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| Good news for "Grease" fans today, as the canceled Paramount+ prequel series will live again on VOD and DVD. When the Emmy-nominated series got pulled from the Paramount+ catalog -- less than a month after the debut of its Season 1 finale -- it seemed like a long-time concern about the streaming age was finally being realized. As shows are no longer released on physical media, and aren't guaranteed to remain permanently on their streaming service of origin... doesn't that mean all manner of content is eventually just going to disappear from public view forever, and become totally unavailable to future generations? This seems like one potential compromise. Rather than just DISAPPEARING content entirely for a tax break, streamers can move pulled shows over to the VOD side -- or even license them out to ad-supported streamers like Roku, Tubi or Pluto TV -- as a way to ensure they remain available for fans. Lon
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| 1 | | A new "My Netflix" section in the streamer's mobile app collects all relevant content in one easy-to-find tab. The My Netflix tab rolls out this week internationally on iOS and will come to Android devices in early August. More: - The "My Netflix" section will include in-progress videos and downloads, along with the user's "My List" items, notifications, and shows for which they've watched trailers.
- The tab will completely replace the "Downloads" section.
- Users can expand the My Netflix tab by interacting more on the platform, such as "liking" content or adding more items to their queue.
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| 2 | | Fox executive Michael Biard has been named the new President and Chief Operating Officer for the Nexstar TV group. Nexstar owns The CW and the subscription news network NewsNation. More: - Current Nexstar president and COO Thomas Carter will step down in August and transition into a senior adviser for the company.
- Biard's contract extends through 2027; he'll report to Nexstar chairman and CEO Perry Sook.
- At Fox, Biard will be replaced by new president of distribution David Espinosa.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, JULY 25 JIM GAFFIGAN: DARK PALE: Gaffigan's 10th comedy special, and his first since "Comedy Monster," which hit Netflix in 2021. Next, he's set to embark on the "Barely Alive" comedy tour alongside Jerry Seinfeld. [Amazon] MARK NORMAND: SOUP TO NUTS: The Comedy Central veteran's first hourlong Netflix special -- featuring a diverse collection of material about all manner of topics, from soup to nuts -- was recorded at Chicago's The Vic Theatre. [Netflix] SINTONIA: This YA crime thriller series -- a look at the intertwined worlds of music and drug trafficking in São Paulo from the perspectives of three locals -- is Netflix's most popular Brazilian original. It's back for a fourth season. Christian Malheiros, Jottapê, and Bruna Mascarenhas co-star. [Netflix] DREAM: Sports comedy-drama feature from Korea, starring Park Seo-joon as a disgraced soccer star on disciplinary probation. As part of his sentence, he's required to coach a team made up of unhoused players, and get them into the so-called "Homeless World Cup." [Netflix] WINDY CITY REHAB: ALISON'S DREAM HOME: Three-episode HGTV miniseries following along as "Windy City Rehab" host Alison Victoria turns a large Chicago warehouse first constructed in 1927 into her new home. (She's currently using the 6,700-square foot space as an office.) The series premieres this week on Max and cable; the main "Windy City Rehab" series has been renewed for Season 4. [Max] SON OF A CRITCH: Comedian Mark Critch created this Canadian comedy series, based on his memoir about his childhood and adolescence, and also co-stars as his own father. Season 1 debuted in 2022 on CBC Television; episodes air Monday nights on CW and hit the app and website on Tuesdays. [CW] CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING: Canadian sitcom starring Meaghan Rath and Aaron Abrams as young parents trying to develop some kind of life for themselves, apart from just raising kids. Season 1 aired in 2022 on CTV; new episodes come to the CW app and website on Tuesdays. [CW] NORWEGIAN CRIME STORIES: True-crime docuseries from Norway, examining some of the country's most infamous and shocking criminal investigations. Season 3 premieres in the US today on Viaplay. [Viaplay] | | | |
| 4 | | Paramount Home Entertainment plans to release the musical prequel series "Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies" to video-on-demand (VOD) platforms, including iTunes and Amazon. Episodes will be available for $2.99 a piece, or $19.99 for the full 10-episode season. More: - A DVD box set of the complete series is also scheduled for release on November 7, and will include more than 30 minutes of special features.
- The "Grease" series debuted on Parmaount+ on April 6; the streamer pulled the show from its catalog in June.
- The show has been nominated for two Emmy Awards this year, both for its choreography.
- Creator Annabel Oakes had called the streamer's treatment of the show a "brutal move."
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| 5 | | Production on Season 2 of Apple's "Silo" shut down this week due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The series had planned to take a temporary break as the crew cycled between sets, but will instead go on indefinite hiatus. More: - The series has been shooting at Hoddesdon Studios in Hertfordshire, in the UK.
- Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Robbins co-star in the series, which is based on dystopian sci-fi novels by author Hugh Howey.
- According to Apple, "Silo" is currently its #1 most popular drama series.
- Season 3 of Apple's epic sci-fi drama "Foundation" is also apparently being impacted by the strikes; that show is produced in Prague, Czech Republic.
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| 6 | | During a panel at this weekend's San Diego Comic-Con, "Rick & Morty" producers discussed moving forward without original creator Justin Roiland. Roiland, who co-created the series with Dan Harmon, also voiced both lead characters; he was dismissed from the series following felony domestic abuse charges which have since been dismissed. More: - Executive producer Steve Levy assured fans that the show was "as good as it's ever been" and would feature "the same characters - no change."
- Producers are looking for "soundalike" voices who will replicate Roiland's performances.
- Adult Swim ordered 70 episodes of "Rick & Morty" in 2018, locking the show in through Season 10.
- Harmon didn't attend the SDCC panel due to the ongoing writers strike.
- The Orange County District Attorney's Office had charged Roiland with felony domestic abuse before dismissing the case in March.
- Hulu also posted a trailer for the new fourth season of "Solar Opposites"; Dan Stevens replaces Roiland, who previously voiced lead character Korvo.
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| 7 | | This year's Venice Film Festival line-up includes three Netflix premieres. David Fincher's "The Killer," Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein biopic "Maestro," and Pablo Larrain's "El Conde" will all compete for the Italian festival's prestigious Golden Lion award. More: - "Whiplash" and "Babylon" filmmaker Damien Chazelle will lead this year's jury.
- Wes Anderson will screen his Netflix short film "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" out of competition at the festival; this is Anderson's first-ever collaboration with Netflix.
- Other high profile films screening at the fest include "Origin" from filmmaker Ava DuVernay; Sofia Coppola's Priscilla Presley biopic; Michael Mann's "Ferrari," starring Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari; and Yorgos Lanthimos' sci-fi romance "Poor Things."
- The Venice Film Festival will run from August 30 through September 9.
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- Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced this August's "Friday Night Baseball" schedule; these games are available to stream free for all Apple TV+ subscribers.
- Jamie Foxx made his first social media post after being hospitalized for an apparently serious, undisclosed medical problem earlier this year; the 55-year-old actor and comedian thanked his family for supporting him and all the medical professionals who worked together to save his life.
- According to Bloomberg writer Mark Gurman, Netflix isn't planning to build a native app for Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset; the streamer's iPad app will double as a Vision Pro app at launch.
- Peacock dropped a trailer for comedian Chris Fleming's new special "Hell," recorded in March at Los Angeles' Dynasty Typewriter venue; the special, which features music and sketches in addition to stand-up, arrives on August 18.
- Netflix released a trailer for "Zombieverse," a new unscripted Korean series in which contestants think they're participating in a reality dating show, only to find themselves in the midst of a simulated zombie apocalypse; the series debuts on August 8.
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 | Writer | | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." | | This newsletter was edited by Eduardo Garcia | |
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