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Goalless draw on return to league business
Fair draw against GAKOur Red Bulls' ADMIRAL Bundesliga match at a GAK side strong at home turned into an intense encounter in Graz, with chances at both ends. The challenging game ended in a fair draw...
Goalless draw on return to league business
Fair draw against GAKOur Red Bulls' ADMIRAL Bundesliga match at a GAK side strong at home turned into an intense encounter in Graz, with chances at both ends. The challenging game ended in a fair draw...
Chelsea v Bournemouth Match Report: Cherries Stifled at Stamford Bridge
Bournemouth’s winless Premier League run continued as Chelsea thrashed the Cherries 5-1 at Stamford Bridge. Despite Evanilson’s second-half strike, defensive errors proved costly for Marco Rose’s injury-hit side, who remain 17th and searching for their first win.
Brewers Name Jacob Misiorowski NLCS Game 1 Starter Vs Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers have officially named Jacob Misiorowski their starting pitcher for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The hard-throwing right-hander will take the mound Sunday night at American Family Field as Milwaukee looks to get off to a strong start in a rematch of last year’s [...]
Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel's son Silas makes acting debut in 'Matchbox'
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's son is ready for his time in the spotlight Silas Randall Timberlake, the 11-year-old son of the "Mirrors" singer, 45, and the "Illusionist" actress, 44,
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake’s son disapproved of her revealing outfit in ‘Matchbox: The Movie’: ‘Yuck’
The 11-year-old was “very concerned” about one of his mom’s looks in the new Apple TV film.
Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake’s son disapproved of her revealing outfit in ‘Matchbox: The Movie’
Jessica Biel revealed that her 11-year-old son Silas, whom she shares with Justin Timberlake, was ‘very concerned’ about one of his mom’s looks in ‘Matchbox: The Movie.’
NFL Week Five: 3 Incredible Matchups To Watch
Some fun matchups are ahead in NFL Week Five. The second quarter of the season has officially begun. Let’s dive deep into some of the elite matchups. Las Vegas Raiders @ New England Patriots The New England Patriots vs. Las Vegas Raiders is intriguing because neither team is meeting their preseason expectations. The general public […] The post NFL Week Five: 3 Incredible Matchups To Watch appeared first on Stadium Rant.
Rayo Plastic Balls Protest Forces La Liga Match Suspension
Rayo Vallecano’s long-awaited return to their Vallecas stadium ended in chaos on Saturday. The La Liga match against Athletic Club was suspended after local fans repeatedly interrupted play by throwing hundreds of small plastic balls and paper airplanes onto the pitch, a coordinated protest against club president Raúl Martín Presa, in what should have been […] The post Rayo Plastic Balls Protest Forces La Liga Match Suspension appeared first on HEAVY.
Half-Time Player Ratings: Man Utd vs Spurs (Premier League)
Manchester United returned from the international break to face Tottenham Hotspur in a must-win match at Old Trafford.
Colts make roster moves ahead of Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh
The Colts have made some move ahead of their Sunday road matchup against the Steelers.
College GameDay predicts Georgia-Alabama winner
ESPN's College GameDay predicted the winner of the SEC championship rematch between the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide.
🚨XIs confirmed: United and Tottenham meet in crisis clash
Old Trafford hosts the clash between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur this Saturday, October 10 (16:30 GMT), on Matchday 6 of the Premier League. Both clubs desperately need to turn things arou...
Genoa 2-1 Fiorentina: Match report
The Viola can’t even score their own goal as they slump to a deeply embarrassing defeat against a bad opponent.
Inter U23 suffer a 2-1 defeat away to Savoia
Inter U23 returned to action after the international break but were beaten 2-1 by Savoia in Torre Annunziata on Matchday 9 of the Serie C season. Vecchi’s side came out on the wrong side of a closel...
Matchday | Timbers back in action Saturday on the road against Sporting Kansas City
The Timbers and Sporting kick off at 5:30pm PT
📸 Neuer's unbelievable howler after just 8 seconds 😱
Ouch.This Saturday afternoon, Bayern Munich travel to Augsburg for Matchday 5 of the Bundesliga. Vincent Kompany's players made the worst possible start to this Bavarian derby, conceding the opening g...
Fabregas: “Roma are great, but we will do our best.”
It’s also a tough day at Como. Tomorrow, the Como side will face Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma in the lunchtime match of Serie A’s sixth matchday, when the season resumes after the international b...
🚨 Augsburg-Bayern XIs: Saibari starts; Gnabry on the bench!
Augsburg and Bayern kick off Saturday's Bundesliga action, alongside other matches. The Bavarians want to capitalize on Borussia Dortmund's slip-up after they drew with Werder Bremen on Friday despite...
Smart Money Picks For A Stormy College Football Saturday
My college football predictions for today! Picks and analysis for Alabama vs. Georgia, OU vs. Texas, and Indiana vs. Nebraska. Who wins the biggest matchups?
"Winning away will give us continuity to keep improving"
Quique Álvarez appeared at a press conference to analyze the match that Girona will play this Monday at Tenerife's stadium. The red-and-white coach highlighted the positive evolution of the squad, th...
Maresca: Man City players can shut out controversy against Liverpool
Enzo Maresca has no concerns about his players' mentality as Manchester City brace themselves for a hostile reception at Liverpool. City travel to Anfield on Sunday for their first match since it was announced the club had been found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial regulations.
Newcastle set for '£10m' windfall after consultation with fans
A general view of St James' Park during the Premier League match Newcastle United vs Everton at St. James' Park, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 25th May 2025 / PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan at St James' Park
🚨 Arsenal-Leeds XIs: ¡Lewis-Skelly, Konsa and Havertz start!
Arsenal and Leeds United kick off Matchday 6 in the Premier League. The Gunners go into the game second in the table, behind Manchester City, who have won all their matches so far.Meanwhile, Leeds arr...
Colts vs. Steelers
Here is how the ColtsRoundtable staff sees the Week 5 matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers unfolding.
🚨 Breaking: Ratiu ruled out of Rayo-Athletic
Rayo Vallecano head into their match against Athletic Club with a significant late withdrawal. Full-back Andrei Rațiu will not be available for the game.The Romanian international had been playing th...
🗞️ Today's front pages: Reconciliation at the Bernabéu, Super Saturday
Club football is back. After several matches were played on Friday, league action returns ahead of a week of Champions League football. So let's take a look at today's newspaper front pages...MARCAASS...
BYU Beats Iowa State, Sets up Notre Dame Matchup
BYU dominated the stat sheet, but some miscues kept BYU from really controlling the game in a 24-10 home win over Iowa State Friday night in Provo. In a night where BYU needed their QB to carry them, Bear Bachmeier dominated with 329 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, and 109 rushing yards on 9 carries. […]
Analysis: Slinger shuts out Hartford in high school football matchup
Journal Sentinel sports reporter Michael Whitlow breaks down Slinger's 33-0 victory over Hartford on Friday, Oct. 9, in Hartford.
Pennridge downs North Penn in key SOL National football matchup
Pennridge remained unbeaten after downing North Penn in a big Suburban One League National Conference high school football game in Week 7.
Minnesota Vikings Receive Surprising Update for New Orleans Saints Matchup
As Justin Jefferson returns to practice, a fresh hamstring injury to Jordan Addison threatens to derail Minnesota’s stagnant offense ahead of a critical clash with New Orleans.
Cardinals Reveal Jeremiyah Love’s Final Status Ahead of Lions Matchup
Week five is on the horizon for the Arizona Cardinals.Arizona’s date with the Detroit Lions is now less than 48 hours away as of the afternoon of Oct. 9.With Friday passing by comes the ultimate injury designations for the Cardinals’ roster heading into Sunday.The player with the most intrigue following their status this week is […] The post Cardinals Reveal Jeremiyah Love’s Final Status Ahead of Lions Matchup appeared first on HEAVY.
Dodgers tap NLCS rotation order to replicate dominance over Brewers
Dodgers pitching dominated the Brewers in last year's NLCS. They are hoping Tarik Skubal and Yoshinobu Yamamoto can set a similar tone in this year's rematch
Player Availability Report: #SKCvPOR
Player Availability Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest status updates around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Saint Luke’s. All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match. Sporting Kansas City returns home this
Preview | Rapids Return Home for Western Conference Clash with San Jose
The Colorado Rapids (11-13-3, 36 pts., 8th West) return home for a crucial Western Conference matchup against the San Jose Earthquakes (13-8-6, 45 pts., 4th West) on Saturday, October 10. Kickoff at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park is set for 7:30 p.m. MT with coverage available on Apple TV, Altitude Sports
Duke vs. Georgia Tech: Staff predictions
The Duke Wire staff make their predictions for Duke's matchup against Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlanta.
Ravens announce bad Lamar Jackson news for Week 5 Falcons matchup
This Lamar Jackson news shouldn't be a huge surprise after the week he's had.
Lamar Jackson (ankle) ruled out by Ravens for Week 5 matchup vs. Falcons
Giants-Commanders matchup: Can the Giants contain QB Jayden Daniels?
Can the NY Giants defense keep the momentum going and shut down the Washington Commanders offense?
Does Leeds United have an advantage over Arsenal?
Paul Merson believes Leeds United could have an advantage over Arsenal when the two sides meet tomorrow. The fixture will be both clubs’ first match back after the international break, and the forme...
3 Biggest X-Factors For Alabama to Take Down Georgia
The Alabama Crimson Tide has an extremely tough matchup this weekend.
Gillingham in good position, says Brophy
Gillingham midfielder James Brophy says being ninth in League Two sets them up to attack the next set of matches.
Oklahoma State vs. UCF: Kickoff Time, TV Channel, Betting Odds and What to Know
No. 18 Oklahoma State returns to Boone Pickens Stadium Saturday for a sold-out Big 12 showdown against UCF. Here's everything fans need to know about kickoff, TV coverage, betting odds, Stripe the Stadium, and the key matchups as the Cowboys look to improve to 2-0 in conference play.
Falcons Playoff Projections Show A Difficult Wild Card Matchup
The Falcons could host the 49ers in the Wild Card round. While the matchup looks tough, Atlanta's prime-time success and top run defense offer hope.
Health policy expert warns California's Medi-Cal spending crisis could drive up insurance costs for families
Paragon Health Institute President Brian Blase discusses California's Medicaid spending, eligibility concerns and the potential impact of higher taxes on privately insured families.
ESPN makes Georgia CFP projection ahead of Alabama game
ESPN projects Georgia football to reach the College Football Playoff ahead of a tough upcoming matchup against Alabama.
The Nerazzurri train ahead of the Inter vs. Parma game
It is the eve of Inter’s return to action following the extended break for international fixtures. The Nerazzurri will host Parma at San Siro on Saturday 10 October at 18:00 CET, in a game on Matchd...
Could dragons have ever existed? Science has a surprising answer
Dragons appear in stories as enormous reptilian creatures with wings, claws, armored bodies and, in many traditions, the ability to breathe fire. Science has found no evidence that an animal matching ...
Hershey changes Reese’s Pumpkins packaging after lawsuit over design
A new disclaimer is appearing on Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins after litigation over claims that the decorative designs shown on the packaging did not match the actual candy.
MLB reveals TV schedule for 2026 League Championship Series
Major League Baseball has announced the television schedule for the 2026 League Championship Series. The action begins on Oct. 11 in an NLCS showdown the baseball world has figured would happen for months, and it’s a rematch of last year’s NLCS. The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers go on the road to face Jacob…
CBS Sports makes prediction for Falcons' SNF game vs. Ravens
CBS Sports' Pete Prisco makes his pick for Falcons-Ravens matchup in Week 5
GIGABYTE confirms Intel will launch DDR4-compatible CPUs next year
GIGABYTE prepares existing motherboards for Intel's upcoming CPUs. The early 2027 launch matches previous reports about Core 200 Raptor Lake Next.
The Bear’s Den: Green Bay Packers Sunday, let’s do this!
The Chicago Bears head north for a noon-time matchup at the Green Bay Packers. Can the good guys win?
Lyanco shines in stoppage time, scores equaliser and celebrates result
One of the standout players in the match against Athletico-PR, center-back Lyanco played a decisive role in securing Atlético’s 2–2 draw in Curitiba. In the final moments of stoppage time, the No...
A Closer Call, But Kings Fall in Rematch With Lakers
Despite Precious Achiuwa’s efficient scoring and a late surge, Sacramento’s perimeter struggles and a massive free-throw disparity handed the Lakers a narrow preseason victory in Los Angeles.
BREAKING: Valverde questionable against Villarreal
Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde is questionable to face Villarreal this Saturday, coach José Mourinho announced during today’s pre-match press conference. Mourinho did not disclose Valverde’s issue, but it looks like the Uruguayan midfielder could sit this one out as Real Madrid get ready for a crucial stretch of the 2026-27 season. In other news, […]
Where to watch Cagliari vs Juventus in Serie A
The Men's First Team returns from the international break with a trip to Sardinia, as Luciano Spalletti's side take on Cagliari.The match kicks off at 20:45 CEST on Sunday, October 11. Here are all th...
Gasperini ready to rely on Mora in Como showdown
Roma played a test match against Sorianese yesterday at Trigoria to maintain their rhythm and prepare for Sunday’s 12:30 pm match away to Como. The final score was 20-0. Everyone was present except ...
FAMU volleyball match moved up, softball game scrapped by Isaias
FAMU athletics have made some schedule changes to volleyball and a fall ball softball game as Tropical Storm Isaias nears landfall in Tallahassee.
'Jesse Watters Primetime' visits Columbia University to talk politics
'Jesse Watters Primetime' visits Columbia University to ask students about their political beliefs.
Bengals Get Positive Injury Update on Ja'Marr Chase
Cincinnati’s star receiver returned to practice in full pads Thursday, a vital step toward clearing concussion protocol as the offense faces mounting injuries before Sunday's matchup.
📋 Palmeiras and Bahia line-ups confirmed for Brasileirão clash
It's a night of Brasileirão 2026 action at Nubank Parque. Palmeiras and Bahia face off at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (8).The clash is part of Matchday 29 of the competition. Bráulio da...
What Version of Misiorowski Will Brewers Get in NLCS?
The Milwaukee Brewers will have a rematch against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, and they need Jacob Misiorowski to be at his best.
Hugh Hefner’s widow asks Jessica Biel to rethink playing Playboy founder’s wife in new movie
Hugh Hefner’s widow, Crystal Harris, has asked actress Jessica Biel to rethink playing the Playboy founder’s wife in the upcoming movie ‘Playmates.’
BYU football suffers major blow following LJ Martin injury
The Cougars lose their star rusher for a gauntlet of ranked matchups, forcing quarterback Bear Bachmeier to carry the offensive load during a high-stakes postseason push.
'Big step forward': Nolla Health to diagnose acne and send prescriptions
Nolla Health CEO Luis Wenus has the latest on the AI prescription service on 'America Reports.'
Eagles abroad: London matchup fuels big business for fan travel companies
The Eagles' trip to London means big business for travel companies, pubs and local businesses.
Trump receives late uncle’s National Medal of Science
President Donald Trump is presented with his late uncle Dr. John G. Trump’s National Medal of Science during the Science: A New Golden Age Summit.
Some Hollywood stars retreat from political debate
'The Big Money Show' panel discusses the growing trend of Hollywood A-listers, including Glen Powell and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, choosing to stay out of political discourse to avoid dividing audiences.
Sun Belt Week 6 Top Matchups
The midway point of the season has arrived, and the Sun Belt Conference race is beginning to shape up. With that in mind, some big matchups can play a pivotal role as the season progresses. Games will feature teams looking to stay atop the conference or looking to pick up important conference wins to stay …
Yamamoto is Dodgers’ Biggest Strength in NLCS Against Brewers
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto brings his historic postseason poise and shutdown command to a critical rematch against the Milwaukee Brewers.
TENNESSEE LADY VOLS SOCCER: Time to recover after two losses
Just five regular season matches remain for the Tennessee soccer team in the 2026 season as the Lady Vols head to the Palmetto State to face No. 11 South Carolina on Friday night. Kickoff from Eugene E. Stone III is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Atlético v Athletic: Galo's youngsters are in action today!
Atlético vs Athletic– October 8 (Thursday) – 3 PMTournament: Brazil U-20 CupVenue: Arena MRVBroadcast: Mil SportsMatch Guide: Atlético vs Athletic
Inter vs. Parma: where to watch
INTER VS. PARMA, WHERE TO WATCH ON TVInter vs. Parma will be played on Saturday 10 October at 18:00 CEST on Matchday 6 of Serie A 2026/27, and will be broadcast live exclusively on DAZN. Fans can watc...
Official Coventry City injury update ahead of Newcastle United match
Ahead of facing Newcastle United there has been an official Coventry City injury update. The Sky Blues return to Premier League action on Monday night.
Shaq shares his simple business advice for up and coming athletes
NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal and renowned brand manager Leonard Armato talk to OutKick about how young athletes can avoid making critical branding mistakes.
Arsenal Beat Norwich City In International Break Friendly
Arsenal faced a Norwich City academy side in a friendly during the international break, in a bid to maintain fitness ahead of upcoming matches.
Wisconsin, Ohio State top USCHO rankings ahead of championship rematch
Just four games into the year, the Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey program is set for a national championship rematch with Ohio State.
Cottagers best ever XI: Who is Fulham's greatest right winger?
Our ongoing international break series continues, as Fulham's next Premier League match against Ipswich approaches. Next up in the series of naming the Cottagers' best-ever Premier League players comes the right wing position.
Soule eyeing starting role in Como showdown
Roma is approaching their match against Como, scheduled for Sunday, October 11th, at 12:30 PM at the Sinigaglia Stadium. After the international break, Gian Piero Gasperini can finally count on an alm...
AI tool plays matchmaker between Mass. businesses and contracts
A Cambridge-based lab developed a tool to connect Black-owned businesses to beds.
Chaminade at Cardinal Newman football has Open Division ramifications
Chaminade-Madonna travels to Cardinal Newman in a rematch of the 2025 Class 1A state title game, which Cardinal Newman won 17-14.
What happened in Juventus' last victory against Cagliari?
The Men's First Team are back in Serie A action this weekend with a Matchday 6 trip to face Cagliari in Sardinia.Luciano Spalletti's side come into the match having won the previous Serie A match agai...
The Math Singularity Is Here, and Science May Be Next
OpenAI has released an extraordinary body of mathematical work produced by an unreleased frontier model: 722 manuscripts spanning 372 research families across fields including number theory, complexity theory, and mathematical physics. Each result required, on average, the equivalent of roughly three hours of ChatGPT Pro reasoning. A New Era of Discovery We may be witnessing the beginnings of a “math singularity”: a point at which machine-generated discovery accelerates beyond humanity’s ability to independently reproduce, verify, or fully absorb it. If frontier models can generate hundreds of meaningful results in the time it takes a human researcher to investigate one, the constraint will no longer be producing new mathematics. It will be our capacity to validate, interpret, and integrate it. This does not make mathematicians obsolete. It changes their role. They may increasingly serve as guides, critics, and meaning-makers. Increasingly, they will decide which questions matter, determining which results can be trusted, and explaining why they are important. Mathematical insight may become abundant, while human judgment becomes more valuable than ever. Mathematics May Be Only the Beginning Every scientific discipline could eventually experience a similar acceleration. AI systems could generate and test hypotheses, connect findings across specialized fields, and explore possibilities at a scale no human research community could match. In medicine, imagine models identifying overlooked disease mechanisms, designing drugs and clinical trials, personalizing treatments, or discovering cures in months rather than decades. In materials science, AI could help create better batteries and cleaner industrial processes. In climate science, it could accelerate advances in energy, forecasting, and carbon removal. In biology, it could uncover relationships hidden across enormous genomic and molecular datasets. The result would not simply be faster research. It could expand the frontier of what is scientifically possible. The New Bottleneck Scientific discovery, however, is not the same as scientific progress. A medical breakthrough must still survive laboratory testing, clinical trials, regulatory scrutiny, manufacturing constraints, and real-world deployment. As machine-generated ideas multiply, the bottleneck may shift from producing breakthroughs to validating them safely and translating them into practice. We may soon have more hypotheses than laboratories can test, more drugs than clinical trials can evaluate, and more mathematical results than experts can review. That imbalance will require better systems for automated verification, reproducible research, prioritization, peer review, and collaboration between AI and domain experts. The importance of OpenAI’s work is not merely the number of manuscripts produced. It offers a glimpse of a world in which intelligence can explore thousands of intellectual paths in parallel. If ideas cease to be scarce, humanity’s defining challenge will be deciding which are true, which matter, and how to turn them into progress. The math singularity is not the end of human inquiry. It is the beginning of a new kind—one in which machines expand the frontier of knowledge and humans decide where it should lead. Subscribe Share Leave a comment
Gimme Him: One player Commanders would steal from Giants
There is one player the Washington Commanders would love to steal from the New York Giants in their Week 5 matchup.
Dodgers NLCS preview: Who has edge in rematch with Brewers?
The Dodgers swept the Brewers in the NLCS last year. Milwaukee represents their next challenge in pursuit of a World Series three-peat.
Nebraska soccer prepares for Maryland and Rutgers
After a gauntlet of ranked matches, Nebraska will travel eastward to face Maryland and Rutgers. The Terrapins and Scarlet Knights will pose a challenge to the Huskers this weekend.
Suns HC Jordan Ott provides update on Miles Bridges
CHICAGO — The Phoenix Suns may have dodged a bullet with Miles Bridges after he left Wednesday’s matchup against the Chicago Bulls due to injury. Oct 7, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Miles Bridges (22) warms up prior to a preseason game against the Chicago Bulls at United Center.
Rahm Emanuel reveals his political plans
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tells Sean Hannity DSA candidates are in a ‘separate party’ on a new episode of ‘Hang Out with Sean Hannity.’
2027 NFL Draft Prospects to Watch in Week 6
As we approach the mid-season point, we can tick another group of prospects off the list of those yet to be tested. Georgia travels to Alabama in the big game of Week 6. Who should you watch in this one, and the other big NFL Draft matchups of Week 6? 2027 NFL Draft Prospects to …
Debra Messing backs GOP NY gov candidate in political shift
‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss ‘Will & Grace’ star Debra Messing’s surprising political shift after a long period of support for Democrats.
Laura: Our great national museums have turned into political instruments
Fox News host Laura Ingraham discusses Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch stepping down and criticizes the institution’s past DEI initiatives on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
Northwestern Opens as Massive Favorite Against Ball State
Northwestern opens as a 34.5-point favorite against Ball State, with the spread climbing to 36.5 ahead of Saturday's Homecoming matchup at New Ryan Field.
Raiders Week 5 vs Patriots features Super Bowl LX rematch
The Patriots will face another Super Bowl rematch this week when the Raiders come to town.
Who Won August and September: Original Films or Franchises?
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) I just heard someone say that if you’re reading a pundit or data analyst, and they don’t tell you that they got anything wrong, they’re not a pundit but an “influencer”. I agree with that. You have to tell your audience when you get things wrong, or they won’t (or shouldn’t) trust you as much. Today, we’ve got another edition of “What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong”. In general, I’m patting myself on the back (and patting very hard) about a few things like IP at the box office, LIV golf, horror films, crowdfunding movies, superheroes, and old people going to the theaters. That said, I also made a couple of data mistakes on the streaming bubble popping and HBO’s datecdotes, so I’m not perfect. But first, I need your feedback... Subscribe Follow-Ups: What Should We Call Mid-Budget Movies Which Aren’t Cinematic Enough for Theaters But Are Too Expensive to Make Money on Streaming? After I asked for feedback on what we should call straight-to-streaming films that are too big to pencil out on streaming but not really big enough to resonate in theaters, I got some great suggestions from you all, including... “Moldilocks” from John Aboud “Little Big Indie” from Travis Frick1 “Midflicks” from Jonathan Funke. “Extra-Medium” from Jona Nwuke. (Read the explanation in the footnote.) Between these and Brandon Katz—who suggested “Bermuda Budget Triangle”, “The Platform Gap” and “The Distribution Deadzone”—we’ve got some excellent suggestions. And they’re better than my suggestion, the “Streaming Budget Dead Zone”, so let’s take a poll! The winning entry becomes the new term. Loading... RIGHT: LIV Golf is Fully Bankrupt…Is Anyone Else Next? A few years ago, I was always a bit perplexed at all the articles I’d read praising LIV Golf and their strategy to disrupt the PGA. LIV Golf, a brand new professional golf league, offered PGA stars ten times what they made on the PGA Tour to join their new league. And folks praised this strategy for its initial “success” in that a lot of big names did indeed leave the PGA. Yeah, of course the players came over. LIV Golf paid them so, so, so much more! But LIV Golf hadn’t discovered a way to increase potential revenue. So think about this in basic business terms… They paid much more in costs… …but had no real way to increase revenue. That’s not a strategy! That’s deficit financing. It won’t work unless you bankrupt the competition (and then turn around and pay those same golfers much, much less). It’s not a sustainable strategy and only lasts as long as the company/person/nation backing it decides they’re cool with losing money. For LIV Golf, that meant Middle East oil wealth, in particular Saudi Arabian money. Clearly, the current Iran War has hurt Middle East finances, so they need to trim their more exorbitant spending. And LIV Golf was part of that trimming. This should be a major warning for others. TGL’s parent company, TMRW Sports, just got a $1 billion valuation, despite TGL’s (the indoor golf league) horrible TV viewership of less than half a million viewers per match. Unrivaled, the women’s basketball league, just secured a $650 valuation, despite its horrible TV viewership and a new rival (Project B) entering the scene next year. To relate this to streaming, Hollywood should ask which streamers may have wealthy patrons funding their losses. (Let’s be clear: Google, Amazon and Apple.) Could those patrons lose their appetite? For Amazon, probably not. But Apple has a new boss, so maybe! WRONG: My Analysis of the Streaming Bubble Was Missing a Week I’m going to be congratulating myself a lot today, but I make mistakes too, like this data goof. When I last compiled the data on the decline in TV shows, I was missing one week at the end of June. If you look at the first image, you can see that one week was mislabelled as “July”. Mainly, this image got updated to show a 27% decline, not 29%: This change doesn’t really impact the overall analysis, but it is two percent better. By the way, through the third quarter, the decline increased and it’s now a 30% decrease since 2022. (I’ll write/visualize this in an upcoming article.) But I want you to trust me and my data. Especially these days, when many people are using LLMs that I know are inserting faulty data into their charts, I want to keep earning my audience’s faith. So that’s the accurate data. RIGHT: IP Remains Very, Very Popular In July, I wrote a giant (and I mean giant) article on Backrooms, Obsession, and the box office, going over what we know, what we don’t know about what works in theaters, looking at YouTubers, IP, the horror genre, comic book movies, and a whole lot more. The month of August really tested a lot of my theses and, being honest, mostly supported my arguments. Let’s start with IP. Looking at 8-Aug (the weekend after Spider-Man: Brand New Day came out) to 18-Sep (the weekend that Resident Evil came out, which I think provides a nice bookend to this time period), there were seven films based on pre-existing IP: Resident Evil (2026) ($126 million) Practical Magic 2 ($65 million) _Insidious: Out of the Furthe_r ($65 million) Coyote Vs. Acme ($59 million) Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ($53 million) Tony ($15 million) Super Troopers 3 ($7 million) Compare those to the notable original films from the past month—I actually could have included more movies, but here are just thirteen, bringing us to an even twenty films—including.... The End of Oak Street ($54 million) Buddy ($26 million) Mutiny ($15 million) By Any Means ($15 million) The Dog Stars ($14 million) Runner ($14 million) One Night Only ($11 million) Hope ($8 million) Spa Weekend ($7 million) The Uprising ($6 million) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma ($6 million) Onslaught ($3 million) Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man ($2.8 million) Here’s that in chart form: Five of the top six films in this time period were all based on IP. I made a big chart of films that grossed over $200 million at the box office before Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey hit theaters. Let’s update that chart! By the way, if you want to see how I categorized each film—so another bar chart—here it is: I know that many of my fellow critics/pundits/analysts dislike films based on IP and how Hollywood is making so many of them. And I’m sympathetic to this point of view. As I’ve written many, many times before, you need a balance between existing franchises, new IP, and original films. And Hollywood clearly needs to make more films like Resident Evil (a well-made film from a visionary director) and fewer Practical Magic 2’s (which didn’t get critical or customer buzz). But at some point, critics and pundits need to contend with what audiences are telling them: Movie-goers aren’t showing up to original films. Audiences are speaking with their dollars, telling you they want more IP and franchises. You can try to convince studio heads to make fewer IP-based films and franchises, but the data and numbers aren’t there. Instead, critics need to work harder to convince audiences to show up for original films. Aim your ire/concern at the average person, not studio heads.2 Because they’re just making the films that audiences are telling them to make. WRONG: Original Horror Films Didn’t Break Out I’ll be honest, even though I wrote an article casting some skepticism on the horror genre in July, if you asked me to make a prediction, I would have predicted that, in August, a new, original horror film would have blown up. No, seriously, I just assumed that Obsession and Backrooms presaged a change in audience behavior. But none of the buzzy new original horror films from August—Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Onslaught (not an action film in spite of the ads), The End of Oak Street, Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man, or _Buddy—_broke out. To be clear, exactly one of those films (Buddy) had good “ROI”, but again—I try to be specific in my language—none were “popular” in any broad sense of the word. None of them will be “saving” movies theaters like Backrooms or _Obsession_helped save the summer. The new Insidious film and Resident Evil, both based on IP, were far and away the biggest horror films since July. (We’ll see if this changes in October/Halloween season.) RIGHT: Stay Skeptical about Crowdfunding... I’ve long been skeptical about crowd-investing platforms as one of Hollywood’s saviors, mainly because there’s so much hype/buzz. People need to stay more skeptical about more things, explaining both the potential upside but also the downsides. In particular, the media often hypes crowdfunding at the start and never checks in on the actual results after they’ve come in later. And August gave us our first update! _Ice Cream Man—_directed by Eli Roth—grossed $6 million off of a $5.5 million budget. This is a production of The Horror Section, which was one of the first “crowd investing” studios with 2,400 investors, which means that 2,400 investors probably lost money. They certainly aren’t getting as great of returns as if they had just invested their dollars in the stock market. Hopefully Stiletto (Tagline: “Someone’s Going to Make it Rain Blood!”) does better next month. WRONG: Another Data Goof Here’s another data error. When the first episode of House of the Dragon came out, HBO put out that it had 21.5 million viewers in the first three days, and I read that to mean in the US…but no, it was global. So my US-only datecdotes charts shouldn’t have included it. We never got US-only numbers for the first episode, but for the final episode, HBO put out that it had 11 million US viewers. (And that global dropped to 21 million viewers.) Here’s the updated chart (which I’ve since used in the Streaming Ratings Report): Still, this show is absolutely huge. RIGHT: Superhero Films Remain Very, Very Popular After Supergirl flopped, I read a few takes that “comic book movies are going the way of the Western”. Post-Spider-Man: Brand New Day, that take didn’t age well. To be fair, I have a very nuanced take on the superhero genre right now; it’s down right now, for a lot of reasons. But it’s not “dead”. Maybe _Spider-_Man is just a really popular character? I saw that take, and it’s a fair counter-argument. (But pundits arguing that superhero movies were dead should have mentioned this $1.5 billion counter-argument…) But is it just Spider-Man? The next Avengers film already has $50 million in pre-sales (and I was skeptical that that film would do well) and the Avengers: End Game re-release topped the box office two weekends ago (over three original films). And I wouldn’t bet against Batman or Superman. So maybe it’s just Spider-Man, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Oh, and Deadpool, of course. And Black Panther. And Wolverine. And probably the X-Men. Plus a well-made Wonder Woman or the Hulk film could break out. But that’s it! It’s just those ten characters/teams. Oh, what’s that? Lanterns is also doing well on HBO? (See previous section…) To be fair, I’m actually pretty sympathetic to the argument that more popular characters—like Spider-Man and Batman—anchor more popular films. In fact, I made that exact argument three years ago when I first wrote about the “Marvel-cession”. In many ways, you can blame The Guardians of the Galaxy for fooling Marvel Studios (and the rest of us) into believing that any character could pop. It turns out, the list of iconic characters is probably smaller than most people think. But it’s probably too early to say that superhero films and comic book movies are dead unless “death” means a slight decline over a longtime. RIGHT: Who Killed Theaters? Old People I get frustrated whenever I see headlines or analysis about how young people are “returning” to theaters. As I’ve detailed(for years), young people have always powered the US box office, despite narratives about “kids these days” and their “phones”. Really, what’s changed post-2020/pandemic is that old people aren’t going to the movies nearly as much. This summer, I saw a movie (from an older director) in a theater near a retirement community, and multiple older people at the theater were talking about how this was their first time seeing a movie in years. I dislike personal anecdotes, so YouGov can fill in the data, best summarized by this headline: “Who killed movie theaters? Not the youths”. According to them, 64% of people aged 18-29 have seen a movie in the last year, but only 30% of 65-and-older. 20% of 18-29 have seen a movie in theaters in the last week and 42% in the last month. Here’s the polling data: Most concerning? Many Americans (17%) think theaters are a worse or much worse experience than watching films at home. Slight WRONG: Hadestown Opens Big A live theater capture of the Broadway musical, Hadestown, made $20 million at the US box office, which begs the question: was I wrong to be skeptical about musicals a few years ago? Yes and no. On the one hand, $20 million is a far cry from being “popular”, so yeah, the genre isn’t that popular overall and Hadestown is one of the more popular musicals from recent years (i.e. the “Taylor Swift Data Fallacy” in action). On the other, I doubt filming this cost all that much, and I don’t think that they spent much on marketing, so this is a good source of ancillary revenue. Smaller Updates WRONG: As I mentioned in a Streaming Ratings Report, I underestimated the budget for Enola Holmes 3. It probably cost more like $50 million, if not more. But... I’m not sure that it really matters? At sub-10 million hours, prices have to come down to make this work. WRONG: Netflix is giving Ink a 27-day in theaters! To quote the kids/YouTubers these days, let’s go! Now I might actually have a chance to see Danny Boyle’s latest in theaters. I’d complained about this in a “Coming Soon” section, but I was heartened to read that Netflix is giving multiple films longer theatrical windows this year. RIGHT: Netflix is sending 4-5 films per year to theaters. Netflix is slowly but surely sending more and more films to theaters, as I cautiously predicted earlier this year. For now, it’s just three big films and a number of awards contenders, but still, this is great news. And they’ll be releasing box office grosses! Just this week, Ted Sarandos confirmed that KPop Demon Hunters 2 will come to theaters (and my guess is it performs in the box office top ten at a minimum). WRONG: Angel has 3 million subscribers! How do I know this? Well, they told Deadline, who reported it. I marked this as “wrong”, since they’ve doubled their subscribers in one year but, you know, they don’t really have a hit film to speak of and they’re still losing money. WRONG: Furious was only renewed for one more season. I accidentally wrote “two more seasons” in my latest “Renewals, Cancellations, Un-Orders and Removals Update”. RIGHT: House of David is ending with its third season. In July, Prime Video renewed House of David for a third season, as I just wrote in my latest “Renewals and Cancellations” report. Well, now it’s ending after that third season. Why? As I’ve been writing, its viewership wasn’t great. I got feedback that this show didn’t cost very much, but it cost enough that its limited viewership didn’t save it. WRONG: Adults was a Hulu original! So I missed Adults when it first came out last year; I saw that it aired on FX and just assumed that it was a linear-first program. Turns out, it aired three episodes on FX, but binge-released the rest of its episodes the next day on Hulu. Huh. So I should have covered it last year! But I just wrote about it. 1 “When I was a kid in the 90s, if you wore a t-shirt to school that wasn’t too big and also wasn’t too small, but somehow didn’t quite fit, we’d say you were wearing an “extra-medium” shirt.” 2 As always, a huge exception is Disney, which barely makes anything original anymore.
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