We might be seeing the early stages of the strategy with the next SNW - LD gap. Three weeks might be the exact amount of “dead air” that people will tolerate, since it’s just shy of one billing cycle.
What doesn’t is losing Prodigy’s effective gap filling between Lower Decks and Discovery season 5.
And that’s not even taking into consideration that anyone at Baklish’ level in Hollywood should have been planning for and scheduling in anticipation of a long set of strikes.
Sadly, it makes business sense - scientifically calculate the absolute minimum amount of content that will keep people subbed, and make that.
They seem to think that they have enough other content to keep Star Trek viewers subscribed even if they reduce the Trek coverage in their schedule.
I can’t say we are tempted at all to trade Paramount+ Canada for CTV sci-fi channel, but we have an option most others do not.
We might be seeing the early stages of the strategy with the next SNW - LD gap. Three weeks might be the exact amount of “dead air” that people will tolerate, since it’s just shy of one billing cycle.
That makes sense.
What doesn’t is losing Prodigy’s effective gap filling between Lower Decks and Discovery season 5.
And that’s not even taking into consideration that anyone at Baklish’ level in Hollywood should have been planning for and scheduling in anticipation of a long set of strikes.