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July 29, 2022
Everybody Streams — and Has Thoughts About It
In which Vulture readers unload about their favorite and least favorite streaming services.
By
Josef Adalian
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July 21, 2022
Netflix Averted Disaster. So Now What?
A look at the good and not-so-good news lurking in the company’s future.
By
Josef Adalian
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July 14, 2022
Do Emmys Still Matter in the Streaming Wars?
They’re not irrelevant, but they’re not all-important either, despite all the hype.
By
Josef Adalian
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July 7, 2022
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.”
By
Josef Adalian
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July 7, 2022
How HBO Max Displaced Netflix in Our Streamer Power Rankings
Eight takeaways on the year in streaming.
By
Josef Adalian
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July 7, 2022
14 Hollywood Insiders Reveal Who’s Really Winning the Streaming Wars
Execs, agents, producers, and publicists get candid about TV’s new world order.
By
Josef Adalian
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June 23, 2022
HBO Max Is Doing Well — So Of Course Changes Are Coming
Elimination of the unscripted division, fewer straight-to-Max movies, and even a new name are among the rumors looming over the service.
By
Josef Adalian
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June 16, 2022
Maybe Bob Chapek Was Right
The Disney CEO made waves when he fired one executive and promoted another. But the move actually has an upside.
By
Josef Adalian
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May 19, 2022
Can
Stranger Things
Reverse Netflix’s Bad Headlines?
The stakes are higher than ever for the show to succeed.
By
Josef Adalian
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May 12, 2022
CBS’s Success and the Case for Paramount+
Turns out, people love to stream old-fashioned network television.
By
Josef Adalian
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May 5, 2022
The Revenge of the Budget Streamers
With Netflix down, the Tubis and Freevees of the world are looking to pounce.
By
Josef Adalian
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Apr. 21, 2022
Netflix’s Bad Habits Have Caught Up With It
A hard look at what happened to the company, and what will happen next.
By
Josef Adalian
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Apr. 14, 2022
Moving
Dancing With the Stars
to Disney+ Just Might Work
The show brings a needed new element to the popular streaming service.
By
Josef Adalian
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Apr. 7, 2022
The Future of Streaming According to Jason Kilar
The departing WarnerMedia CEO talks to us about his HBO Max successes, his competitors, and what he sees next.
By
Josef Adalian
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Mar. 31, 2022
CNN+ Has Quibi Vibes
The streaming news app isn’t worth the price — at least not yet.
By
Josef Adalian
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Mar. 24, 2022
What’s at Stake for the Streamers at the Oscars
No matter what happens, Apple may have already won the season.
By
Josef Adalian
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Mar. 17, 2022
How Netflix Plans to Win the Cartoon Wars
The adult animation market is booming right now.
By
Josef Adalian
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Mar. 10, 2022
Why Commercials Are Coming to the Biggest Streamers
Higher subscription rates for some, ads for everyone else.
By
Josef Adalian
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Mar. 7, 2022
Is Amazon Paving the Way for Streaming Awards Shows?
Tonight’s ACM Awards could be a test for future events like the Emmys and the Oscars.
By
Josef Adalian
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Feb. 24, 2022
Will Smith Zoom Calls and a ‘Four-Quad Weekend’: Inside Peacock’s
Bel-Air
Push
How the nascent streamer decided to go all in.
By
Josef Adalian
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Feb. 17, 2022
HBO Max’s Ratings Euphoria
A niche show for HBO’s cable channel is a monster hit on streaming.
By
Josef Adalian
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Feb. 17, 2022
Why Season 4 of
Stranger
Things
Will Be Split in Two
The streamer is making a slight adjustment to the binge model.
By
Josef Adalian
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Feb. 17, 2022
Paramount Is Finally Getting Serious About the Streaming Future
A name change, more Sheridan content, and a move away from the ‘arms dealer’ strategy.
By
Josef Adalian
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Feb. 10, 2022
Have the Oscars Finally Accepted the Streaming Reality?
Plus, a closer look at Disney+’s big earnings report.
By
Josef Adalian
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Feb. 3, 2022
CNN Will Be Better Off
The network needs to be reinventing itself for the streaming future, and Jeff Zucker was not the man for the job.
By
Josef Adalian
snow patrol
Feb. 1, 2022
Will Peacock Get the Olympics Right This Time?
After a rocky performance last summer, the streamer could use a win in Beijing.
By
Josef Adalian
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Jan. 28, 2022
The Great Netflix Panic of ‘22
It’s been a rough week for Netflix stockholders. But how bad are things really?
By
Josef Adalian
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Jan. 27, 2022
Peacock Now Has 17 Million Subscribers
But it’s also losing a lot of money for Comcast.
By
Josef Adalian
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Jan. 20, 2022
What If Netflix Raised Its Prices and Nobody Cared?
The bigger problem right now: Wall Street is worried the service isn’t growing fast enough.
By
Josef Adalian
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Jan. 13, 2022
The Streaming Shows Are Coming From Inside the House
How the TV world is turning into a modern-day studio system.
By
Josef Adalian
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Dec. 20, 2021
The 5 Trends That Shaped Streaming in 2021
Unexpected subscriber numbers, international breakthroughs, and the shrinking theatrical window.
By
Josef Adalian
we’ll do it live
Dec. 9, 2021
Paramount+ Thinks Live Channels Can Make Your Streaming Life Easier
We talked to ViacomCBS president Tom Ryan about the service and how it fits into the company’s overall streaming strategy.
By
Josef Adalian
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Dec. 2, 2021
Did HBO Max Win the Year?
We talked to Casey Bloys about the hot streaming service’s ups and downs.
By
Josef Adalian
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Nov. 19, 2021
A New Cable Channel Wants to Make Christmas Movies ‘Safe’ Again
A former Hallmark exec’s takeover of GAC Family has opened a new front in the war for Christmas viewers.
By
Josef Adalian
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Nov. 11, 2021
Yellowstone
Is Defying the Streaming Model
The big winner, other than Kevin Costner: Peacock.
By
Josef Adalian
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Nov. 4, 2021
AMC+ Doesn’t Want to be Netflix
How the small-scale streamer sees success in being niche.
By
Josef Adalian
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Oct. 28, 2021
No Subscriptions, Big Money: How Free Streamers Are Changing TV’s Business Model
Channels like Buzzr are finding a way to compete in the streaming wars.
By
Josef Adalian
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Oct. 21, 2021
Let’s Overanalyze Netflix’s New Viewing Metrics
The streamer has a new ratings methodology. We dive in.
By
Josef Adalian
the industry
Oct. 19, 2021
How Will Netflix Clean Up Its Latest Mess?
The earnings call is today, the walkout is tomorrow, and the internal strife is not going away.
By
Josef Adalian
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Oct. 7, 2021
Do Streaming Release Strategies Even Matter?
A closer look at how two streaming hits took different routes to success.
By
Josef Adalian
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Sept. 30, 2021
Planet
Squid Game
How Netflix’s international strategy produced what might be its biggest new show ever.
By
Josef Adalian
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Sept. 23, 2021
Good Deal, Bad Strategy: Why the Paramount+ and Showtime Bundle Is a Mess
Should they just be one service by now?
By
Josef Adalian
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Sept. 16, 2021
‘Nobody’s Happy’: Broadcast TV Battles the Streaming Blues as Fall Season Begins
“We all went from being the center of the universe to being a distant planet.”
By
Josef Adalian
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Sept. 9, 2021
Fall Forecast: How Each Big Streamer Plans to Win the Season
And just like that, the streaming wars are reignited.
By
Josef Adalian
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Aug. 26, 2021
How Streamers Are Reimagining Network Premiere Week
Welcome to Streamchella 2021.
By
Josef Adalian
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Aug. 12, 2021
Inside HBO Max’s Scramble to Fix Its Glitchy App
“We see the crash logs. We’re not blind to it.”
By
Josef Adalian
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Aug. 5, 2021
Why Amazon Is Making Us Wait for
Lord of the Rings
Are you ready for some Gandalf?
By
Josef Adalian
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July 29, 2021
Is This NBC’s Nightmare Olympics Scenario?
Low ratings, Peacock complaints, and unhappy advertisers: Welcome to Tokyo.
By
Josef Adalian
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July 1, 2021
How to Make It a Hot Network Summer
Five spicy tips for broadcast TV this summer (and beyond).
By
Josef Adalian
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June 24, 2021
12 Hollywood Insiders Reveal Who’s Really Winning the Streaming Wars
Execs, agents, producers, and publicists get candid about the town’s new power players.
By
Josef Adalian
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