Cordkillers 533: Venu Is Off the Menu

Disney, Fox, and Warner scrap the Venu service, while The Last of Us Season 2 premieres in April, and Netflix tops UK TV rankings.This week on The FULL Experience: The Good Place (101 - "Everything Is Fine")Next week: The Good Place (113 - "Michael's Gambit")YouTube: https://youtu.be/LQxZ7wCn4qYSupply RunDisney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery cancel Venu sports streaming serviceDisney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery call off plans to launch Venu sports streaming service (CNBC)• Disney’s joint venture with Fubo led to Fubo dropping a lawsuit against Venu.• The companies decided to focus on existing products, potentially avoiding continued antitrust challenges.Search PartyWhat to Watch• The Last of Us Season 2 trailer: Premiering April on Max.Watch the teaser (Deadline)• “My Melody & Kuromi” stop-motion series: Sanrio’s characters debut on Netflix this July.Read more on Variety• “The Passion of the Christ” sequel in development: Production could begin in 2026.Details from VarietyBuried TreasureBrian: SiloTom: News channels like KCAL and KTLAScanning the Horizon• SpinCo announces Val Boreland as head of entertainment programming:Details on Deadline• Comcast launches “universal ads” platform: Advertisers can buy ads across multiple networks.More on TechCrunch• MoviePass parent company CEO pleads guilty to securities fraud: Misleading claims about the unlimited plan.Full story on TechCrunch• Streaming spending dropped in 2024: Consumers paid 23% less than in 2023.Analysis from TechdirtChatterListener Message:Patron “gjamesb” reports a potential RSS feed issue with the public podcast feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.