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Cordkillers 566: Hits, Drama, and Critterz
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September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Watching "Cordkillers: Ep.566 - Hits, Drama, and Critterz", w/Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood, at youtu.be/kXl-vanhti4?... #Cordkillers
On the latest Cordkillers, we mourn the death of TiVo and wonder if Instagram can make it on the TV screen! Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/10...
Cordkillers 571: TiVo We Hardly Knew Ye — Cordkillers
TiVo is officially done with hardware, while Marvel, Apple, and Netflix preview their future programming. Also, are shoppable screensavers and Instagram TV apps the next big thing?
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October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On the latest Cordkillers, we mourn the death of TiVo and wonder if Instagram can make it on the TV screen! Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/10...
This week on Cordkillers, Brian and I dig into what we think of multiview and that leads us to speculate on what the best TV viewing experience would be. Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/4/...
Cordkillers 598: Multiview to a Kill — Cordkillers
YouTube TV is finally rolling out customizable Multiview, giving select subscribers the ability to build their own channel grids across sports, news, movies, and shows. Meanwhile, the future of stream...
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April 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This week on Cordkillers, Brian and I dig into what we think of multiview and that leads us to speculate on what the best TV viewing experience would be. Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/4/...
Stranger Things 5 didn’t just dominate Netflix charts, it sparked conspiracy theories and renewed debate about release strategies and ads. Meanwhile, renewals, spinoffs, redesigns, and streaming power plays filled a packed week.
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Cordkillers 583: Conformity Gate Crashes the Upside Down — Cordkillers
Stranger Things 5 didn’t just dominate Netflix charts, it sparked conspiracy theories and renewed debate about release strategies and ads. Meanwhile, renewals, spinoffs, redesigns, and streaming powe...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Stranger Things 5 didn’t just dominate Netflix charts, it sparked conspiracy theories and renewed debate about release strategies and ads. Meanwhile, renewals, spinoffs, redesigns, and streaming power plays filled a packed week.
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Fox is buying Roku but not for the reason you think. Watch Cordkillers!
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Cordkillers 605: Roku and Roll — Cordkillers
Fox makes a huge leap into streaming hardware and ad-supported TV with a planned Roku acquisition, Doctor Who may be headed for a long regeneration, and sports streaming still has a multi-view problem...
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June 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Fox is buying Roku but not for the reason you think. Watch Cordkillers!
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Netflix is taking Spotify’s video podcasts behind a paywall, Stranger Things gets an ending and a new beginning, and Apple’s grabbing the Formula 1 wheel. Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/10...
Cordkillers 572: Podcasting and Chill — Cordkillers
Netflix is taking Spotify’s video podcasts behind a paywall, Stranger Things gets an ending and a new beginning, and Apple’s grabbing the Formula 1 wheel.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Netflix is taking Spotify’s video podcasts behind a paywall, Stranger Things gets an ending and a new beginning, and Apple’s grabbing the Formula 1 wheel. Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/10...
I had my best argument in years with Brian Brushwood about what streaming services are up to with all this 'Vertical video" Did you ask for Verts? Plus Firefly is back! Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/3/...
Cordkillers 592: The Streaming App Trap — Cordkillers
Streaming apps are trying to become full-blown entertainment destinations, not just places to watch shows. Meanwhile, Firefly may fly again, lost Doctor Who has resurfaced, and studios keep fiddling w...
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March 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I had my best argument in years with Brian Brushwood about what streaming services are up to with all this 'Vertical video" Did you ask for Verts? Plus Firefly is back! Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/3/...
Netflix insists it is not turning scripts into dialogue-heavy plot recaps, even as its executives try to laugh off a criticism that keeps sounding familiar. DO WE BELIEVE THEM? Watch Cordkillers!
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Cordkillers 593: Exposition Impossible — Cordkillers
Netflix insists it is not turning scripts into dialogue-heavy plot recaps, even as its executives try to laugh off a criticism that keeps sounding familiar. Meanwhile, trailers, renewals, cancellation...
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March 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Netflix insists it is not turning scripts into dialogue-heavy plot recaps, even as its executives try to laugh off a criticism that keeps sounding familiar. DO WE BELIEVE THEM? Watch Cordkillers!
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Brian and I break down the legacy of Bob Iger and speculate a little if Disney can stay strong now that he's really gone. Plus, why Comcast is breaking into two. Watch Cordkillers!
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Cordkillers 607: Iger Management — Cordkillers
Disney’s Bob Iger reflects on the empire-building acquisitions that reshaped the company, the deals that got away, and the principles that guided his run. Plus, Netflix heats up Hot Ones, King of the ...
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July 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Brian and I break down the legacy of Bob Iger and speculate a little if Disney can stay strong now that he's really gone. Plus, why Comcast is breaking into two. Watch Cordkillers!
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Disney is exploring user-generated AI content on Disney+, raising questions about how far they're willing to open their walled garden. Meanwhile, trailers, renewals, and big franchise moves fill out a packed week of streaming news. Get Cordkillers!
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Cordkillers 575: Your AI Slop is Disney’s Future — Cordkillers
Disney is exploring user-generated AI content on Disney+, raising questions about how far they're willing to open their walled garden. Meanwhile, trailers, renewals, and big franchise moves fill out a...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Disney is exploring user-generated AI content on Disney+, raising questions about how far they're willing to open their walled garden. Meanwhile, trailers, renewals, and big franchise moves fill out a packed week of streaming news. Get Cordkillers!
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YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcasts, and even interfaces reach viewers. Watch Cordkillers!
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Cordkillers 579: Pick Your Poison, TV Edition — Cordkillers
YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcast...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
YouTube TV plans to break its bundle into cheaper genre packs, while Netflix keeps stacking deals and debt in the fight for Warner Bros. Meanwhile, streaming platforms keep remixing how shows, podcasts, and even interfaces reach viewers. Watch Cordkillers!
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On the latest Cordkillers
NBCU gets a big Winter Olympics win, and “Gold Zone” proved the whip-around format rules. Meanwhile, streaming keeps getting weirder - from boxing rematches at The Sphere to vertical “microdramas” outpacing major apps.
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NBCU gets a big Winter Olympics win, and “Gold Zone” proved the whip-around format rules. Meanwhile, streaming keeps getting weirder - from boxing rematches at The Sphere to vertical “microdramas” outpacing major apps.
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Cordkillers 589: Gold Zone, Cold Zone — Cordkillers
Milan-Cortina gave NBCU a big Winter Olympics win, and “Gold Zone” proved the whip-around format still rules. Meanwhile, streaming keeps getting weirder - from boxing rematches at The Sphere to vertic...
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February 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
On the latest Cordkillers
NBCU gets a big Winter Olympics win, and “Gold Zone” proved the whip-around format rules. Meanwhile, streaming keeps getting weirder - from boxing rematches at The Sphere to vertical “microdramas” outpacing major apps.
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
NBCU gets a big Winter Olympics win, and “Gold Zone” proved the whip-around format rules. Meanwhile, streaming keeps getting weirder - from boxing rematches at The Sphere to vertical “microdramas” outpacing major apps.
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
Is Netflix a podcast? Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/4/...
Cordkillers 596: Is Netflix a Podcast? — Cordkillers
Netflix is testing whether podcasts belong on the biggest screen in the house, while YouTube keeps building toward a more interactive TV future.
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April 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Is Netflix a podcast? Watch Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/4/...
We break down the YouTube vs. Disney fight nd why Disney is fighting so hard. Get Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/11...
Cordkillers 574: Movies Anywhere But Here — Cordkillers
Movies Anywhere loses Google Play and YouTube support, ending one of its biggest perks as Disney and Google clash over YouTube TV. Meanwhile, Netflix teases the final Stranger Things, Amazon expands t...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We break down the YouTube vs. Disney fight nd why Disney is fighting so hard. Get Cordkillers! www.cordkillers.com/blog/2025/11...
The movie Backroom has upended how Hollywood thinks about filmmaking. Brian and I aren't surprised, but we do have ideas about where this goes next. www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/6/...
Cordkillers 603: Backroom Boom — Cordkillers
Kane Parsons’ Backrooms and Curry Barker’s Obsession show how online-native horror creators are turning low-budget digital momentum into theatrical wins. Meanwhile, The Amazing Digital Circus is...
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June 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The movie Backroom has upended how Hollywood thinks about filmmaking. Brian and I aren't surprised, but we do have ideas about where this goes next. www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/6/...
Why Netflix is still cheaper than every other streamer. Should you be estimating your dollars per minute viewed? Watch Cordkillers www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/3/...
Cordkillers 594: Streamflation Frustration — Cordkillers
Netflix got more expensive again, while the rest of the streaming world kept busy with new trailers, sports-rights maneuvering, global launches, and yet another attempt to turn every screen into a TV....
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April 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Why Netflix is still cheaper than every other streamer. Should you be estimating your dollars per minute viewed? Watch Cordkillers www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/3/...
This week on Cordkillers:
We uncover what really happened to swing Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount.
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We uncover what really happened to swing Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount.
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Cordkillers 590: Paul Anka’s Vegas Bid — Cordkillers
Paramount’s sweetened offer for Warner Bros. Discovery spooked Netflix into an immediate exit, turning the “bidding war” into a one-horse race. Meanwhile, streaming’s arms race keeps rolling with subs...
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March 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This week on Cordkillers:
We uncover what really happened to swing Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount.
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We uncover what really happened to swing Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount.
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/3/...
Apple TV is chasing the prestige-TV crown that HBO once owned. Is Apple TV the new HBO? Meanwhile, Instagram wants to become YouTube.
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Cordkillers 606: Apples to HBOs — Cordkillers
Apple TV may be chasing the prestige-TV crown that HBO once owned, but the big question is whether that model can work in streaming when even HBO muddied the waters. Meanwhile, Amazon MGM may be looki...
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June 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Apple TV is chasing the prestige-TV crown that HBO once owned. Is Apple TV the new HBO? Meanwhile, Instagram wants to become YouTube.
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On the latest Cordkillers:
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 kicked up a Hollywood copyright-and-likeness firestorm, while SAG-AFTRA floats a “Tilly tax” aimed at fully synthetic performers. Meanwhile, big audiences show up for Puppy Bowl andMuppets
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ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 kicked up a Hollywood copyright-and-likeness firestorm, while SAG-AFTRA floats a “Tilly tax” aimed at fully synthetic performers. Meanwhile, big audiences show up for Puppy Bowl andMuppets
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Cordkillers 588: What’s The Tilly Tax? — Cordkillers
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 kicked up a Hollywood copyright-and-likeness firestorm, while SAG-AFTRA floats a “Tilly tax” aimed at fully synthetic performers. Meanwhile, big audiences still show up for te...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
On the latest Cordkillers:
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 kicked up a Hollywood copyright-and-likeness firestorm, while SAG-AFTRA floats a “Tilly tax” aimed at fully synthetic performers. Meanwhile, big audiences show up for Puppy Bowl andMuppets
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 kicked up a Hollywood copyright-and-likeness firestorm, while SAG-AFTRA floats a “Tilly tax” aimed at fully synthetic performers. Meanwhile, big audiences show up for Puppy Bowl andMuppets
www.cordkillers.com/blog/2026/2/...
YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix, Paramount, and WBD keep playing financial chess
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Cordkillers 580: YouTube Gets the Gold Statue — Cordkillers
YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix,...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
YouTube makes two major power moves, ditching Billboard’s charts while locking down exclusive rights to the Oscars, as Hollywood and streaming continue their slow-motion reshuffle. Meanwhile, Netflix, Paramount, and WBD keep playing financial chess
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The Streaming Hunger Games Have Begun!
Netflix and Comcast both weigh bids for Warner. Meanwhile, YouTube smashes another revenue record, Disney and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV, and Stranger Things prepares its long-awaited finale.
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Netflix and Comcast both weigh bids for Warner. Meanwhile, YouTube smashes another revenue record, Disney and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV, and Stranger Things prepares its long-awaited finale.
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Cordkillers 573: The Streaming Hunger Games — Cordkillers
Warner Bros. Discovery is at the center of a new streaming industry showdown, as Netflix and Comcast both weigh bids for the studio giant. Meanwhile, YouTube smashes another revenue record, Disney and...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Streaming Hunger Games Have Begun!
Netflix and Comcast both weigh bids for Warner. Meanwhile, YouTube smashes another revenue record, Disney and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV, and Stranger Things prepares its long-awaited finale.
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Netflix and Comcast both weigh bids for Warner. Meanwhile, YouTube smashes another revenue record, Disney and ESPN go dark on YouTube TV, and Stranger Things prepares its long-awaited finale.
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SAG-AFTRA clarifies its rules for how union actors should handle podcasts that talk about movies and TV shows. YouTubeTV will make bundles with NFL Sunday Ticket. Watch Cordkillers!
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August 1, 2023 at 6:49 PM
SAG-AFTRA clarifies its rules for how union actors should handle podcasts that talk about movies and TV shows. YouTubeTV will make bundles with NFL Sunday Ticket. Watch Cordkillers!
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We do dramatic readings of Cinemcon trailers that weren't released to the public. Plus, Disney had a theater format to take on IMAX. Do we want that?
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Cordkillers 597: Infinite Doom Loop — Cordkillers
Disney is rolling out a new premium theater format to compete with IMAX, while Netflix’s latest quarter mixed strong profits with fresh questions about growth and leadership. Meanwhile, CinemaCon dump...
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April 22, 2026 at 8:19 PM
We do dramatic readings of Cinemcon trailers that weren't released to the public. Plus, Disney had a theater format to take on IMAX. Do we want that?
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I am about to be live on Twitch.tv/nightattack for the GREAT NIGHT show !!!
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December 11, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I am about to be live on Twitch.tv/nightattack for the GREAT NIGHT show !!!
YouTube is TV now. Watch Cordkillers.
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Cordkillers 601: YouTube Is TV Now? — Cordkillers
YouTube is leaning harder into TV-style programming, ad sales, and creator sponsorships, while Netflix keeps adding live sports that make streaming look more like old-school television. Meanwhile, Doc...
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May 20, 2026 at 7:41 PM
YouTube is TV now. Watch Cordkillers.
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