news ‘The Bear’ Cooks Up New Season on Hulu; Apple TV Plus’ 'Land of Women' Debuts: What’s Premiering This Week (June 24-30) A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services Diamond Must Show Sports Leagues Pay TV Contracts Under Conditions, Bankruptcy Judge Rules 'I think they need to see it,' Judge Chris Lopez said AT&T Can't Hang Up On Copper DSL in California The California Public Utilities Commission denied AT&T's request to abandon its role as the state's 'carrier of last resort' Latest events Netflix Releases Version 4.0 of Its 'Culture Memo': Shorter New Iteration Provides Some Boundaries to Abject Personal Freedom By Daniel Frankel published 24 June 24 The first 'Culture Memo' published post-Reed Hastings still defines Netflix as a destination for 'Dream Team' employees, but it now acknowledges the need for some structure NextTV Redbox/Chicken Soup Survival Quest Becomes More Dire as Company Misses $4 Million Payment to NBCU By Daniel Frankel published 24 June 24 The missed payment comes after the company missed closing on a key forbearance agreement and fired most of its board of directors NextTV Paramount Plus Joins Parade of Streamers Increasing Prices By Jon Lafayette published 24 June 24 Paramount Plus with Showtime up $1 to $12.99 a month; Paramount Plus Essential jumping $2 to $7.99 a month Broadcasting & Cable Read Future’s 2024 Best of Show Awards Guide By B+C Staff published 24 June 24 Digital magazine showcases winning and nominated products exhibited at NAB Show Technology Kent Gibbons To Retire As Content Director of ‘B+C’, ’Multichannel News’ By B+C Staff published 24 June 24 Michael Malone, with nearly two decades at the publications, moves into content director role Broadcasting & Cable Can ARPU-Minded Charter Maintain Its Customer Service Edge? By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published 24 June 24 Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we recall our willfully ignorant moments stumbling through TV history on the WB lot under Jamie Kellner … and we try to figure out why Netflix is getting into popcorn NextTV TV Business Pioneer Jamie Kellner, Creator of the Fox and The WB Networks, Dead at 77 By Daniel Frankel published 23 June 24 As founding president and COO of Fox Broadcasting, the former syndication executive was instrumental in leading the business beyond the three-network paradigm NextTV Can You Say ‘Score?’ Disney Expands ‘Magic Words’ to Sports By Jon Lafayette published 21 June 24 Ad buyer Magna is beta-testing new capability Broadcasting & Cable Charter Lays Off More Than 1,000 Call Center Employees Amid Continued Consolidation By Daniel Frankel published 20 June 24 Office closures in 4 U.S. locations follow wave of earlier shutterings in January NextTV Judge Refuses To Make Bankrupt Diamond Give Up Sensitive Pay TV Deal Data By Daniel Frankel published 20 June 24 Meanwhile, Major League Baseball delivers another zinger: ‘Nothing Diamond has ever done has been about maximizing profit’ NextTV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives NEXT TV NEWSLETTER The smarter way to stay on top of the streaming and OTT industry. Sign up below. * To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. MOST READ 1 ‘The Bear’ Cooks Up New Season on Hulu; Apple TV Plus’ 'Land of Women' Debuts: What’s Premiering This Week (June 24-30) 2 Diamond Must Show Sports Leagues Pay TV Contracts Under Conditions, Bankruptcy Judge Rules 3 AT&T Can't Hang Up On Copper DSL in California 4 Netflix Releases Version 4.0 of Its 'Culture Memo': Shorter New Iteration Provides Some Boundaries to Abject Personal Freedom 5 Redbox/Chicken Soup Survival Quest Becomes More Dire as Company Misses $4 Million Payment to NBCU
Netflix Releases Version 4.0 of Its 'Culture Memo': Shorter New Iteration Provides Some Boundaries to Abject Personal Freedom By Daniel Frankel published 24 June 24 The first 'Culture Memo' published post-Reed Hastings still defines Netflix as a destination for 'Dream Team' employees, but it now acknowledges the need for some structure
Redbox/Chicken Soup Survival Quest Becomes More Dire as Company Misses $4 Million Payment to NBCU By Daniel Frankel published 24 June 24 The missed payment comes after the company missed closing on a key forbearance agreement and fired most of its board of directors
Paramount Plus Joins Parade of Streamers Increasing Prices By Jon Lafayette published 24 June 24 Paramount Plus with Showtime up $1 to $12.99 a month; Paramount Plus Essential jumping $2 to $7.99 a month
Read Future’s 2024 Best of Show Awards Guide By B+C Staff published 24 June 24 Digital magazine showcases winning and nominated products exhibited at NAB Show
Kent Gibbons To Retire As Content Director of ‘B+C’, ’Multichannel News’ By B+C Staff published 24 June 24 Michael Malone, with nearly two decades at the publications, moves into content director role
Can ARPU-Minded Charter Maintain Its Customer Service Edge? By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published 24 June 24 Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we recall our willfully ignorant moments stumbling through TV history on the WB lot under Jamie Kellner … and we try to figure out why Netflix is getting into popcorn
TV Business Pioneer Jamie Kellner, Creator of the Fox and The WB Networks, Dead at 77 By Daniel Frankel published 23 June 24 As founding president and COO of Fox Broadcasting, the former syndication executive was instrumental in leading the business beyond the three-network paradigm
Can You Say ‘Score?’ Disney Expands ‘Magic Words’ to Sports By Jon Lafayette published 21 June 24 Ad buyer Magna is beta-testing new capability
Charter Lays Off More Than 1,000 Call Center Employees Amid Continued Consolidation By Daniel Frankel published 20 June 24 Office closures in 4 U.S. locations follow wave of earlier shutterings in January
Judge Refuses To Make Bankrupt Diamond Give Up Sensitive Pay TV Deal Data By Daniel Frankel published 20 June 24 Meanwhile, Major League Baseball delivers another zinger: ‘Nothing Diamond has ever done has been about maximizing profit’