Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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YouTube is now the biggest entertainment company, Netflix is adding vertical video clips, and Google TV wants YouTube Shorts and Gemini AI tools right on your TV home screen. So… what even counts as TV anymore?

Plus, Netflix gives Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew a theatrical window, The Boys finale heads to 4DX theaters, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gets a trailer, Ted Lasso returns for season 4, Star Wars racks up massive viewing minutes, and the Oscars set new human-authorship rules for acting and screenplay eligibility.

All that and more on Cordkillers!

This week on Cordkillers:
YouTube becomes entertainment’s revenue king
Google TV adds Shorts and Gemini tools
Netflix adds vertical mobile clips
Narnia gets a theatrical window
The Boys finale heads to 4DX theaters
The Odyssey trailer arrives
Ted Lasso season 4 gets a date
Star Wars dominates viewing minutes
The Oscars define human performances
Roku grows ad revenue and Howdy hits 1 million subscribers
The CW makes new ESPN and Roku distribution deals
Paramount+ adds subscribers

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