Streaming Into the Void - August 9, 2026 - The Bad News Keeps Coming for Paramount as the Streaming Wars Move Into a New Phase

This week, Paramount got more bad news in their efforts to merge with Warner Bros., and Disney, YouTube, and others look to the next phase in the future of streaming. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Trial for March 2027 Paramount's Takeover Of Warner Bros. Cleared By UK Authorities How David Ellison (And Kamala Harris) Could Rescue Paramount-WBD Deal David Ellison Is Ready to Talk About CNN, but What About Bari Weiss? Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal - The New York Times Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble? - The New York Times / Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble Paramount, Warners Bros. Staffers In Limbo and Denial as Merger Deal Drags On Paramount Q2 Profit Dips, With Streaming Boost Offset by TV Declines Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Content Revenue Crashes on Rough Box Office Comps Disney beats earnings estimates in CEO Josh D'Amaro's first full quarter — and strikes a TikTok deal Disney earnings beat lifts shares despite revenue miss Disney and TikTok Ink Wide-Ranging Deal, Videos From Tech Platform Will Be Added to Disney+ NBCUniversal-YouTube deal could jump-start next streaming wars chapter Our expanded partnership with NBCUniversal: Redefining the modern entertainment subscription NBCUniversal and YouTube Announce Global Strategic Partnership, Expanding Reach of Peacock and NBCUniversal Content Across YouTube’s Industry-Leading Platforms 'The Five Star Weekend' Renewed For Season 2 By Peacock; Who Returns? What We've Been Doing Ted Lasso