Streaming Into the Void - November 16, 2025 - Disney and YouTube Make Peace

This week, a truce in the last great battle of the linear era, as Disney and Google's YouTube resolve their carriage dispute. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes YouTube TV, Disney reach deal to restore access to ESPN networks after two-week standoff - The Athletic CFO Says Disney Has No M&A Plans, Pokes Rivals For Splitting Assets — “What You Do When You Don’t Have A Great Business” Paramount, Comcast, Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner as Deadline Approaches - WSJ Warner Bros. Is For Sale, Who's Buying? YouTube TV Blackout Is Costing Disney an Estimated $4.3 Million per Day in Lost Revenue David Ellison Goes Public: Paramount Releases First Earnings Report Since Skydance Takeover Wall Street Gives David Ellison’s First Paramount Earnings a Thumbs Up, With Some Big Questions ‘Superman’ Supercharges Warner Bros. Earnings, But Linear TV Struggles Push Company to Loss WBD amends CEO Zaslav's contract, StubHub withholds Q4 guidance TV Giant Reels From Revenue Slump After Jimmy Kimmel Boycott Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Confident In Tegna Deal’s On-Time Close; Stock Slides After Soft Q3 Report NBC Revives NBC Sports Network, Launching First on YouTube TV, Offering Peacock’s Sports Line-Up David Ellison's Hollywood Takeover: First Paramount. Is Warner Bros Next? David Ellison's Paramount Skydance makes its bullish pitch to Hollywood What We've Been Doing King of the Hill The Woman in Cabin 10 Fantastic Four: First Steps PC Game Pass The Outer Worlds 2