Showbiz Sandbox 525: A Non-Netflix Show Finally Tops Nielsen’s Streaming Charts
January 19, 2021
For the first time in history, or at least since Nielsen started its U.S. weekly streaming chart, a non-Netflix show claimed the top spot. For the week ending December 20th “The Mandalorian” was the number one steamed show in the nation, with over 1.33 billion total minutes viewed by Disney+ subscribers. As more streaming services come online with their own original programming, Netflix’s domination of the Nielsen chart may ultimately fade.
Speaking of ratings, a new leader among cable news networks has emerged since last year’s presidential election. For the first time since 2000, CNN and MSNBC beat out Fox News. Do these ratings reflect the unprecedented political crises we’ve been facing or a sea change in viewership?
Of course we also cover some of the week’s top entertainment headlines including country star Morgan Wallen’s new streaming record, Disneyland ditches annual passes and Shakira sells the publishing rights to her music.
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Open Road’s Liam Neeson Pic ‘The Marksman’ Takes $3.7M At MLK Weekend Box Office
https://deadline.com/2021/01/open-roads-liam-neeson-pic-the-marksman-takes-3-7m-at-mlk-weekend-box-office-1234675393/
India’s ‘Master’ Has A Blast In Global Debut; ‘Soul’ Now China’s No. 3 Pixar Pic – International Box Office
https://deadline.com/2021/01/master-vijay-thalapathy-india-wonder-woman-1984-soul-china-global-international-box-office-1234675396/
DGA Sides With Writers Guild In Its Dispute With WME Over Endeavor Content
https://deadline.com/2021/01/dga-sides-with-writers-guild-in-its-dispute-with-wme-over-endeavor-content-1234672501/
Netflix Says 2021 Slate Will Bring “A New Movie Every Week”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-says-2021-slate-will-bring-a-new-movie-every-week
Hipgnosis Buys 100% of Sharkira’s Publishing Catalog
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hipgnosis-acquires-shakiras-publishing-catalog-spanning-145-songs/
Shakira Is the Latest Star to Sell the Rights to Her Songs
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55645178
Kennedy Center to Honor Dick Van Dyke and Others at Scaled-Down Events
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/arts/kennedy-center-honors-pandemic.html
Disneyland Is Scrapping Its Annual Pass Program
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-14/disney-annual-pass-disneyland
Sony Unveils New Subsidiary: Sony Immersive Music Studios
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-takes-wraps-off-secret-unreal-engine-project-unveils-new-subsidiary-sony-immersive-music-studios/
Analysis: TV News Is Realigning, with Fox’s Ratings Sagging and CNN’s Soaring
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/16/media/fox-news-cnn-tv-ratings/index.html
James Murdoch Says US Media ‘Lies’ Unleashed ‘Insidious Forces’
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jan/16/james-murdoch-says-us-media-lies-unleashed-insidious-forces
Siegfried Fischbacher, Magician of Siegfried & Roy, Dies at 81
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/arts/siegfried-and-roy-siegfried-fischbacher-dead.html
Stacy Title, ‘The Bye Bye Man’ and ‘Down on the Waterfront’ Filmmaker, Dies at 56
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stacy-title-filmmaker-als-dies-at-tk-1158800
New York Dolls Cofounder Sylvain Sylvain Dies at 69
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/new-york-dolls-sylvain-dead-dies-1234886067/
Owen Marsh, Camera Operator on ‘Ben-Hur’ and ‘How the West Was Won,’ Dies at 90
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/owen-marsh-camera-operator-on-ben-hur-and-how-the-west-was-won-dies-at-90
Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer and Murderer, Dies at 81
https://apnews.com/article/phil-spector-dead-2845684db91046267039f7d628ce20d4
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