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The Daily Binge: Top 5 Streaming News Stories

Your morning digest of Disney profit surges, Ted Lasso Season 4 debuts, and FuboTV record numbers!

1. Disney Streaming Profit More Than Doubles to $712 Million

The Walt Disney Company published its Q3 2026 earnings report today (August 5), revealing that its Direct-to-Consumer streaming business (Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+) generated $712 million in operating profit—more than double its profit from the prior year period.

Disney executives credited the profit surge to recent price adjustments, tighter cost controls, and massive adoption of the unified Disney+/Hulu bundle.

2. ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Premieres Today on Apple TV+

Beloved sports comedy Ted Lasso returned today for its Season 4 premiere on Apple TV+. Jason Sudeikis reprises his role as Ted, who accepts a new coaching challenge across the pond leading a UK women’s football club.

The premiere kicks off Apple’s late-summer comedy slate as the platform continues expanding its flagship original series.

3. FuboTV Hits $1.48 Billion Q3 Revenue & 5.75 Million Subscribers

Live TV streaming provider FuboTV reported its Q3 2026 earnings today, delivering $1.482 billion in global revenue—a 38% increase year-over-year.

North American paid subscribers reached an all-time Q3 high of 5.75 million, demonstrating strong demand for sports-first vMVPD offerings despite broader cable cord-cutting.

4. ‘FX’s The Shards’ & ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Arrive on Hulu & Disney+

Hulu and Disney+ added major original content today, headlined by Bret Easton Ellis’ psychological thriller FX’s The Shards premiering at 9 PM ET on Hulu.

Sci-fi fans also received new animated content with the release of Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi across both platforms.

5. Prime Video Drops Original Slate Led by ‘Sterling Point’

Amazon Prime Video launched its August original slate today, featuring teen drama series Sterling Point starring Ella Rubin.

Prime Video also added sci-fi drama The Last Sunrise, building out its mid-summer movie and series offerings for international subscribers.

Dad Joke of the Day

Q: Why did the streaming video service hire a gardener?

A: To help cut back on all the buffering branches!

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