DiscoverThe Streaming Wars083: Sports, Holidays, and Discovery+ Launch
083: Sports, Holidays, and Discovery+ Launch

083: Sports, Holidays, and Discovery+ Launch

Update: 2021-01-07
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It has been a few weeks, but there were some big things that happened over the holiday break. More deals relating to sports are popping up while the launch of Discovery+ occurred. But what was the biggest takeaway from the past three weeks? Find out as Dustin and Tony bring you a new format for a new year covering The Streaming Wars.


News Rundown

Netflix:

Chinese fantasy film ‘The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity’ acquired by Netflix: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-acquires-chinese-fantasy-film-the-yin-yang-master-dream-of-eternity

Netflix to adapt the novel ‘The Cipher’ into a feature film: https://deadline.com/2020/12/jennifer-lopez-teaming-with-netflix-for-adaptation-of-novel-the-cipher-1234658440/


Prime Video:

Could Formula 1 be coming to Prime Video: https://thestreamable.com/news/report-amazon-prime-video-in-negotiations-to-bring-formula-1-to-platform?s=09


Hulu:

Hulu picks up limited series based around celebrity sex tape: https://deadline.com/2020/12/lily-james-sebastian-stan-pam-anderson-tommy-lee-hulu-1234656933/

Television adaption of rock ‘n roll podcast ‘Wind of Change’ coming to Hulu: https://deadline.com/2020/12/hulu-tv-adaptation-of-rock-n-roll-spy-podcast-wind-of-change-1234657182/

Hulu orders reality series featuring ‘The D’Amelio Family’: https://deadline.com/2020/12/charli-damelio-her-family-hulu-reality-series-charli-damelio-her-family-sign-up-for-hulu-reality-series-1234659007/

Hulu looks to acquire ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’: https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-united-states-vs-billie-holiday-hulu-acquisition-lee-daniels-paramount-oscar-season-1234661431/


Apple TV+:

Apple in talks to purchase two animated films from Skydance Animation: https://deadline.com/2020/12/skydance-animation-in-talks-to-sell-luck-spellbound-to-apple-1234657912/

Apple TV+ coming to Chromecast with Google TV: https://thestreamable.com/news/apple-tv-app-to-launch-on-chromecast-with-google-tv-early-next-year

Apple greenlights limited series ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’: https://deadline.com/2020/12/samuel-l-jackson-star-the-last-days-of-ptolemy-grey-apple-limited-series-walter-mosley1234658134-1234658134/


Disney+:

Disney+ developing action-adventure drama series ‘Secret Guide to Celestial Creatures’: https://deadline.com/2020/12/disney-plus-fronted-secret-guide-to-celestial-creatures-imminent-collision-michael-golamco-randall-park-hieu-ho-1234657133/

Disney+ eyes more UK-made originals for service: https://deadline.com/2020/12/disney-nat-geo-growing-up-animal-1234659970/

The season finale of ‘The Mandalorian’ reveals spinoff series coming in 2021: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22188516/boba-fett-disney-plus-show-2021-release-date-mandalorian-finale


HBO Max:

HBO Max now available on PlayStation 5: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/16/22179163/hbo-max-available-playstation-5-ps5-streaming

HBO Max completes their distribution gap by landing on Roku: https://deadline.com/2020/12/hbo-max-roku-streaming-warnermedia-wonder-woman-1984-1234657874/

Casey Bloys talks on how HBO Max will go places HBO hasn’t been: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/casey-bloys-hbo-max-variety-fyc-fest-1234853552/

HBO Max puts ‘Inkwell’ into development: https://deadline.com/2020/12/inkwell-drama-gerard-bush-christopher-renz-hbo-max-1234658983/

WarnerMedia purchases You.i TV ahead of HBO Max international rollout: https://www.fiercevideo.com/tech/warnermedia-buys-you-i-tv-ahead-hbo-max-global-expansion

‘Sex and the City’ limited series reboot being considered for HBO Max: https://deadline.com/2020/12/sex-and-the-city-limited-reboot-hbo-max-1234660899/


Peacock:

Peacock acquires failed Facebook Watch original ‘Limetown’: https://theredcarpet.net/jessica-biel-heralds-drama-series-limetown-started-streaming-on-peacock/

Comedy series ‘Good Grief’ in development at Peacock: https://deadline.com/2020/12/heather-mcmahan-comedy-good-grief-jen-zaborowski-kathleen-jordan-annapurna-for-peacock-1234658272/

Peacock may be eying Premier League Lacrosse as the next sport to add to service: https://deadline.com/2020/12/paul-rabil-premier-lacrosse-league-peacock-nbc-sports-streaming-1234658977/

Maz Jobrani has a comedy special coming to Peacock: https://deadline.com/2021/01/peacock-comedy-special-maz-jobrani-1234

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083: Sports, Holidays, and Discovery+ Launch

083: Sports, Holidays, and Discovery+ Launch

Dustin Fritschel

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