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Insider news and analysis on the streaming industry from Vulture’s Joe Adalian.

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The State of Netflix’s Comedy Business, 2025

 More Mulaney? Yes. Endless synergy? Duh. Its own SNL? “We’d be open to it,” says the streamer’s stand-up boss.

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  2. Why Frasier Needs Longer Seasons (and a Network Home)Tossed salad and scrambled streaming strategies.
  3. A Bunch of Classic TV Is Leaving HuluSubscribers will be parting ways with Ally McBeal, Arrested Development, Beverly Hills 90210, and more.
  4. “Just Keep The Lights On”: Inside Network TV’s Fall Strike PlanGet ready for reruns, reality, sports, and imports.
  5. What If Everyone Won the Charter-Disney Dispute?A closer look at Disney’s deal with the cable company.
  6. Cable’s Biggest Hit? A Paramount+ Show From 2021How the streaming Yellowstone spinoff 1883 found a second life on linear TV.
  7. Why Shudder Is Creeping Up on AMC This FallThe horror streamer is giving AMC’s TV empire a spooky makeover.
  8. What CNN (Sort of) Heading to Max Means for Both CNN and MaxCNN Max offers a promising launch — if it can be integrated properly.
  9. What We Love (and Hate) About Free Streaming in 2023An emergency discussion about our “no-commitment relationship” with FAST.
  10. Could a True Streaming Bundle Be Upon Us?The idea is (slowly) gaining traction in some unexpected corners.
  11. Is Sound of Freedom About to Strike Streaming Gold?The movie is being shopped to streaming services and could end up fetching a hefty price.
  12. The Looming Catalog CrisisSuits is the hottest show on streaming right now. What does that mean?
  13. Could These Suits Help End the Strikes?Meet the not-so-famous execs who might be able to break the impasse.
  14. How a Strike Over Streaming Could End Up Killing Network TV“It almost feels like the networks are complicit in their own self-destruction.”
  15. TCM Fans Are Right to WorryNo, the channel isn’t going away, but this week’s cuts will be felt by viewers.
  16. Let’s Talk About Max’s First WeekAn emergency discussion about the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max.
  17. Squid Game Was Just the StartNetflix’s head of content in Korea takes us inside the service’s massive K-content strategy.
  18. Netflix’s Era of Lowered ExpectationsLet’s talk about the big streamer’s weird week.
  19. The Battle for BETThe competition to buy the historic network — and its streaming service — has the TV industry talking.
  20. The (Other) Man Behind the Yellowstone KingdomHow Paramount’s Chris McCarthy turned a cable hit into streaming’s biggest franchise.
  21. To Hulu or Not Hulu: 4 Big Questions for Disney Right NowPhase Two of Bob Iger’s streaming strategy: Fewer shows, more franchises — and maybe one less platform.
  22. Could Peacock Maybe, Finally, Be Having a Moment?The shows are clicking, but will it be enough for the struggling streamer? Content chief Susan Rovner is betting on it.
  23. What Netflix’s Bela Bajaria Era Means for Hollywood“She needs to keep programming things people watch versus snobby s- - - people don’t.”
  24. “We Had to Learn Everything Over Again”: How FX Survived the Streaming WarsJohn Landgraf on the network’s transition to Hulu, working for Disney, and why peak TV is finally, actually here (really).
  25. How Netflix Won Even While It Was LosingIt was a tough year, but the service still produced some of its biggest hits ever. We talk to Netflix’s scripted programming chief all about it.
  26. Little Britain, Big TV: Inside the BBC’s Streaming StrategyThe Beeb’s most popular shows are spread out across American streaming services. That’s by design.
  27. Three Big Questions About Disney’s Streaming FutureBob Iger’s back. What does that mean for Disney+?
  28. Plenty of Subscribers, Even More Red Ink: A Tale of Two DisneysSubscriber growth alone isn’t enough for Bob Chapek’s Disney.
  29. Roku’s ‘Weird’ ScienceFirst dongles. Now an original movie. Next: streaming domination?
  30. HBO’s Big Dragon Bet Paid Off“My No. 1 feeling is relief,” says HBO chief Casey Bloys.
  31. Pluto TV Joins the Big LeaguesAnd other insights from a new Nielsen report.
  32. Netflix Isn’t Out of the Woods YetThe streamer had a good week in an otherwise bad year.
  33. Susan Zirinsky Knows a Thing or Two About What Viewers WantThe 11 Minutes exec producer on making the leap to from broadcast news to streaming.
  34. It’s Time to Start Worrying About PeacockCan the streaming service come back from the dead?
  35. Dragons vs. Elves: Who Has the Better Release Strategy?Streamers say time slots are irrelevant. Maybe they’re wrong.
  36. The Rings of Power Ratings Are In, and They’re GoodNielsen weighs in on the Lord of the Rings versus Game of Thrones battle.
  37. When Broadcast Shows Move to Streaming, Do Viewers Follow?If the show is Thursday Night Football, the answer is yes.
  38. The 7 Biggest Questions the TV Business Has to Answer This FallThis season on the streaming wars: NBC ghosts Hulu, Dancing With Disney+, and ads, ads, ads!
  39. House of Questions: All Eyes on HBO’s DragonWhat’s at stake for HBO Max — and the Game of Thrones franchise — in the weeks ahead?
  40. Why Disney+ and Hulu Just Got a Lot More ExpensiveLess bang for more bucks.
  41. The HBO Max Rumor Mill Was Wrong — But There’s Still Pain to ComeDavid Zaslav faces more bad headlines as he remakes Warner Bros. Discovery.
  42. Everybody Streams — and Has Thoughts About ItIn which Vulture readers unload about their favorite and least favorite streaming services.
  43. Netflix Averted Disaster. So Now What?A look at the good and not-so-good news lurking in the company’s future.
  44. Do Emmys Still Matter in the Streaming Wars?They’re not irrelevant, but they’re not all-important either, despite all the hype.
  45. Bad Design, Good Comedies, and Severance: Our TV Critics Rate the Streamers“The homepage is so busy, the search function is awful, and I am not particularly compelled by much of its original programming.”
  46. How HBO Max Displaced Netflix in Our Streamer Power RankingsEight takeaways on the year in streaming.
  47. 14 Hollywood Insiders Reveal Who’s Really Winning the Streaming WarsExecs, agents, producers, and publicists get candid about TV’s new world order.
  48. HBO Max Is Doing Well — So Of Course Changes Are ComingElimination of the unscripted division, fewer straight-to-Max movies, and even a new name are among the rumors looming over the service.
  49. Maybe Bob Chapek Was RightThe Disney CEO made waves when he fired one executive and promoted another. But the move actually has an upside.
  50. Can Stranger Things Reverse Netflix’s Bad Headlines?The stakes are higher than ever for the show to succeed.
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