Yet another player has entered the streaming wars - AT&T, having acquired Time Warner earlier this year, has announced plans for a Warner Media streaming service, debuting late 2019. Between Warners, Disney, and the still-nascent DC Universe, a clear pattern is beginning to emerge: the streaming landscape is going to be crowded, competitive and expensive.
And speaking of streaming developments, about which I've predicted but hoped in vain to be proven wrong - Daredevil is hanging up his horns. I would have been surprised if this weren't the case - Marvel wants to move all of its properties over to Disney's upcoming streaming service, and Netflix is extremely unhappy with the performance of its Marvel series. The viewership has been vanishing for each of these shows after season 1, and the critical failure of Iron Fist and The Defenders has meant this was a near-certainty. Sadly, it's now official. As fans, we can only hope that the last remaining Marvel/Netflix content - Jessica Jones season 3 and The Punisher Season 2 - see the light of day before this fun, if flawed, experiment in superhero television comes to a close.
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