Richard Lawler

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Richard LawlerSep 13, 2022

Showtime streaming might disappear into Paramount Plus.

Next year HBO Max will do the fusion dance with Discovery Plus, and Disney’s CEO is talking about a “hard bundle” for Hulu and Disney Plus, so this rumor about Paramount discontinuing Showtime streaming is no surprise.

Showtime’s content is already in the Paramount app, and Paramount’s pushing a discounted $8 (ads) or $13 (fewer ads) combo subscription until October 2nd. The bundle is back.

Paramount Considers Discontinuing Showtime Streaming Service, Merging With Paramount Plus

[WSJ]

Richard LawlerSep 13, 2022

40 minutes of Switch gaming news is incoming.

Today’s Nintendo Direct live stream is about to start. Maybe we can finally hear Chris Pratt’s Mario voice that is “unlike anything you’ve heard.” (Update: No Pratt, but BOTW2 is here.)

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Twitter paid its whistleblower $7 million.

And we know that because Elon Musk’s lawyers brought it up in court, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The company reached a settlement with its former security chief, Pieter “Mudge” Zatko, in June over his lost potential compensation, “days before” he filed an explosive complaint accusing it of security flaws and misleading practices.

WSJ News Exclusive | Twitter Agreed to Pay Whistleblower Roughly $7 Million in June Settlement

[WSJ]