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| Hello Inside Streamers! Sadly, I won't be able to file a newsletter normally tomorrow morning. So I'll be back on Thursday with more regular coverage. But I've added both Tuesday and Wednesday's calendar to today's email, so at least you can keep up with all the latest arrivals and premieres. See you back here later on this week, and enjoy today's edition! Lon
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| 1 | | Netflix's first live-streamed sporting event will be a golf tournament, dubbed the "Netflix Cup." The tournament will feature Formula 1 drivers from the streamer's "Drive to Survive" series taking on golfers who have appeared on the "Full Swing" series. More: - The tournament will be held at the Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip, starting on November 14.
- The experiment will allow Netflix to gauge interest in live sports on the platform without paying a significant licensing fee to a third-party league.
- Warner Bros. Discovery has held similar celebrity golf events, known as "The Match," for broadcast across its portfolio of cable networks.
- Previous live Netflix events included a Chris Rock stand-up special and the "Love is Blind" Season 4 reunion, the latter of which suffered from numerous technical glitches and delays.
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| 2 | | According to Nielsen's latest "The Gauge" report, overall streaming viewership declined in September for the second month in a row. Streaming remains the top category for overall TV use in the US, with 37.5% of the total, but it lost a bit of market share to broadcast TV over the last month. More: - Linear TV got a big boost in September, and was up nearly 13% in viewership, mainly due to the start of the NFL and college football seasons.
- In all, broadcast was responsible for about 23% of September TV use in the US.
- Amazon got the largest viewership boost of any individual streaming platform in September, mainly thanks to "Thursday Night Football" and Season 2 of the epic fantasy series "The Wheel of Time"; the streamer grabbed 3.6% of overall TV viewing, its best performance in Nielsen history.
- Despite having the three most-streamed overall shows -- "Suits" (which is also on Peacock), "Virgin River," and "One Piece" -- Netflix saw a 5% decline in viewership over the course of the month.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 FBOY ISLAND: The former HBO Max reality dating competition series returns for a third season, exclusively on The CW network. Three women are joined in "paradise" by a group of 21 single men; the twist is that half are genuinely looking for love while the rest are "Fboys" only seeking a cash prize. Nikki Glaser hosts. New episodes air Mondays on TV and hit the CW website and app on Tuesdays. [CW] CRUSH: Two-part English-language docuseries looking back on tragic events that unfolded in Seoul, Korea's trendy Itaewon neighborhood in October of 2022. During a Halloween celebration with more than 100,000 attendees, a mass panic led to the deaths of 159 people, most of them in their 20s. The film features recollections from a number of eyewitnesses to the harrowing incident. [Paramount+] THE DEVIL ON TRIAL: True-crime documentary about the 1981 murder trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, who claimed that he killed his landlord while under the influence of demonic forces. Johnson appears in the film, relating the story from his own perspective. The case was investigated by infamous "demonologists" Ed and Lorraine Warren, and inspired the third film in the "Conjuring" movie franchise. [Netflix] I WOKE UP A VAMPIRE: Debut horror-comedy series for the whole family, about a 13-year-old (Kaileen Angelic Chang) who discovers she's actually a human-vampire hybrid known as a "Vampling." Her newfound supernatural powers make navigating middle school even more challenging. "Secret World of Alex Mack" vet Tommy Lynch created. [Netflix] HEATHER MCMAHAN: SON I NEVER HAD: The comedian and podcaster's debut stand-up special compiles material from her facetiously-titled 2022 "Farewell Tour." It was recorded at Kentucky's historic Lexington Opera House. [Netflix] POLITE SOCIETY: 2023 action comedy from the UK, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Priya Kansara stars as a martial artist and aspiring stuntwoman who sets out to save her sister from getting married by pulling off an elaborate wedding heist. Ritu Arya, Nimra Bucha, Akshay Khanna, and Seraphina Beh co-star; Nida Manzoor wrote and directed. [Amazon] WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 LIVING FOR THE DEAD: Debut humorous reality series from the creators of "Queer Eye" in which five LGBTQ+ ghost hunters visit infamously haunted locations across the US. Alex LeMay, Juju Bae, Ken Boggle, Logan Taylor, and Roz Hernandez co-star; Kristen Stewart narrates. [Hulu] GOOD BONES: The HGTV series features mother-daughter duo Karen E. Laine and Mina Starsiak remodeling and revitalizing properties around their hometown of Indianapolis. Season 8 debuted in August on cable and comes to Max today. [Max] TYLER PERRY'S YOUNG DYLAN: Nickelodeon sitcom starring Dylan Gilmer as an aspiring young hip-hop artist who experiences a culture clash after moving in with his affluent aunt and uncle (Mieko Hillman and Carl Anthony Payne II). Season 3 aired earlier this year on cable and hits Paramount+ today. [Paramount+] TEEN MOM SPINOFFS: 2022 and 2023 seasons of the MTV reality spinoffs "Teen Mom: Family Reunion," "Teen Mom: Girls Night In," and "Teen Mom: Young & Pregnant" all hit Paramount+ this week. [Paramount+] KAALA PAANI: First-year dramatic thriller series from India, produced in a mix of Hindi and Tamil. It follows the stories of several characters who are trapped in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by the outbreak of a mysterious illness. Mona Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Amey Wagh co-star; Sameer Saxena ("Jaadugar") created and directed several episodes. [Netflix] HEAVEN OFFICIAL'S BLESSING: Animated series from China, based on the novel by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, about a crown prince who ascends to Heaven, but then must return to Earth and exorcize demons when it's discovered that no humans are worshipping him. Season 2 comes to Crunchyroll in the US today. [Crunchyroll] | | | |
| 4 | | Netflix plans to begin testing its cloud gaming service in the US. The company first signaled its intentions to join the cloud gaming market last year, and previously launched beta tests in Canada and the UK. More: - The platform allows Netflix subscribers to play games on smart TVs and TVs with connected devices, while using their mobile phone as a controller.
- Last fall, when he was first describing the company's plans, VP of Games Mike Verdu said Netflix was not attempting to replace conventional gaming consoles, viewing its system as "a completely different business model."
- The games are free to play with a Netflix subscription; the company apparently plans to release titles that specifically tie in with its original films and TV shows.
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| 5 | | NBC Sports launched a new streaming service, SportsEngine Play, focused on youth and amateur events. The concept comes from the NBC Sports Next division. More: - While a lot of streaming content dedicated to youth athletics is available, the new platform aims to be a centralized hub for organizations, leagues, coaches, and parents.
- According to Deadline, the youth sports market has an estimated value of around $37 billion; the National Council for Youth Sports claims more than 60 million participants.
- SportsEngine Play offers streams of live and on-demand events, along with training and instructional videos, and also allows users to create and upload their own highlight reels.
- There are three overall subscription tiers available; the baseline cost is $10/month.
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| 6 | | Netflix released some new images from the sixth and final season of "The Crown." The first half of Season 6 hits Netflix on November 16; Part 2 follows on December 14. More: - One of the new images features young actors Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards as Princes William and Harry, respectively.
- The new episodes are set in the late 1990s and '00s, and center on the death of Princess Diana and the romance between Prince William and Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy).
- Imelda Staunton stars in the final season as Queen Elizabeth II; the cast also features Elizabeth Debicki, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, and Dominic West.
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| 7 | | A concert film featuring K-pop sensations BTS hits Amazon Prime Video around the world on November 9. "BTS: Yet to Come" includes performances of 19 songs from throughout the boy band's career. More: - Featured songs include the hits "Dynamite," "Butter," and the titular song.
- The concert, which was free to attend, was recorded in Busan, Korea's Asiad Main Stadium in October off 2022; the event supported the city's bid to host the 2030 World Expo.
- At the time, the show was livestreamed on fan platform Weverse; the platform claims 49 million people watched the stream.
- A recording of the event also briefly played in movie theaters in January, under the title "BTS Yet to Come in Cinemas."
- BTS streaming content previously went to Disney+, including the concert film "BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA" and the docuseries "BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star."
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- Sling TV introduced deep discounts on its two base plans; Sling Blue and Sling Orange are both available for $20 a month individually, or $40 for both packages together.
- US District Court Judge Mark Beatty ruled that cities can't tax streaming services as they would cable TV companies, as streamers do not run their cables through cities and thus have no physical presence there; East St. Louis had attempted to collect a 5% "franchise fee" on streaming video.
- In an interview with Vulture, the creative team behind the "Frasier" revival discussed alternate concepts for the new series, including an early pitch that involved Frasier and his brother Niles opening a small theater together.
- FX released a trailer for Season 3 of the anthology spinoff "American Horror Stories"; the four-episode season premieres on Hulu on October 26.
- Holiday comedy spinoff "The Santa Clauses" returns to Disney+ for a second season on November 8; Eric Stonestreet joins the cast this year as "Mad Santa," a former St. Nick who wants his old job back.
- "Ted Lasso" star Hannah Waddingham's musical holiday special, "Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas," hits Apple TV+ on November 22, the day before Thanksgiving in the US; the special was recorded earlier this year at the London Coliseum, and features the actress performing Christmas classics accompanied by a big band.
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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 Lon Harris | |
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