094: Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
Description
After weeks of slow news, the past two weeks brought new numbers from Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Peacock, and Discovery+. On top of that, there were a few new sports deals revealed that will affect streaming in the near future and what will the ad-supported version of HBO Max look like? All of that and more as Tony and Dustin discuss everything from the world of streaming for the past two weeks.
News Rundown
Netflix:
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Wings Of Fire’ Animated Series Ordered At Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/04/ava-duvernays-wings-of-fire-animated-series-netflix-1234740066/
Netflix Misses Q1 Subscriber Targets, Blaming Covid-19 Issues, But Beats Financial Forecasts: https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-misses-q1-subscriber-targets-first-quarter-2021-covid-19-streaming-1234739802/
Netflix Near Deal On KISS Biopic ‘Shout It Out Loud;’ Joachim Rønning To Direct Film With Leaders Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons Center Stage: https://deadline.com/2021/04/kiss-movie-netflix-shout-it-out-loud-gene-simmons-paul-stanley-joachim-ronning-direct-1234740381/
‘Floor Is Lava’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/04/floor-is-lava-season-2-netflix-1234741241/
Hype House Reality Series Lands At Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/04/hype-house-reality-series-netflix-1234739603/
Bubba Wallace Docuseries From 300 Studios, Boardwalk Pictures In The Works At Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/04/bubba-wallace-docuseries-netflix-300-studios-boardwalk-pictures-1234741714/
Netflix Boards Thai Supernatural Thriller ‘Ghost Lab’ In Deal With Local Producer GDH: https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-thai-supernatural-thriller-ghost-lab-gdh-1234744090/
Sony Animation’s Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical Pic ‘Vivo’ Headed To Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/04/sony-animation-lin-manuel-miranda-musical-pic-vivo-headed-to-netflix-1234744464/
Noah Centineo To Star In Netflix CIA Series From Alexi Hawley, Doug Liman & eOne: https://deadline.com/2021/04/noah-centineo-netflix-cia-series-entertainment-one-alexi-hawley-1234745655/
Netflix Unveils Its “Play Something” Feature For The Momentarily Uninspired: https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-play-something-feature-1234745757/
Jurnee Smollett To Star In & Executive Produce Netflix’s ‘Lou’ Alongside Allison Janney: https://deadline.com/2021/04/jurnee-smollett-netflix-movie-lou-cast-and-executive-producer-1234745984/
Felicity Jones & Shailene Woodley Movie ‘The Last Letter From Your Lover’ Sets Summer Release On Netflix: https://deadline.com/2021/04/felicity-jones-shailene-woodley-movie-the-last-letter-from-your-lover-sets-summer-release-on-netflix-1234746556/
Katherine Ryan’s ‘The Duchess’ Canceled By Netflix After One Season: https://deadline.com/2021/04/katherine-ryan-the-duchess-canceled-netflix-1234747018/
‘The Last Kingdom’: Netflix Saxon Saga To End With Season 5: https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-last-kingdom-netflix-season-5-final-1234746445/
Netflix Lands José Padilha-Directed Action Spec Package ‘Sharp’ From Stampede Ventures: https://deadline.com/2021/04/netflix-jose-padilha-directed-knife-fighting-action-film-sharp-stampede-ventures-narcos-1234747491/
‘Arcane’: Netflix Sets ‘League of Legends’ Animated Series From Riot Games: https://deadline.com/2021/05/arcane-netflix-sets-league-of-legends-animated-series-from-riot-games-1234748771/
Netflix Giving Mexican Box Office Hit ‘We Are The Nobles’ An English-Language Feature Adaptation: https://deadline.com/2021/05/netflix-mexico-box-office-hit-we-are-the-nobles-feature-adaptation-chris-columbus-1234749533/
Prime Video:
Amazon Earnings Go Into Orbit As Streaming Hours Rise 70% Year Over Year: https://deadline.com/2021/04/amazon-earnings-explode-prime-video-streaming-up-70-percent-jeff-bezos-1234746965/
Amazon’s Thursday Night Football streaming deal with the NFL will start a year early: https://www.engadget.com/amazon-thursday-night-football-2022-season-184224274.html
Hulu:
‘Olga Dies Dreaming’ Drama Based On Novel Lands Hulu Pilot Order: https://deadline.com/2021/04/olga-dies-dreaming-drama-based-novel-hulu-pilot-order-1234747136/
Apple TV+:
Apple Picks Up eOne Feature Musical ‘Come From Away’: https://deadline.com/2021/04/apple-picks-up-eone-feature-musical-come-from-away-1234747587/
Apple Lands Another Tom Hanks Film; ‘Finch’, Formerly Titled ‘Bios’, To Likely Release In Awards Season: https://deadline.com/2021/05/apple-acquires-tom-hanks-finch-formerly-bios-awards-season-1234748776/
Disney+:
Disney And Sony Reach Windows Deal That Can Sling ‘Spider-Man’ To Disney+ For First Time, Along With Reach Across Hulu, ABC, FX & More: https://deadline.com/2021/04/disney-sony-streaming-spider-man-disney-plus-1234741215/
HBO Max:
HBO And HBO Max Add 2.7M Subscribers In Q1; AT&T CEO John Stankey Declines T