Streaming Into the Void - May 14, 2023 - Iger Needs to Stop Looking to Zaslav for Guidance

<p>This week, Disney's quarterly earnings are good, but that's not what Wall Street heard.</p> <p><a href='https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top-ten/'>Nielsen Ratings</a></p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p><a href='https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/08/writers-guild-of-america-blasts-boston-university-for-picking-warner-bros-discoverys-david-zaslav-as-commencement-speaker/'>Writers Guild of America blasts Boston University for picking Warner Bros. Discovery's David Zaslav as commencement speaker</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2023/05/endeavor-ari-emanuel-wga-writers-strike-dtc-1235361267/'>Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel Says "We Completely Support Our Clients" In WGA Strike; Wildcard This Time - Three Pure-Play DTC Companies</a></p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-fran-drescher-picket-lines-wga-west-president-comments-1235360008/'>Writers Strike: SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Lines – Deadline</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2023/scene/news/judd-apatow-writers-strike-studios-planned-1235605500/'>Judd Apatow Argues Studios Planned for 'Existential' Writers Strike - Variety</a> (Judd Apatow said the quiet part out loud)</p> <p><a href='https://deadline.com/feature/writers-strike-tv-shows-affected-cobra-kai-yellowjackets-abbott-elementary-1235354256/'>List Of TV Shows Shut Down, Suspended Due To WGA Strike Includes ‘Daredevil’ – Deadline</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ava-duvernay-warner-bros-tv-end-overall-deal-1235485818/'>Ava DuVernay, Warner Bros. TV End Overall Deal – The Hollywood Reporter</a></p> <p><a href='https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cord-cutting-all-time-high-q1-2023-pay-tv-losses-1235610939/'>Cord-Cutting Hits All-Time High in Q1, as U.S. Pay-TV Subscriptions Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1992</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-q1-earnings-streaming-losses-fall-arpu-rises-1235484314/'>Disney Earnings: Streaming Losses Shrink and ARPU Rises, Disney+ Subscribers Fall to 157.8M</a