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| Good morning! A small bit of positive news on the strike front today, as the AMPTP apparently has reached out to Hollywood writers about resuming talks. Obviously, it's too soon to begin celebrating, and we have no idea what kinds of compromises each side is prepared to make now that they weren't a few months ago, but nonetheless, returning to the negotiating table is a crucial first step. And the fact that it was the studios and streamers who made the first move indicates they may be more open to actually shifting their position on things like transparency, residuals, and protections against AI than they were in past negotiations, when these issues were essentially off the table. We'll keep you posted on any upcoming changes right here in Inside Streaming! Thanks for reading. Lon
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| 1 | | The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) will restart negotiations on Friday, for the first time since the writers strike began on May 2. The AMPTP apparently reached out first to the WGA, through leader Carol Lombardini. More: - The talks will resume as the writers strike nears its 100th day.
- While there's no guarantee of any kind of deal, agreeing to resume talks is a significant first step.
- Major disagreements still to be negotiated include staffing minimums for streaming shows; residual payments for streaming content and linear shows that are licensed for streaming; and AI.
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| 2 | | According to ESPN, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff presented member schools with a new streaming deal from Apple. The new deal will apparently extend for just one year, and will be based largely around revenue from a subscription-based streaming offer for Pac-12 games. More: - The ESPN report did not include information about the deal's financial terms.
- Delays and complications in the process have led some Pac-12 schools to consider other offers; Colorado elected last week to join the Big 12 conference, while Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah are also believed to be considering new deals.
- The Apple contract would apparently extend from 2024 through 2025; it's believed that Apple's plans for college football will start out slow but will incrementally build in scale over the next several years.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 RESERVATION DOGS: The critically acclaimed FX coming-of-age comedy-drama series -- centering on four Native friends growing up together on a reservation in rural Oklahoma -- returns this week for a third and final season. D'Pharoah Woon-A-Tai, Devery Jacobs, Paulina Alexis, and Lane Factor co-star; Sterlin Harjo co-created the series with Taika Waititi, and also showruns and directs. [Hulu] FARM DREAMS: Debut six-part reality series from Nat Geo Wild, in which farmer and forager Indy Officinalis meets up with new and aspiring farmers across the US, and takes in the pleasures and challenges of starting up a new food-growing business. The show premiered over the weekend on cable and streams on both Hulu and Disney+ in the US. [Hulu and Disney+] GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: This 2023 fantasy superhero film from writer/director James Gunn is the 32nd entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) The team springs into action to rescue Rocket (Bradley Cooper) from the clutches of his cruel creator, mad scientist and tech CEO The High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji). Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff co-star. [Disney+] KIFF: Animated series from Disney Channel about the adventures of a young optimistic squirrel (Kimiko Glenn) and her best friend, a sweet and mellow rabbit (H. Michael Croner). A new batch of Season 1 episodes come to Disney+ today. [Disney+] HOW NOT TO DRAW: Compilation of humorous animated shorts, originally produced for YouTube, that parody drawing tutorials. [Disney+] BIG BROTHER: The long-running reality competition series returns this week to CBS and Paramount+ for a 25th season. Contestants move into a shared home and have their lives recorded by cameras 24/7 while competing in various challenges to determine who will stay and who must leave. Season 25 features appearances from former contestants Danielle Reyes, Britney Haynes, and Frankie Grande; Julie Chen Moonves hosts. [Paramount+] AIR WARRIORS: Educational Smithsonian Channel docuseries showcasing various military aircraft used in battles and combat missions throughout US history. Season 10 aired on cable in 2022 and hits Paramount+ today. [Paramount+] PHYSICAL: The satirical comedy series from creator Annie Weisman ("Almost Family") stars Rose Byrne as a frustrated '80s housewife-turned-celebrity fitness guru. Diedre Friel, Paul Sparks, and Zooey Deschanel co-star. The third and final season arrives today. [Apple TV+] POISONED: THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FOOD: 2023 investigative documentary about the prevalence of dangerous pathogens in the US food supply, and the gradual breakdown of consumer protections and government oversight over time. Stephanie Soechtig ("Fed Up," "Tapped") directed. "Poisoned" debuted at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. [Netflix] MARK CAVENDISH: NEVER ENOUGH: Documentary profile of the British professional cyclist, made with his own participation, along with insights from his wife Peta, coaches, and teammates. Cavendish is widely considered one of the fastest "sprinting" cyclists of all time. [Netflix] SOULCATCHER (OPERACJA: SOULCATCHER): Action-thriller from Poland, about a military contractor who's hired to steal a weapon that turns regular people into savage killers. Piotr Witkowski, Jacek Koman, Mariusz Bonaszewski, and Aleksandra Adamska co-star; Daniel Markowicz co-wrote and directed. [Netflix] | | | |
| 4 | | According to internal figures, the first two episodes of Paramount+'s spy thriller series "Special Ops: Lioness" had the most-watched global premiere in the streaming platform's history. The previous record had been set by the "Halo" live-action series. More: - The first two episodes of "Lioness" also aired on cable's Paramount Network over the last two weekends; the remainder of the show's first season will be exclusive to streaming.
- According to Paramount Global, "Lioness" Episode 1 received a combined audience of around 6 million viewers across both Paramount+ and the Paramount Network.
- Samba TV reported that around 918,000 US households watched "Lioness" Episode 1 on Paramount+ on its release day; 218,000 of those viewers also went on to watch Episode 2.
- The series comes from "Yellowstone" and "Tulsa King" veteran Taylor Sheridan.
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| 5 | | The first trailer for "Loki" Season 2 has already been seen around 80 million times. That's a new record for any Disney+ original series. More: - "Loki" Season 1 remains the most popular Disney+ original series produced by Marvel Studios to date, though specific viewership numbers remain unavailable.
- The new episodes arrive on October 6.
- Tom Hiddleston reprises his Marvel Cinematic Unvierse (MCU) role for the series as the Asgardian prince Loki, who now finds himself trapped in an office that exists outside space and time; Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ke Huy Quan, Wunmi Mosaku, and Eugene Cordero co-star.
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| 6 | | Variety reported that comedian Hasan Minhaj is now the leading candidate to take over as host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." Previous host Trevor Noah exited the job late last year; the series has utilized a rotating crop of guest hosts, including Minhaj, in the interim. More: - Minhaj worked as a "Daily Show" correspondent from 2014 through 2018, and also fronted his own Netflix political comedy series, "Patriot Act."
- "The Daily Show" declined to comment on the report.
- Temporary hosts have also included Sarah Silverman, Leslie Jones, Kal Penn, Al Franken, and fellow former correspondents Roy Wood and Desi Lydic.
- Comedy Central hoped to continue using guest hosts, which had actually led to a brief ratings bump, but these plans were upended by the writers' strike.
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| 7 | | Amazon Prime Video France signed a multi-year deal with independent distributor Metropolitan FilmExport, bringing a variety of movie titles to the platform. The list includes a number of American movie franchises, including "Lord of the Rings," "The Hunger Games," and "John Wick." More: - Some new American films will now make their French streaming debuts on Amazon, including the Gerard Butler action-thriller "Kandahar," franchise installments "Expendables 4" and "Ballerina," and the "Hunger Games" prequel, "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes."
- This marks Amazon's most extensive pact to date with a French distribution company.
- Prime Video France also has ongoing film deals with Warner Bros. and Sony.
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- Showtime grabbed the US rights to the BBC Three comedy series "Dreaming Whilst Black"; creator Adjani Salmon stars as an aspiring filmmaker who works a dead-end recruitment job by day.
- Amazon picked up the European rights to Roland Emmerich's epic gladiator action series "Those About to Die"; the series, inspired by a nonfiction book by Daniel P. Mannix and featuring Anthony Hopkins as Roman emperor Vespasian, will stream on Peacock in the US.
- Season 2 of HBO's "House of the Dragon" will apparently feature sequences set at The Wall, an iconic Westerosi location that featured heavily in the prior series, "Game of Thrones."
- According to a new report from Media Partners Asia, the entire Southeast Asian market only added around 7,000 net new SVOD subscriptions in the first half of 2023, after adding 7 million new sign-ups in the second half of 2022; meanwhile, TikTok has seen 70% growth in use in the region over the last 2 years.
- WB Discovery executive Chris Willard -- currently the company's senior VP of streaming communications -- announced his exit from the company, after 14 years with the HBO team.
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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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