Streamers to Outspend Broadcasters on Content for First Time as Cord Cutting Decimates Cable
Streaming services are expected to outspend traditional broadcasters for the first time ever in 2025 as households continue to cut the cord by the millions.

Streaming services are expected to outspend traditional broadcasters for the first time ever in 2025 as households continue to cut the cord by the millions.
Netflix has dropped Karla Sofia Gascon, the star of “Emilia Perez,” from its high-profile Oscars campaign and distanced itself from the best actress nominee over her offensive social media posts, Hollywood trade outlets reported Tuesday.
Netflix has taken the extraordinary step of removing best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofia Gascón from its Academy Awards campaign for “Emilia Perez,” cancelling appearances by the transgender performer and deleting any reference to Gascón from its Oscar-themed advertisements.
Jason Oppenheim, star of the Netflix reality TV series “Selling Sunset,” now regrets voting for Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom after his friend experienced a burglary.
The British government is reportedly considering extending the BBC licence fee to people who only use streaming services to pay for the faltering public broadcaster.
It may have been embraced by the Academy, but just a day after its debut in Mexico, the acclaimed “narco-musical” Emilia Pérez was already drawing rebukes for superficial portrayals of sensitive subjects.
Netflix’s transgender best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón raged at President Donald Trump over his executive order stating the U.S. government will recognize only “two sexes,” calling the president “shameless.”
Transgender cartel musical “Emilia Perez” topped this year’s Oscar nominations, earning 13 nods in an announcement on Thursday postponed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
The price of a Netflix subscription is soaring faster than the rate of inflation, with the entertainment streamer raising prices across the board, with some fees rising more than 15 percent. Even the ad-supported tier is getting more expensive, with Netflix charging its subscribers more for the joy of sitting through commercials.
Netflix’s response to President-elect Donald Trump’s reelection victory is the scheduled premier of a documentary on Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle, a symbol of Hollywood wokism. Netflix, a streaming service giant that openly works with the Obamas, does not appear to be willing to shift its left-leaning corporate scope following Trump’s reelection as did Meta and Amazon.
“The Sandman” author Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women, who claim he sexually assaulted them, forced them to call him “Master,” and in one instance, ordered a woman to “lick [her] own sh*t.” A representative for the author said such acts were merely BDSM between consenting adults.
Karla Sofia Gascón, the star of Netflix’s drug lord musical “Emilia Pérez,” promoted transgenderism for children in a recent interview, claiming to have known that he wanted to be a girl since the mere age of four.
The victories of “Emilia Pérez,” a French musical about a Mexican transgender drug lord, at the Golden Globe Awards this weekend have prompted a wave of outrage and disgust in Mexico and throughout Latin America from critics who say the film trivializes the mass death caused by the drug war in that country.
Meghan Markle’s upcoming Netflix series With Love, Meghan was slammed as “out of touch.”
A female Netflix comedian has launched an attack on fellow stand up Dave Chappelle, accusing him of profiting from making transgender people “feel unsafe.”
Fans of Netflix’s hit South Korean series Squid Game are divided over Season two’s transgender character, played by an actor who is not confused about his sex in real life.
Christmas Day no longer belongs to the NBA, no matter what LeBron James says.
The Kansas City Chiefs handily defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day, advancing to 15-1 on the season and locking up the #1 seed in the AFC Playoffs. However, if Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes thought winning the #1 seed was the only reward he would receive for the big win, he was mistaken.
(AP) — Netflix will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it carries two NFL games for the first time on Christmas.
The year keeps getting better, with the news that 15,000 people (who hate us) lost their media and entertainment jobs in 2024.
The dystopian drama ‘Squid Games’ became a worldwide hit, and now, as it prepares for season two, the show is adding a transgender character.
LGBTQ activists are reacting with alarm to the growing list of gay-friendly streaming and TV shows that are getting the axe as wokeness seems to be on the downswing in U.S. culture.
Aaron Rodgers publicly opens old wounds and sheds light on his strained relationship with his family in a three-part docuseries for Netflix titled Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos are scheduled to meet Tuesday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, the tête-à-tête another in the vast parade of business leaders who have already made the same journey since the election.
Actor Jamie Foxx credited God and the power of prayer for saving his life last year after he suffered a life-threatening stroke that landed him in the hospital, resulting in a long recovery journey.
Netflix’s “Sex Education” actor Alexander Westwood was reportedly found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of teenagers in acting lessons.
Streaming giant Netflix has been ordered to pay $385,000 after losing a lawsuit brought by an Indiana woman who claimed the streamer outed her in public as the daughter of disgraced fertility doctor Donald Cline.
Season two of Netflix’s hit South Korean series Squid Game has sparked backlash among LGBTQQIAAP2S+ activists after a non-transgender actor was cast as a trans character.
Tim Robbins, the star of films including Shawshank Redemption, thinks the future of the film industry is very bleak because of the influence of streaming services like Netflix.
Boxer and Youtube personality Jake Paul is striking back at rumors that his fight with heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was somehow rigged.
Netflix is facing a class action lawsuit over the platform’s streaming chaos that unfolded during last week’s live boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé is coming to your home on Christmas — provided you have Netflix and are tuning in to the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game.
Netflix showcased boxing legend Mike Tyson’s bare buttocks before an estimated 65 million people on Friday night ahead of his fight against Jake Paul.
DraftKings Network estimates that Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will walk away with a combined $60 million for Friday night’s fight.
Friday night’s fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will go down as one for the aged, as Paul, the youthful YouTuber, outlanded and outboxed his seasoned opponent, earning a unanimous decision victory. Tyson, 58, looked quite spry in the
Netflix received criticism as fans announced that they were dealing with buffering issues ahead of Jake Paul and Mike Tyson’s fight. Fans took to social media to express their frustration that Netflix had not been “prepared to live stream” and
Mike “Grim Reaper” Tyson quickly went dark when he told a teenage interviewer that he does not care anything about his “legacy.”
Boxing legend Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul during the weigh-in ahead of the pair’s upcoming matchup.
YouTuber Jake Paul and boxing heavyweight legend Mike Tyson are finally set to battle in their much-anticipated match at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Friday night.
The offices of U.S. streaming giant Netflix were raided by tax investigators Tuesday in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged tax fraud laundering, a French judicial source revealed.