A television staple is looking for a new home. Sesame Street is winding down its nearly decade-long run on HBO and Max. Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed to Deadline that it has declined to renew the agreement covering original episodes, but will retain select library rights. Sesame Workshop, the…

In a first, Netflix is making the upcoming video game derived from Squid Game available to anyone, whether or not they are a subscriber. Squid Game: Unleashed will be in front of the pay wall for a limited time, the company announced at The Game Awards in Los Angeles. The “party royale” game will be…

New Regency and Death Row Games are teaming up to bring library film titles to Fortnite, starting with sci-fi action thriller In Time. The 2011 release, directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Cillian Murphy, Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Olivia Wilde, will reach Fortnite via Epic Games'…

Delivering the latest case of streaming sticker shock, YouTube TV is raising prices by $10 month in January, hitting $82.99 for its basic plan. “We don't make these decisions lightly, and we realize this has an impact on our members,” the company wrote in a note to subscribers. “We are committed to…

UPDATED with stock movement, additional details. Warner Bros. Discovery is creating a new corporate structure, slimming down from three divisions to two and establishing a clear separation between linear networks and the streaming and studios businesses. The two new operating units will be called…

EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media has launched a sports division, lining up more than 50 hours of programming and also shifting its Vice TV cable network to a sports-first approach. Vice Sports will look to capitalize on still-healthy viewer appetite for sports fare, but the initiative does not signal an intent…

Nexstar Media Group, which has been trimming staff at The CW in recent months, plans to expand those belt-tightening efforts by cutting 2% of its total workforce. The reductions are centered on the company’s local station portfolio, which is the largest in the U.S. The 2% equates to about 260…

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Entertainment has hired Paramount and Bron Studios veteran Rona Cosgrove as EVP and Head of Film Business and Legal Affairs. Cosgrove was previously head of Paramount's business affairs and most recently was Chief Business Affairs Officer for Bron Studios. Reporting to Legendary…

YouTube has revealed new stats and insights about viewing in the living room, a key strategic area of recent focus for the video giant. Total daily viewing via a TV set reached 1 billion hours, the Google division said Wednesday in a blog post. The scale is consistent with Nielsen’s monthly Gauge…

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos described last month’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight as a triumph despite the live event’s technical glitches. “We hate to disappoint a member for one second,” he said during an appearance at the UBS Media and Communications Conference in New York. Even though many tuning in…

Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey says the Spectrum pay-TV and broadband parent is “fighting for video,” in collaboration with frenemies like Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Speaking at the UBS Media and Communications Conference, Winfrey took stock of the path the company has taken…

Roku veteran Kristina Shepard is joining NBCUniversal in the newly created position of EVP, Streaming and Performance Sales and Partnerships. As the leader of a newly formed team, Shepard will bring together key sales verticals including performance, small-medium business growth and all major East…