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| Happy Monday and thanks for opening today's Inside Streaming. I think a "Thrones" spinoff series covering Aegon Targaryen's conquest of Westeros, which HBO is reportedly now developing, makes TOTAL sense, especially on the heels of "House of the Dragon," which sets the stage chronologically and gives us helpful Targaryen background. HBO was probably getting too fancy and creative with their original "Thrones" spinoff plans, developing shows set thousands of years in the past or profiling relatively obscure characters, best known to dedicated book readers. This feels like a "back to basics" sort of move, returning the focus to the main timeline in the years before "Game of Thrones," but not so much before that TV fans lack adequate context. I'm particularly excited to see a new show zero in more on Dorne, a part of the "Thrones" world that's very colorful in the novels and yet largely unexplored on TV. Enjoy today's issue! We'll see you back here tomorrow. Lon
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| 1 | | Next season, Amazon will stream an NFL playoff game exclusively on the Prime Video platform. Amazon had apparently been offered the deal last season, but passed, clearing the way for NBCUniversal's Peacock to grab the rights. More: - Last season's AFC Wild Card playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs drew 23 million viewers on Peacock, making it the most-streamed live event in American history; the game was only available to view on Peacock outside of local markets.
- NBCU had hoped to keep the deal active for a second season, but Amazon maintained the option to grab the exclusive rights, as part of its overall licensing deal for NFL "Thursday Night Football" games.
- The Peacock-exclusive game was widely criticized by sports fans and commentators and encouraged some lawmakers to begin investigating the state of sports licensing deals.
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| 2 | | According to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO has started developing yet another "Game of Thrones" spinoff series. The new project comes from writer Mattson Tomlin, who's currently collaborating on "The Batman" sequel for Warner Bros. and filmmaker Matt Reeves. More: - The new "Thrones" series would chronologically follow "House of the Dragon," and center on the conquest of Westeros by Aegon Targaryen, along with his sister-wives Rhaenys and Visenya, and their dragons.
- "House of the Dragon" returns for a second season this summer; one other "Thrones" spinoff, an adaptation of author George R.R. Martin's "Dunk and Egg" novellas entitled "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," is also in active development.
- Tomlin is also showrunning the upcoming "Terminator" animated series, debuting on Netflix later this year.
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| 3 | | DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 NCIS: The CBS procedural drama series returns tonight to TV and Paramount+ for its 21st season, the first that won't feature any members of the show's original ensemble. The current ensemble includes Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, Brian Dietzenn, and Gary Cole. [Paramount+] NCIS: HAWAI'I: The "NCIS" spinoff -- about a team working in the Hawai'i field office -- is back this week for Season 3. The cast includes Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Jason Antoon; franchise vet LL Cool J makes guest appearances this year. [Paramount+] THE NEIGHBORHOOD: The CBS sitcom about a white Midwestern family that moves into a predominantly Black neighborhood in Pasadena is back for a sixth season. Max Greenfield, Cedric the Entertainer, Tichina Arnold, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, and Beth Behrs co-star. [Paramount+] BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA: The CBS sitcom from "Big Bang Theory" vet Chuck Lorre centers on the marriage between a middle-aged Detroit businessman (Billy Gardell) and his former cardiac nurse (Folake Olowofoyeku), an immigrant from Nigeria. It's back for a fifth and final season. [Paramount+] LIL JON WANTS TO DO WHAT? The HGTV series pairs DJ Lil Jon with expert builder Anitra Mecadon, as they develop and present unconventional and outside-the-box renovation ideas for a diverse collection of homeowners. A new batch of Season 2 episodes hit Max today. [Max] | | | |
| 4 | | The ABC network made a number of programming announcements during its presentation at the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour. The network renewed the Emmy-winning sitcom "Abbott Elementary" for a fourth season. More: - "Abbott" just returned for Season 3 on February 7, and was viewed by around 2.8 million people on its premiere day across both linear and streaming, according to Nielsen.
- ABC also confirmed that a spinoff of "The Golden Bachelor" -- titled, of course, "The Golden Bachelorette" -- is currently in development.
- In his opening remarks, ABC and Hulu chief Craig Erwich made the case for closer collaboration between linear TV and streaming services, suggesting that they're actually "complementary platforms" that reach "different types of viewers."
- To that end, Erwich said that additional seasons of "Only Murders in the Building" may continue airing on ABC following their streaming debuts; he said the show has a "broad, comedic, aspirational tone and quality" that make it a good fit for the TV network.
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| 5 | | YouTube released its Top 10 list of the most-streamed Super Bowl 2024 ads. A 30-second spot during this weekend's big game cost $7 million; many ads enlisted celebrities in an effort to cut through the noise and maximize attention. More: - YouTube only counts global views on "Game Day" for its official tally.
- YouTube's most-watched spot was an ad for Booking.com featuring Tina Fey, "30 Rock" alumni Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer, and Glenn Close.
- Booking.com also scored last year's most-watched YouTube spot; that one featured Melissa McCarthy.
- Other entries in the Top 10 included a T-Mobile spot featuring Bradley Cooper and his mother, Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to enunciate the State Farm tagline, "Parks and Recreation" regulars Aubrey Plaza and Nick Offerman reuniting to hawk Mountain Dew, and Mr T. and Tony Romo endorsing Skechers.
- Two movie trailers -- for the sci-fi epic "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," and the disaster movie sequel "Twisters" -- also hit the Top 10.
- YouTube reported that Usher's channel and music videos got a huge boost from his appearance on the Super Bowl Halftime Show; viewership of Usher clips on YouTube was 7 times higher on Sunday, February 11 vs. the previous weekend.
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| 6 | | Jon Stewart will return to anchor "The Daily Show" on Monday nights, starting this week. The fresh Stewart-hosted episodes hit Paramount+ on Tuesdays. More: - During an appearance on "CBS Mornings" on Monday, Stewart said he was motivated to come back by the current political landscape, adding "I very much wanted to have some place to unload thoughts as we get into this election season."
- Stewart also discussed his departure from his Apple TV+ series "The Problem with Jon Stewart," describing the TV+ platform as "a television enclave, very small."
- Stewart also suggested that Apple executives attempted to censor his program, though he did not get into specifics.
- Stewart exited "The Daily Show" in 2015; in the interim, it was hosted by Trevor Noah, followed by a succession of guest hosts.
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| 7 | | According to a report in Puck News, Disney paid more than $75 million for the exclusive streaming rights to Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" concert film. The special -- "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)" -- hits Disney+ on March 15. More: - The film was recorded over three nights in 2023, during Swift's performances at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium; it grossed $261.7 million in theaters last year.
- The theatrical cut ran for around 2 hours and 45 minutes, and omitted several songs from the live shows; the Disney+ version puts back "Cardigan" from Swift's 2020 album "Folklore," along with four unspecified acoustic numbers.
- Disney previously released the 2020 Swift documentary "Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions"; the pop star also has a development deal with the company's Searchlight Pictures to ultimately direct a feature film.
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- At the TCAs, FX chief John Landgraf announced that the Emmy favorite comedy-drama series "The Bear" will return to cable and Hulu for Season 3 in June.
- Sarah Adina Smith took home the DGA Award for her direction of the Apple TV+ period drama series "Lessons in Chemistry"; Kim Gehrig picked up an additional honor for her direction of the Apple Music commercial "Run This Town."
- The original Netflix film "Scoop" recreates an infamous TV interview with Prince Andrew, in which he was publicly confronted about his relationship with disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein; Rufus Sewell and Gillian Anderson co-star as the Prince and interviewer Emily Maitlis.
- Hulu dropped a trailer for the limited series "We Were the Lucky Ones," based on the novel by Georgia Hunter, which was itself inspired by a true story; the series follows a Jewish family that's separated by WWII and their decades-long effort to reunite, and debuts on March 28.
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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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