Magnolia on HBO Max / Paramount hits 64M subs / Reeves joins "White City" / Netflix's "Bang!"

Plus today's calendar, "Days of Our Lives" to Peacock, Couleé joins "Ironheart," "Outlander" prequel series, and more

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Chip and Joanna Gaines Ahead of its quarterly earnings call on Thursday, WB Discovery announced new content moving to both HBO Max and Discovery+. HBO Max will get select programming from Chip and Joanna Gaines' DIY-focused Magnolia Network, while Discovery+ will get a new hub dedicated to CNN original films and shows. More: It's been anticipated that WB Discovery could announce the overall merging of the HBO Max and Discovery+ platforms or other major changes as early as Thursday afternoon. Magnolia Network content will migrate to HBO Max in September, including the debut series "Fixer Upper: The Castle," featuring the Gaines themselves. Discovery+'s CNN hub will feature popular original shows including "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy" and the complete archive of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown." Earlier this week, HBO Max shocked fans by canceling plans to release the nearly-finished DC Comics film "Batgirl" and pulling six films entirely from the platform. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Paramount Global has reached nearly 64 million subscribers across all of its streaming platforms, up from around 62 million at the end of Q1. The company actually added 5.2 million new subscribers worldwide during Q2, but this was offset by the loss of 3.9 million subscribers from Russia. More: The company's overall revenue hit $7.78 billion, exceeding Wall Street expectations, largely due to the success of "Top Gun: Maverick" at the theatrical box office. Paramount+ alone reached 43 million subscribers in Q2, up from under 40 million at the end of March. Executives specifically touted the broad appeal of Paramount+ titles "Halo," "1883," "The Lost City," "Sonic the Hedgehog 2," "Jackass Forever," "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," and UEFA Champions League matches. Paramount+ will become available as a premium subscription across Roku devices later on this month. Paramount's free, ad-supported Pluto TV service also expanded in Q2, hitting nearly 70 million monthly active users by the end of June. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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DAILY CALENDAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 NFL HALL OF FAME GAME: The Jacksonville Jaguars will take on the Las Vegas Raiders at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio; NBC Sports' coverage begins on Peacock at 7:00 pm ET with "Football Night in America." This marks the first Hall of Fame Game appearance by the Jaguars since 1995, the same year the franchise made its NFL debut. [Peacock]  PGA TOUR: WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The golf tournament will stream live starting today from Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboron, North Carolina on NBC and Peacock. [Peacock] MIKE JUDGE'S BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD: The iconic animated teen slackers return in a new revival series from creator, writer, director, and voice actor Mike Judge. Following the action of this year's original movie "Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe," the duo now find themselves stuck in the year 2022. [Paramount+] SWEET LIFE: LOS ANGELES: Reality series from creator Issa Rae about a tight-knit group of friends in their 20s, all living and working in South Los Angeles and striving for "Black Excellence." The cast includes Tylynn Burns, Briana Jones, Amanda Scott, Cheryl Des Vignes, Jerrold Smith II, and P’Jae Compton. Season 2 premieres on HBO Max today. [HBO Max] CMA FEST: A primetime special composed of footage recorded at the country music festival -- held this year in Nashville back in June -- aired Wednesday night on ABC and comes to Hulu today. Performers include Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Wynonna Judd, and Zac Brown Band with Darius Rucker; Dierks Bentley and Elle King co-host. [Hulu] ALL OR NOTHING: ARSENAL: The "All or Nothing" sports docuseries returns with a behind-the-scenes look at the Premier League club's 2021-2022 season, as they attempt to qualify for elite European competitions. Daniel Kaluuya narrates. [Amazon] WHAT JOSIAH SAW: Horror-thriller feature from director Vincent Grashaw ("And Then I Go"), about a family reunion at an isolated farmhouse that goes horribly awry. Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner, Jake Weber, and Tony Hale co-star. [Shudder] GOOD GRIEF: New Zealand comedy series from sisters/co-creators Eve and Grace Palmer; they also co-star as sisters who inherit a funeral home from their late grandfather. Season 2 comes to Sundance Now in the US today. [Sundance Now] WEDDING SEASON: Romantic comedy feature starring Pallavi Sharda and Suraj Sharma as new friends who pretend to date in the hopes of dodging constant meddling by their parents, only to find themselves falling in love. Tom Dey ("Failure to Launch") directed. [Netflix] SUPER GIANT ROBOT BROTHERS: Animated action-adventure series for kids from creators Víctor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres ("Nocturna") and "Brave" vet Mark Andrews. It's about... well, two giant robot brothers in the future who protect the world from evil intergalactic kaiju. [Netflix] KAKEGURUI TWIN: Debut anime series, serving as a prequel to "Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler," and following the arrival of Mary Saotome to Hyakkaou Private Academy one year before Yumeko Jabami enrolls. [Netflix] NEVER GIVE UP: Debut comedy-drama series from Korea about the "bromance" between middle-aged family man Goo Pil-soo (Kwak Do-won) and brilliant twenty-something entrepreneur Jung Seok (K-pop star Yoon Doo-joon). [Netflix] LADY TAMARA (LA MARQUESA): First-year reality series from Spain, from the creators of "Soy Georgina," centering on the glamorous life of socialite and TV host Tamara Falcó. [Netflix] FAKING IT: MICHAEL JACKSON: In this true-crime special from the UK, experts in body language, speech, and forensic pathology examine classic footage of late pop star Michael Jackson, in an attempt to determine the truth about the many rumors, allegations, and criminal accusations about his relationships with children and private life. [Discovery+]

Keanu Reeves signed on to star in a series adaptation of the Erick Larson non-fiction book "The Devil in the White City." "Castle Rock" vet Sam Shaw will write and showrun the series, which comes from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. More: DiCaprio purchased the rights to "Devil in the White City" over a decade ago, with a plan for Scorsese to direct the project as a feature film. The novel follows both visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham and serial killer Dr. H.H. Holmes in the months leading up to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 Chicago. It's currently unclear whether Reeves has been cast as Burnham or Holmes. Reeves' potential involvement in the project was first reported in January; these early reports also suggested that "Little Children" and "In the Bedroom" vet Todd Field has been tapped to direct some episodes of the series. COLLIDER

A message from WIND RIVER Can a real-time operating system fill your embedded system needs? A real-time operating system (RTOS) is an operating system with two key features: predictability and determinism. In an RTOS, repeated tasks are performed within a tight time boundary, while in a general-purpose operating system, this is not necessarily so. Predictability and determinism, in this case, go hand in hand: We know how long a task will take, and that it will always produce the same result. Determinism: Repeating an input will result in the same output. High performance: RTOS systems are fast and responsive, often executing actions within a small fraction of the time needed by a general OS. Safety and security: As RTOSes are frequently used in critical systems, such as robotics or flight controllers, they must have higher security standards and more reliable safety features. Priority-based scheduling: Actions are scheduled according to their assigned priority; the most important tasks come first. Small footprint: Versus their hefty general OS counterparts, RTOSes weigh in at just a fraction of the size: Windows 10, with post-install updates, takes up approximately 20 GB. VxWorks, on the other hand, is measured in the low single-digit megabytes. In this webinar, we'll go through some of the features of real-time operating systems that can revolutionize your embedded development process, and make sure that an RTOS is the right solution for your use-case. Watch Now

Idris Elba and "Bullet Train" director David Leitch signed on for the Netflix original film "Bang!" The movie is based on a comic series by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres; Kindt co-wrote the adaptation. More: The story concerns a terrorist cult that releases a series of novels intended to brainwash its readers and the operative who's sent to track down and murder the author responsible. The comics come from Dark Horse, which has an overall creative partnership with Netflix; previous collaborations include the film "Polar" and the animated series "Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles." The streamer is also working on an adaptation of Dark Horse's "Mind MGMT" comics, also written by Kindt. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Starting on September 12, the long-running soap opera "Days of Our Lives" moves permanently from NBC to Peacock. New episodes will hit Peacock daily; the show's archive is already available for Peacock Premium subscribers. More: Peacock already produced two seasons of the "Days of Our Lives" spinoff series "Beyond Salem." The show first launched in 1965. NBC will replace "Days of Our Lives" in its daytime line-up with the hour-long news series "NBC News Daily," with anchors Kate Snow, Aaron Gilchrist, Vicky Nguyen, and Morgan Radford. So far this season, "Days of Our Lives" has been network TV's least-watched daytime drama, with around 1.8 million average viewers. This leaves just three remaining weekday network soap operas -- "General Hospital," "The Young and the Restless," and "The Bold and The Beautiful" -- all of which air on ABC or CBS. DEADLINE

"RuPaul's Drag Race" vet Shea Couleé joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ series "Ironheart" in a "secret role." Dominique Thorne stars in the series as brilliant young inventor Riri Williams, who designs an updated version of the Iron Man armor. More: Anthony Ramos and Alden Ehrenreich co-star in the series; "Snowpiercer" vet Chinaka Hodge will serve as head writer. Couleé debuted on "Drag Race" Season 8 before returning for two "All Stars" seasons; she won "All Stars 5." Couleé also hosts the hit podcast "Wanna Be On Top?," which examines the reality series "America's Next Top Model." DEADLINE

Starz confirmed the development of an "Outlander" prequel series, titled "Blood of My Blood." The new show will follow the relationship of Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, the parents of "Outlander" lead character Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). More: Current "Outlander" showrunner and producer Matthew B. Roberts will write and showrun the new series as well. Original "Outlander" creator Ronald D. Moore will executive produce the prequel series, along with Maril Davis, under their Tall Ship Productions banner. "Outlander" is based on a series of novels by Diana Gabaldon; the author recently announced she's at work on a book about Jamie Fraser's parents. DEADLINE

Deadline reported on a behind-the-scenes controversy from the ABC first responders drama "Station 19" writers room, concerning racial slurs in a script by a white writer. The writer apparently included a derogatory term for Latinos in a script depicting a racist white character, offending some other writers and ultimately resulting in a work stoppage. More: Work was paused in the writers room on Monday ahead of a Zoom staff meeting on Tuesday; the virtual writers room has yet to formally reconvene. An email regarding the Zoom meeting, sent by showrunner Krista Vernoff, mentioned "recent harm and systemic issues" that would be addressed. Deadline reported that this was not the first racial incident that has happened among the "Station 19" staff; production company Shondaland vowed to "reimagine the structure of leadership" behind-the-scenes, though it's unclear what form these changes will take. DEADLINE

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