about Barb's disappearance. She later fights with Steve, who only cares about not getting in trouble with his father. Hopper has suspicions regarding the authenticity of the body found in the quarry when he learns that the usual coroner was sent home. Hopper confronts the state trooper who found it and beats him until he admits he was ordered to lie. The boys sneak Eleven into their school to use the radio, while Joyce hears Will's voice through her living room wall. Tearing away the wallpaper, she sees him. Eleven uses the radio to channel Will talking to his mother. Hopper goes to the morgue and finds that the body is a fake, and, suspecting that Brenner is responsible, breaks into the lab. 5 5 "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat" The Duffer Brothers Alison Tatlock July 15, 2016 Hopper searches the lab before being knocked out by the lab's guards. The boys ask their science teacher, Mr. Clarke, if it would be possible to travel between alternate dimensions, to which he answers that there could be a theoretical "gate" between dimensions. Hopper awakens at his house and finds a hidden microphone, realizing that Joyce was right the whole time. The boys follow their compasses, searching for a gate that could disrupt the Earth's electromagnetic field. Eleven recalls memories of being placed in a sensory-deprivation tank to telepathically eavesdrop on a man speaking Russian; while listening, she came across the Demogorgon. Fearing another encounter with the Demogorgon, Eleven redirects the compasses. Lucas misinterprets this as an act of betrayal, leading Mike and Lucas to fight and Eleven to telekinetically fling Lucas away from Mike. While Dustin and Mike tend to the unconscious Lucas, Eleven runs off. Nancy and Jonathan formulate a plan to kill the Demogorgon. While searching in the woods, they come across a small gate to the Upside Down. Nancy crawls through it but inadvertently draws the Demogorgon's attention. Jonathan unsuccessfully tries to look for Nancy, as the gate to the Upside Down begins to close. 6 6 "Chapter Six: The Monster" The Duffer Brothers Jessie Nickson-Lopez July 15, 2016 Jonathan pulls Nancy back through the gate. That night, Nancy is afraid to be alone and asks Jonathan to stay in her bedroom. Steve, attempting to reconcile with Nancy, sees them together through her bedroom window and assumes they are dating. Joyce and Hopper track down Terry Ives, who is catatonic and tended by her sister Becky. Becky explains that Terry was a Project MKUltra participant while unknowingly pregnant and that Terry believes Brenner kidnapped her daughter Jane at birth due to her supposed telekinetic and telepathic abilities. Nancy and Jonathan stockpile weapons to kill the Demogorgon, theorizing that it is attracted by blood. Steve is brutally beaten up in a fistfight with Jonathan after he insults Will and calls Nancy a slut. Jonathan is arrested and held at the police station for beating up Steve and inadvertently punching one of the responding officers in the face. Eleven walks into a grocery store and shoplifts several boxes of Eggo waffles. Searching for Eleven, Mike and Dustin are ambushed by two bullies but are rescued by her, as she uses her powers to break one bully's arm after he attempts to kill Mike. Eleven collapses and recalls being asked by Brenner to contact the Demogorgon and, in her terror, inadvertently opening the gate. She tearfully admits to Mike that she is responsible for allowing the Demogorgon to enter this dimension. Lucas sees agents, who have tracked down Eleven, preparing to ambush Mike's house. 7 7 "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" The Duffer Brothers Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Lucas warns Mike that agents are searching for Eleven. Mike, Dustin, and Eleven flee the house. Eleven telekinetically flips one of the vans that block their path as the kids escape. Lucas reconciles with Mike and Eleven, and the kids hide in the junkyard. Nancy and Jonathan reveal their knowledge of the Demogorgon to Joyce and Hopper. Hopper also learns that Eleven is with the kids. The group contacts the kids, and everyone meets at the Byers' house. Joyce and Hopper realize that Eleven is Jane Ives. The group asks Eleven to search for Will and Barb telepathically, but her earlier feats have weakened her. They break into the middle school and build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank to amplify Eleven's powers. After telepathically entering the Upside Down again, Eleven finds Barb dead and Will alive, hiding in the Upside Down version of his backyard fort. Realizing that the gate is in the basement of the lab, Hopper and Joyce break into the lab and are apprehended by security guards. Nancy and Jonathan sneak into the police station to retrieve the weapons they purchased previously, planning to lure and kill the Demogorgon. In the Upside Down, the Demogorgon breaks into Will's fort. 8 8 "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" The Duffer Brothers Story by : Paul Dichter Teleplay by : The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 Hopper, haunted by the death of his daughter Sara from cancer years earlier, gives up Eleven's location to Brenner, who in exchange allows Hopper and Joyce to enter the Upside Down to rescue Will. Nancy and Jonathan cut their hands to attract the Demogorgon at the Byers' house. Steve, intending to apologize to Jonathan about their fight, arrives just as the Demogorgon appears. Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan fight the Demogorgon and light it on fire, forcing it to retreat to the Upside Down. Meanwhile, Eleven and the boys hide in the middle school when Brenner and his agents arrive to kidnap Eleven; she kills most of them before collapsing from exhaustion. As Brenner and his remaining agents pin Eleven and the boys down, the Demogorgon appears, attracted by the dead agents' blood, and attacks Brenner and the remaining agents as the boys escape with Eleven. Hopper and Joyce enter the Upside Down's version of the Hawkins library, where they encounter several corpses of the Demogorgon's victims, including Barb, and find Will unconscious with a tendril down his throat. Hopper revives him using CPR after removing the tendril. The Demogorgon corners the kids, but Eleven recovers from her exhaustion and disintegrates it, causing them both to disappear. Will recovers in the hospital, reuniting with his family and friends. One month later, it is Christmas and Nancy is back together with Steve, and both are friends with Jonathan. Will coughs up a slug-like creature and has a vision of the Upside Down, but hides this from his family. Production Development Ross (left) and Matt Duffer, the creators of the series Stranger Things was created by Matt and Ross Duffer, known professionally as the Duffer Brothers.[12] The two had completed writing and producing their 2015 film Hidden, which they had tried to emulate the style of M. Night Shyamalan, however, due to changes at Warner Bros., its distributor, the film did not see a wide release and the Duffers were unsure of their future.[13] To their surprise, television producer Donald De Line approached them, impressed with Hidden's script, and offered them the opportunity to work on episodes of Wayward Pines alongside Shyamalan. The brothers were mentored by Shyamalan during the episode's production so that when they finished, they felt they were ready to produce their own television series.[14] The Duffer Brothers prepared a script that would essentially be similar to the series' actual pilot episode, along with a 20-page pitch book to help shop the series around for a network.[15] They pitched the story to a number of cable networks, all of which rejected the script on the basis that they felt a plot centered around children as leading characters would not work, asking them to make it a children's show or to drop the children and focus on Hopper's investigation in the paranormal.[14] In early 2015, Dan Cohen, the VP of 21 Laps Entertainment, brought the script to his colleague Shawn Levy. They subsequently invited The Duffer Brothers to their office and purchased the rights for the series, giving full authorship of it to the brothers. After reading the pilot, the streaming service Netflix purchased the whole season for an undisclosed amount;[16] the show was subsequently announced for a planned 2016 release by Netflix in early April 2015.[17] The Duffer Brothers stated that at the time they had pitched to Netflix, the service had already been recognized for its original programming, such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, with well-recognized producers behind them, and were ready to start giving upcoming producers like them a chance.[15] The brothers started to write out the series and brought Levy and Cohen in as executive producers to start casting and filming.[18] The series was originally known as Montauk, as the setting of the script was in Montauk, New York and nearby Long Beach locations.[17][19] The brothers had chosen Montauk as it had further Spielberg ties with the film Jaws, where Montauk was used for the fictional setting of Amity Island.[20] After deciding to change the narrative of the series to take place in the fictional town of Hawkins instead, the brothers felt they could now do things to the town, such as placing it under quarantine, that they really could not envision with a real location.[20] With the change in location, they had to come up with a new title for the series under the direction from Netflix's Ted Sarandos so that they could start marketing it to the public. The brothers started by using a copy of Stephen King's Firestarter novel to consider the title's font and appearance and came up with a long list of potential alternatives. Stranger Things came about as it sounded similar to another King novel, Needful Things, though Matt noted they still had a "lot of heated arguments" over this final title.[21] Writing The idea of Stranger Things started with how the brothers felt they could take the concept of the 2013 film Prisoners, detailing the moral struggles a father goes through when his daughter is kidnapped, and expand it out over eight or so hours in a serialized television approach. As they focused on the missing child aspect of the story, they wanted to introduce the idea of "childlike sensibilities" they could offer and toyed around with the idea of a monster that could consume humans. The brothers thought the combination of these things "was the best thing ever". To introduce this monster into the narrative, they considered "bizarre experiments we had read about taking place in the Cold War" such as Project MKUltra, which gave a way to ground the monster's existence in science rather than something spiritual. This also helped them to decide on using 1983 as the time period, as it was a year before the film Red Dawn came out, which focused on Cold War paranoia.[14] Subsequently, they were able to use all their own personal inspirations from the 1980s, the decade they were born, as elements of the series,[14][22] crafting it in the realm of science fiction and horror.[23] The Duffer Brothers have cited as influence for the show (among others): Stephen King novels; films produced by Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas and Guillermo del Toro; films such as Alien and Stand by Me; Japanese anime such as Akira and Elfen Lied; and video games such as Silent Hill and The Last of Us.[21][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] With Netflix as the platform, The Duffer Brothers were not limited to a typical 22-episode format, opting for the eight-episode approach. They had been concerned that a 22-episode season on broadcast television would be difficult to "tell a cinematic story" with that many episodes. Eight episodes allowed them to give time to characterization in addition to narrative development; if they had less time available, they would have had to remain committed to telling a horror film as soon as the monster was introduced and abandon the characterization.[15] Within the eight episodes, the brothers aimed to make the first season "feel like a big movie" with all the major plot lines completed so that "the audience feels satisfied", but left enough unresolved to indicate "there's a bigger mythology, and there's a lot of dangling threads at the end", something that could be explored in further seasons if Netflix opted to create more.[32] While explaining their intentions for the show, the Duffers adamantly stated their intentions to not explain the mythology in the show so they could leave a mystery and lot for the audience to speculate over their lack of understanding by the season finale, which they accepted but asked to be explained about at the very least, which they found like a really good exercise as they spent quite a bit of time with their writers' room figuring out exactly what the Upside Down would actually consist for, writing a 20-page mythology document whose details wouldn't be clarified for the audience until the show's fifth and final season.[33] Regarding writing for the children characters of the series, The Duffer Brothers considered themselves as outcasts from other students while in high school and thus found it easy to write for Mike Wheeler and his friends, and particularly for Barbara "Barb" Holland.[21] Joyce Byers was fashioned after Richard Dreyfuss's character Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as she appears "absolutely bonkers" to everyone else as she tries to find her son Will Byers.[34] Other characters, such as Billy in the second season, have more villainous attributes that are not necessarily obvious from the onset; Matt explained that they took further inspiration from Stephen King for these characters, as King "always has really great human villains" that may be more malicious than the supernatural evil.[35] Casting The Duffers cast David Harbour as Sheriff Hopper believing this was his opportunity to play a lead character in a work. In June 2015, it was announced that Winona Ryder and David Harbour had joined the series as Joyce and as the unnamed chief of police, respectively.[2] The brothers' casting director Carmen Cuba had suggested Ryder for the role of Joyce, which the two were immediately drawn to because of her prominence in 1980s films.[14] Levy believed Ryder could "wretch up the emotional urgency and yet find layers and nuance and different sides of [Joyce]". Ryder praised that the show's multiple storylines required her to act for Joyce as "she's out of her mind, but she's actually kind of onto something", and that the producers had faith she could pull off the difficult role.[36] Upon being offered the role, Ryder felt intrigued at being given the pilot's script due to know knowing what streaming was and finding it "terrifying", with her sole condition to the Duffers for accepting the role being that, if a Beetlejuice sequel ever materialized as she and Tim Burton had been discussing since 2000, they had to let her take a break to shoot it, a condition the Duffers agreed and ultimately proved to work out when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was greenlighted years later.[37] The Duffer Brothers had been interested in Harbour before, who until Stranger Things primarily had smaller roles as villainous characters, and they felt that he had been "waiting too long for this opportunity" to play a lead, while Harbour himself was thrilled by the script and the chance to play "a broken, flawed, anti-hero character".[21][38] Additional casting followed two months later with Finn Wolfhard as Mike, Millie Bobby Brown in an undisclosed role, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, and Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers]].[3] In September 2015, Cara Buono joined the cast as Karen Wheeler,[6] followed by Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner a month later.[7] Additional cast who recur for the first season include Noah Schnapp as Will,[3][5] Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland,[8] Joe Keery as Steve Harrington,[39][5] and Ross Partridge as Lonnie Byers,[9] among others. Actors auditioning for the children's roles read lines from Stand By Me.[14] The Duffer Brothers estimated they went through about a thousand different child actors for the roles. They noted that Wolfhard was already "a movie buff" of the films from the 1980s period and easily filled the role, while they found Matarazzo's audition to be much more authentic than most of the other audition tapes, and selected him after a single viewing of his audition tape.[15] As casting was started immediately after Netflix greenlit the show, and prior to the scripts being fully completed, this allowed some of the actors' takes on the roles to reflect into the script. The casting of the young actors for Will and his friends had been done just after the first script was completed, and subsequent scripts incorporated aspects from these actors.[32] The brothers said Modine provided significant input on the character of Dr. Brenner, whom they had not really fleshed out before as they considered him the hardest character to write for given his limited appearances within the narrative.[34] Filming The brothers had desired to film the series around the Long Island area to match the initial Montauk concept. However, with filming scheduled to take place in November 2015, it was difficult to shoot in Long Island in the cold weather, and the production started scouting locations in and around the Atlanta, Georgia area. The brothers, who grew up in North Carolina, found many places that reminded them of their own childhoods in that area, and felt the area would work well with the narrative shift to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.[20] The filming of the first season began on September 25, 2015, and was extensively done in Atlanta, Georgia, with The Duffer Brothers and Levy handling the direction of individual episodes.[40] Jackson served as the basis of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.[41][42] Other shooting locations included the Georgia Mental Health Institute as the Hawkins National Laboratory site, Bellwood Quarry, Patrick Henry High School in Stockbridge, Georgia, for the middle and high school scenes,[43] Emory University's Continuing Education Department, the former city hall in Douglasville, Georgia, Georgia International Horse Park, the probate court in Butts County, Georgia, Old East Point Library and East Point First Baptist Church in East Point, Georgia, Fayetteville, Georgia, Stone Mountain Park, Palmetto, Georgia, and Winston, Georgia.[44] Set work was done at Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta.[44] The series was filmed with a Red Dragon digital camera.[34] Filming for the first season concluded in early 2016.[41] While filming, the brothers tried to capture shots that could be seen as homages to many of the 1980s references they recalled. Their goal was not necessarily to fill the work with these references, but instead to make the series seem to the viewer like a 1980s film.[21] They spent little time reviewing those works and instead went by memory. Matt further recognized that some of their filming homages were not purposely done but were found to be very comparable, as highlighted by a fan-made video comparing the show to several 1980s works side by side.[14][45] Matt commented on the video that "Some were deliberate and some were subconscious."[14] The brothers recognized that many of the iconic scenes from these 1980s films, such as with Poltergeist, was about "taking a very ordinary object that people deal with every day, their television set, and imbuing it with something otherworldly", leading to the idea of using the Christmas light strings for Will to communicate with Joyce.[21] The brothers attributed much of the 1980s feel to set and costume designers and the soundtrack composers that helped to recreate the era for them.[14] Lynda Reiss, the head of props, had about a $220,000 budget, similar to most films, to acquire artifacts of the 1980s, using eBay and searching through flea markets and estate sales around the Atlanta area. The bulk of the props were original items from the 1980s with only a few pieces, such as the Dungeons & Dragons books made as replicas.[46] Visual effects To create the aged effect for the series, a film grain was added over the footage, which was captured by scanning in film stock from the 1980s.[34] The Duffers wanted to scare the audience, but not to necessarily make the show violent or gory, following in line with how the 1980s Amblin Entertainment films drove the creation of the PG-13 movie rating. It was "much more about mood and atmosphere and suspense and dread than they are about gore", though they were not afraid to push into more scary elements, particularly towards the end of the first season.[34] The brothers had wanted to avoid any computer-generated effects for the monster and other parts of the series and stay with practical effects. However, the six-month filming time left them little time to plan out and test practical effects rigs for some of the shots. They went with a middle ground of using constructed props including one for the monster whenever they could, but for other shots, such as when the monster bursts through a wall, they opted to use digital effects. Post-production on the first season was completed the week before it was released on Netflix.[14] The title sequence uses closeups of the letters in the Stranger Things title with a red tint against a black background as they slide into place within the title. The sequence was created by the studio Imaginary Forces, formerly part of R/GA, led by creative director Michelle Doughtey.[47] Levy introduced the studio to The Duffer Brothers, who explained their vision of the 1980s-inspired show, which helped the studio to fix the concept the producers wanted. Later, but prior to filming, the producers sent Imaginary Forces the pilot script, the synth-heavy background music for the titles, as well as the various book covers from King and other authors that they had used to establish the title and imagery, and were looking for a similar approach for the show's titles, primarily using a typographical sequence. They took inspiration from several title sequences of works from the 1980s that were previously designed by Richard Greenberg under R/GA, such as Altered States and The Dead Zone. They also got input from Dan Perri, who worked on the title credits of several 1980s films. Various iterations included having letters vanish, to reflect the "missing" theme of the show, and having letters cast shadows on others, alluding to the mysteries, before settling into the sliding letters. The studio began working on the title sequence before filming and took about a month off during the filming process to let the producers get immersed in the show and come back with more input. Initially, they had been working with various fonts for the title and used close-ups of the best features of these fonts, but near the end the producers wanted to work with ITC Benguiat, requiring them to rework those shots. The final sequence is fully computer-generated, but they took inspiration from testing some practical effects, such as using Kodalith masks as would have been done in the 1980s, to develop the appropriate filters for the rendering software. The individual episode title cards used a "fly-through" approach, similar to the film Bullitt, which the producers had suggested to the studio.[48] Music Main articles: Music of Stranger Things and Stranger Things (soundtrack) The Stranger Things original soundtrack was composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the electronic band Survive.[49] It makes extensive use of synthesizers in homage to 1980s artists and film composers including Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Goblin, John Carpenter, Giorgio Moroder, and Fabio Frizzi.[50] According to Stein and Dixon, The Duffer Brothers had been fans of Survive's music, and used their song "Dirge" for the mock trailer that was used to sell the show to Netflix.[49][51] Once the show was green-lit, the Duffers contacted Survive around July 2015 to ask if they were still doing music; the two provided the production team with dozens of songs from their band's past to gain their interest, helping to land them the role.[49] Once aboard, the two worked with producers to select some of their older music to rework for the show, while developing new music, principally with character motifs.[51] The two had been hired before the casting process, so their motif demos were used and played over the actors' audition tapes, aiding in the casting selection.[51][52] The show's theme is based on an unused work Stein composed much earlier that ended up in the library of work they shared with the production staff, who thought that with some reworking would be good for the opening credits.[49] The first season's original soundtrack, consisting of 75 songs from Dixon and Stein split across two volumes, was released by Lakeshore Records. Digital release and streaming options were released on August 10 and 19, 2016 for the two volumes, respectively, while retail versions were available on September 16 and 23, 2016.[53][54] In addition to original music, Stranger Things features period music from artists including The Clash, Toto, New Order, The Bangles, Foreigner, Echo and the Bunnymen, Peter Gabriel and Corey Hart, as well as excerpts from Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter and Vangelis.[54][55] In particular, The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was specifically picked to play at pivotal moments of the story, such as when Will is trying to communicate with Joyce from the Upside Down.[54] Music supervisor Nora Felder felt the song "furthered the story" and called it an additional, unseen, main character of the season.[56]
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