>> hbo did a lot of its best work when it was bending a genre. take something that's familiar and give it some chili pepper. >> advertising is based on one thing, happiness. >> is there any taboo that you wouldn't break? >> not if there was a funny idea. >> what is wrong with you? >> there's so much different storytelling and so many different stories being told about so many different people. >> i don't think dramatic series television has ever been stronger. >> there's no longer this theory of what popular entertainment must be. >> incoming! >> who are the heroes? the people who watch this show. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> this is the week when the major broadcast networks unveil their fall lineup of shows. and every executive in hollywood knows how well "the sopranos" is doing on cable, which is a network problem. >> i think hbo altered everything for this reason alone, is there were no commercials. >> we are dependent on sponsors. there's so much we can do in terms of language, in terms of violence, in terms of sex. >> to a large degree, a lot of executives we

he worked for hbo for close to 30 years during the heyday of what you would consider hbo, starting withranos and recently with game of thrones and the watchmen. he was ceo for the past six years and really only left after at&t the phone company came in and bought time warner, hbo parent, and had plans to change hbo and make it less independent. plepler had really run his own company and had his own team for -- fiefdom for a very long time and wanted no part of at&t's vision. he left and decided to start a production company and lean into the relationships that he had. he probably could have had his choice of any company with whom to work, and he chose apple. taylor: what unique ideas, creations do you think can plepler and apple release, and i will give you that it is a crowded space? lucas: it will be all about talent relationships. one of plepler's strength was developing relationships with documentarians, filmmakers, writers, producers, he always put talent first and will lean into that network, whether it is with publishers of hot new books, and come up with projects that really app

parent, and had plans to change hbo and make it less independent.really run his own company and had his own team for a very long time and wanted no part of at&t's vision. he left and decided to start a production company and lean into the relationships that he had. he probably could have had his choice of company with whom to work, and he chose apple. what unique ideas, creations, can butler and apple release, and i will give you that it is a crowded space? lucas: it will be all about talent relationships. developingrength was relationships with documentarians, filmmakers, writers, producers, he always put talent first and will lean into that network, whether it is with publishers of hot new books, and come up with projects that appeal to apple and to viewers. one thing hbo was good at under butler, even better than disney, as you would take a show that is not one of the most watched shows, and it would seem like everybody was watching about it. if you think about girls are or westwood,irls these had small audience releases but had huge impact cultu

fletcher," airing sundays on hbo. wilson returns tonight [ cheers and applause and we will have music from jon pardi. so, it's a great show. but you know, we don't always have enough time to cover everything in the recent news. so here with a recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin, with a segment we call "amber says what." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> you guys, the last couple of months have been crazy okay, so, first of all, donald trump went to the world series and got booed and i was like, whaat? [ laughter ] the he went to a ufc fight and also got booed and i was like, ohh, what? [ laughter ] then, during his book tour, donald trump jr. got booed off stage. and i was like, wha-ha-ha-at i didn't know getting booed was hereditary [ laughter ] so then everyone was like, "have you seen cinderblock?" and i was like, "what? i don't watch wrestling. then they were like, it's a cat. and i was like, what why would you name a cat cinderblock? and they showed me a picture and i was like, whaaat [ laughter ] that is a cinder

hbo said to us was, it's got to be something that couldn't be on network tv. ♪ >> because hbo was driven failure. what they were looking for was critical acclaim. >> you've watched letterman, you've watched leno, but what about larry? larry sanders, that is. he's the tv alter ego of comedian garry shandling. >> garry shandling wanted to do a show that deconstructed the kind of show "the tonight show" was. >> just pretend like you're talking to me till we're off the air so it won't seem weird. >> okay. blah, blah, blah, blah. >> "the larry sanders show" was sort of cathartic. because in the world of "the larry sanders show," there was a network. >> you want me to [ bleep ] your budget? is that what you want me to do? >> so it became this weird funhouse mirror thing, where you could use stuff from your misery, your career, as fodder. >> don't take this as a threat but i killed a man like you in korea, hand to hand. my boy doesn't want to do any more commercials. >> larry sanders to me was, aside from being a brilliant television show -- >> can you say, hey now. >> hey now. >> it was my eve

one of the funniest shows ever created "curb your enthusiasm," coming back for its tenth season on hbo. susie essman is joining us, everybody. ( cheers and applause ) also on tonight's show, rudy giuliani's buddy has turned into a snitch. michael kosta and roy wood jr. decide if odell beckham jr. goes to jail, and the pope says let's talk about sex, baby. so let's check up on today's headlines. let's kick things off with a major story causing a storm in the vatican. for the past seven years, pope francis has been shaking up the catholic church as we know it, but now the old pope is stepping in saying enough is enough. >> controversy is swirling at the vatican as two popes, one former and 1 reigning. weighing in. >> on shelfs this morning, the much-anticipated and already wildly controversial new book "from the depths of our hearts." the book, which is written in part by pope benedict xvi, defends the church's practice of celibacy among priests. but it comes at the same time benedict's successor, pope francis, is considering whether some older married men could be ordained in very remot

the two that are coming up our hbo max and peacock.bo max is loading as much programming as possible and charging a high price relative to the others. that is $15. peacock for its most basic plan is free. there is one basic package of five dollars and another at $10, but you will be able to access lots of shows and movies at no cost. they are framing it as an advertising play. in competitionst with the likes of netflix and hulu but also with facebook and youtube. taylor: does the pricing strategy mean anything? it seems like a race to zero. michael: i think lucas is right. i think people are missing the point here. these guys are in this to protect their core business. comcast's core business is providing cable service, they want that $85 cable bill. they will do everything they can to protect that core business and give their core customer a reason not to cut the cord. netflix can only survive if they can charge every single customer. hbo is already charging customers, so they are just enhancing their core business model by giving cus

the season finale airs sunday on hbo. jimmy: welcome. how you doing? >> i'm awesome, baby. >> jimmy: i'm feeling physically inadequate between you and dwayne johnson. does anybody call you "yam", because those are your initials. >> you know, i might have tried that on, very, very early on. it doesn't work. >> jimmy: you could say yam, you could also call me sweet potato. >> sweet potato foodie is my clown name. >> jimmy: what? >> it's actually really random. >> jimmy: you have a clown name? >> everybody gets a clown name. >> jimmy: how do you get a clown name? >> you go be in the class and the instructor. >> jimmy: did the name have anything to do with your initials? >> you know, it possibly did. i wish i would have figured that out a long time ago. i'm sitting here having a revelation right now. >> jimmy: you went to yale, which is a very difficult program to get into. >> yes. >> jimmy: they don't take many people, but you were doing something entirely different before that. >> yeah, man, i studied architecture. i went t

on hbo. susie essman, everybody!cheers and applause ) [alarm beeping] {tires screeching} {truck honking} (avo) life doesn't give you many second chances. but a subaru can. (dad) you guys ok? you alright? wow. (avo) eyesight with pre-collision braking. standard on the subaru ascent. the three-row subaru ascent. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. have you ever been a nanny? [ laughing ] how hard can it be? does miles get in trouble a lot? like i'd tell. miles was such a sweet boy. i know what you're afraid of. the miles i've met is not a sweet boy. [ screaming ] bad dreams? sorry if i scared you. [ screaming ] ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: that's our show for tonight. thank you so much for tuning in. don't forget if you're in hollywood, florida, this weekend, my "loud and clear" comedy tour is going to be in your city this weekend. but if you're not there, i will see you right back here on monday. now here it is, your moment of zen. >> where there are violations, we now make clear the law requires states to

one is making an hbo documentary.y.k at the career of one of the least impressive people in this country. how did he get a tv show? good question. plus nfl star antonio brown has ruined his career with outlandish behavior. an argument that there is a double standard going on in professional sports. he will explain it when we come back. ♪ - do you have a box of video tapes, film reels, or photos, that are degrading? legacybox professionally converts them to dvds, thumb drive, or the cloud. legacybox is simple and safe, with over half a million satisfied customers. visit legacybox.com today, and get 40% off. rowithout the commission fees and account minimums. so, you can start investing wherever you are - even on the bus. download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. moms love that land o' frost premium sliced meats have no by-products. [conference phone] baloney! [conference phone] has joined the call. hey baloney here. i thought this was a no by-products call? land o' frost premium. a slice above. >> tucker: a

>> hbo gave cable something to sell. you were getting movies uncut in your home.ast to coast with the thrilla in manila, one of the all-time classic heavyweight fights. frazier/ali. and that's when hbo explodes. >> it's all over and mohammad ali at the end of the 14th round, it's a tko -- >> before that, you're count ing growth in tens of thousand of subscribers. after that, you're counting in millions. that's really day one for both businesses. hbo and the cable industry. >> if you're a fan, what you'll see in the next minutes to follow may convince you you've gone to sports heaven. >> in the mid-'70s in the sports world, there were just these three giants. cbs, nbc, abc. and then in connecticut, somebody got ahold of a transponder. >> the picture you're watching right now has been taken by a camera sent through sophisticated equipment to this earth transmitting system -- >> this guy, bill rasmussen, who had been fired from his job trying to figure out a way to deliver local cable sports. then when they found out about the satellite they said, so can we cover the

one is making an hbo documentary.eer of one of the least impressive people in this country. how did he get a tv show? good question. plus nfl star antonio brown has ruined his career with outlandish behavior. an argument that there is a double standard going on in professional sports. he will explain it when we come back. "1917" has been nominated for ten academy awards. including best director, best original screenplay... there's only one way this ends. and best picture of the year. last man standing. >> tucker: a meritocracy is fading all over america and in the media completely dead nothing proves it better than this man jeffrey zucker's marinette brian stelter known him for a long time since he was in college. a picture here of brian stelter in 2004. i can tell you as someone who has watched his career all this time amazing he has a job much less than television. hard to find someone dumber or more talentness. he not only has a show on cnn but a show on hbo. steltzer announced two years producing a new feature ent

♪ >> jimmy: that's back on hbo on sunday, right?er the debate, you know, bernie and elizabeth warren are old friends. they actually met at benjamin franklin's bar mitzvah. but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. watch what happened between them after the debate. here now he tries to shake her hand, she kind of holds back. and they have a seemingly heated discussion. there's been a lot of speculation about what was being said. some said they weren't arguing, some said she didn't want to shake bernie's hand because it smells like bill cream and gefilte fish. cnn released the audio of the conversation, and yes, it was an argument. >> i think you called me a liar on national tv? >> what? >> i think you called me a liar on national tv? >> no, let's not do it right now, you want to have that discussion, we'll have that discussion, you called me a liar, you told me -- let's not do it. >> i just want to say hi, bernie. >> yeah, good. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: tom steyer's like, get me back on my jet, quick! it's upsetting to

less than 10% of viewing on netflix, hbo, disney, any of them are actually on a telephone.ly on a telephone, so we are highly differentiated and our use case is quite different. taylor: that was meg whitman and jeffrey katzenberg. verizon made the rounds, discussing its partnership with disney plus. we caught up with the ceo wednesday. >> think about our business, if you think about the 900 million users globally, we are also at the top of the fund for disney plus. there is a lot they are doing to attract new customers. part of our media platform is a streaming service and we leverage that to stream content. as they grow, we grow. >> who else could you partnership with? >> the reality is there's only a limited number of set use cases. you want to be careful with consumers and work with great, iconic brands, disney is a great brand like verizon. that partnership works well, so i think we will go use case by use case. i do not want to name names, but there will be limited partners who benefit. apple music did that. disney is the next big thing that is happening. >> how do you

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but in the end the big wins went to a good mix of both epic and bioptic films as well as hbo >> 1917. >> a world war i epic scored major upsets at the golden globes, winning best drama and best director for sam mendes >> there's not one director in the world that is not in the shadow of martin scorcese. best a in a drama went to judy's renee zellweger and best actor winner hoaquim phoenix. >> once upon a time in hollywood! >> reporter: it was a big night for quentin tarantino. his film won best supporting actor for brad pitt. >> i wanted to bring my mom but i couldn't because any woman i stand next to they say i'm dating >> reporter: elton john in "rocket man. >> this role has changed my life >> reporter: and the music legend won best original song. >> the first time i've ever won an award with him ever >> reporter: another first-time winner aquafina, best actress for the farewell >> if i fall upon hard times i can sell this. >> hbo's "succession" won best drama. and best actress for phoebe waller bridge. also lifetime achievement awards for both ellen degeneres and tom hanks adding l

or hbo max at at&t.hat does that look like relative to the legacy of the turner cable networks inside at&t? those are hard problems. taylor: when you look at comcast, at&t, their hbo max service, and the pricing models, you have some companies low at $4.99, others more expensive at $13, $15 per month. what would be the right pricing strategy? craig: right now i think everybody is pricing below what is sustainable. in the same way you saw the , the youtube tv, hulu, and at the time directv now, came out at super low prices and then had to raise them and suffered. that is a risk for this industry. i think there is a bigger issue. verizon is giving away disney tv plus for free. at&t is going to be giving away hbo max for free to some of its wireless customers. t-mobile gives away netflix periphery. those are just -- gives away netflix for free. those are just the wireless companies. comcast is going to be making peacock available. american consumers get trained to believe entertainment-like services -- thes

but in the end the big wins went to a good mix of epic and bioptic films as well as hbo "1917. >> reporter: winning best drama and best director for sam mendes >> there's not director in the world that is not in the shadow of >> reporter: the irishman had five nominations but was shut out. and "marriage story" only one supporting actress for laura dern best actress in a drama went to judy's renee zellweger and best actorr director todd phillips >> i'm such a pain in the [ bleep ]. i cannot believe you put up with me >> "once upon a time in hollywood! >> it was a big night for quentin tarantino. >> i wanted to bring my mom but i couldn't because any woman i stand next to, they say i'm dating [ laughter ] it would just be awkward >> best actor in a musical or comedy who played elton john in "rocket man. and the music legend won best original song with bernie toppin >> the first time i've ever won an award with him, ever. >> reporter: another first-time winner "aquafina." >> if i fall upon hard times i can sell this. >> then television hbo's "succession. and best actress for phoebe waller bri

not as an important effort certainly as the central effort was for that company or even hbo max, but seismt not -- >> david, giving the nature over comcast, slightly more on the utility perspective, do you think the overall low amount of spend, $2 billion will be something that's welcomed by analysts and the type of shareholders that already own comcast stocks >> i think they would be, wilf, they would be more concerned if the numbers got higher it's almost as if you were spending 2 billion on an acquisition, a company that wasn't going to be profitable. it's going to be more than that over time, as we know. it's only 1% or so on revenues as the cfo pointed out that we got on financial implications of the service about a month or so ago. so, yeah, it's still being watched closely, though. remember, you know, it doesn't mean that over time the strategy can't necessarily adapt as comcast and nbc universal see how the new universe continuing to change, how many cord cutters there are. how much that accelerates or doesn't, what streaming looks like in a year or two or more. it gives them

less than 10% of the viewing of netflix, hbo, disney+, any of them, are actually on a telephone.only on a telephone, so we are highly differentiated. and our use case is quite different. megor: that was quibi ceo whitman and founder jeffrey katzenberg. also at ces, verizon made the rounds, discussing its partnership with disney+. ed ludlow caught up with verizon's ceo wednesday. >> if you think about our business on verizon media, if you start talking about is, think about the 900 million users globally. we are also at the top of the forl four -- funnel disney+. there is a lot they are doing to attract new customers. two, part of our media platform is a streaming service. disney uses that to leverage their streaming content. as they grow without, we also grow without. ed: who else could you partnership with? >> the reality is there's only a limited number of set use cases. you want to be careful with consumers and work with great, iconic brands -- disney is a great brand like verizon. that partnership works well, so i think we will go use case by use case. i do not want to name n

talk about hbo max and. >> i'm talking about in the u.s. they will grow with the demographic trend that young people are not taking cable and satellite anymore. younger household are taking netflix and streaming services as that dplo grows older they will benefit from the overall trend. it will not be as fast as overseas but continuing to grow. now the idea they are spending overwhelmingly on programming compared to everybody else is absolutely true. but if you do the math and you believe they are going to be -- they are 165 million global subs now probably 175 million by the end of next quarter something close to that although they guided a little lighter. i think it's not hard to see 300 million subs in the future at $15 rpu globally which with the price increasing they have taken you can see that happening. even spending $20 billion a year, 12 billion on ormgs you can see this thing throwing off real cash when they hit those numbers. that's what everybody is looking for is this a cash hole they never dig out of or does it produce meaning

it premieres sunday at 10:00 on hbo. zach woods, everybody.he "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is presented by the 2019 a-class. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> dicky: the jimmy kimmel live concert series is presented by mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. >> jimmy: i want to thank everyone who participated in tonight's show. apologies to matt damon. "nightline" is next. but first, this is their album "the original motion picture soundtrack: part 1." here with e song "van horn," saint motel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ooh ooh ooh ohh ♪ ♪ thug life baby it chose me i didn't choose this city uh-huh ♪ ♪ walk right over you're a ten i'm a four-leaf clover well tell me ♪ ♪ do you hate me or do you wanna date me it's kinda hard to tell 'cause your eyes ♪ ♪ are looking crazy so why you coming over anything but sober lookin like ♪ ♪ it's time tonight for fight or flight in van horn well hold it steady ♪ ♪ drill it in like you're j. paul getty uh-huh smith and wesson ♪ ♪ takin shots that'll keep you guessing well tell me do you hate me ♪ ♪ or d

hbo subscribers, hbo is charging maybe 40% more than netflix is they were valued at about $1,000 a subscriber when at&t purchased them at that same valuation, netflix today you are not paying anything for its future growth a name like alphabet, there is a lot of cash on the balance sheet that's hardly earning anything and then you've got all the investments in other bets which on balance lose money but are building tremendous value in things like waymo and autonomous driving. not to mention youtube which has more minutes of viewing than any other video streaming service. if you valued that at half what cable networks are valued at per hour viewed you would get something like $100 an hour in alphabet so when we make the adjustments we think google as search engine is selling at a market multiple or less and we believe it's a better that than average business. >> hey, bill, it's josh brown. you've been known to take on unconventional perspectives on companies and find ways of which to find value not appreciated and certainly worked in your favor. so i'm curious if you've ever kicked the tires o

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she stars in "watchmen" which airs sunday nights on hbo.take the mask off. i know what you look like. >> red say to keep them on inside the precinct. >> why we're all on the same size >> the concealment of identity is critical to our safety. >> wade, do you think i'm a member of the seventh cavalry? >> no, ma'am >> then just, why don't you roll that baby up and let me see those sad green eyes of yours? >> seth: please welctoveryone. ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ >> seth: jean. [ cheers and applause jean, is this your way of telling us that being from los angeles, it is too cold for you in new york city >> no, i'm just te asg.>> no, it's actually not ne as cold as i thought it was gonna be >> seth: were you worried about it >> yeah, i actually bought this coat 'cause i'm working in philadelphia right now >> seth: really? >> to keep warm. >> seth: so, that's the way -- that's the life of you l.a. actors you have no coats unless you come work on the east coast. >> no, not goose down park >> seth: yeah. oh, goose down look at you, jean smart. >>

less than 10% of viewing on netflix, hbo, disney, any of aem are actually on telephone.e are only on a telephone, so we are highly differentiated are we competing for the same dollars? yes, we are, but we are offering something that is new and exciting and unlike anything they have seen before and our bet is it will be highly appealing and unique. >> can you talk about the cost to get up to speed were just get the content out there. we mentioned the fundraising you have had so far. >> we would be the first streaming service to launch without a library. you can't just take an hour-long show and chop it up. everything is new because the platform is new and viewing experience is completely different. we think with 175 shows, 86 episodes, it is a unique content strategy and there's a lot of content. as you know, we had the the fund raise for this one and this'll turn right through the middle of 2021, so we are well-funded and we'll see how we start off. we feel great about the amount of content. ceo megthat was quibi whitman and jeffrey katzenberg. coming up, a bump for bitc

. >> reporter: dern won an emmy for her role in hbo's "big little lies" as a woman whose husband loses all of her money. >> i will not not be rich. >> reporter: and talk about range. she was also a "star wars" heroin on a suicide mission. but that's no surprise. after a lifetime spent walking right up to the edge, laura dern has somehow found balance there. what do you think of the term the dernesance. >> it sounds fantastic. i'm not sure what it is. but it really is an amazing time of getting to do all of it seamlessly. there really is a different kind of freedom. that's why we take risk, right? and why we say yes to things, because you never know what beautiful gift is awaiting you when you do. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> valentine's day is fast approaching, and

he now stars in the new hbo series, "avenue 5." please welcome back to "the late show," josh gad!ice! >> stephen: lovely to see you again. >> you can stand up if you want to. >> stephen: i can interview you standing up? >> yes. >> stephen: one of us should sit. please. it's lovely to see you again. i am not always jealous of my guests but i'm jealous because of you because of the new show "avenue 5". you're also starring with hugh laurie who is an old friend, we've met twice. what's that been like for you? >> your jealousy is warranted, armando is -- how many of you have seen "veep"? ( cheers and applause ) death of stalin. he's a genius. he just knows how to take these issues in the political or social arenas and find a new way to approach them, much like our old friend jonathan stewart. >> stephen: i like that guy. what happened to him? >> i know. >> stephen: yeah. the people at home won't get that joke, but one day they will. >> stephen: yeah. i really, really, really love him. now, hugh laurie is a pain in the ass. >> stephen: really? he seems lovely. it's an act? >> here's wh

and you have a new documentary-- you have a new documentary on hbo. his appearance on your show, 14 times you met with him. when did you first meet ali. >> the very first time i met ali was on a sidewalk, hollywood and vine, in front of the el capitan theater, which became the jerry lewis theater. and i was a writer for jerry lewis on that notorious two-hour show that abc is still paying for. >> stephen: right. so what was the first interaction. >> they said, "ali's here. go downstairs. he's out in front of theater." i ran downstairs, out in front of the theater and there was a crowd looking at him, and there were two people fight ago language fighting. one of them was muhammad ali, and one was a centering man who happened to be there. and it was terrible language. and then ali said, "i've had enough of this!" and he walks off, broke into laughter. it was all an act, and it was a case of what a wonderful actor he is. he knew-- he was so show canny-- cavett-- forget it. ( laughter ) he would know just one inch more moving would take him out of camera s

definitely a winner here, but you look at peacock, that's another disruptive streaming service, apple and hboing out, so you have got some winners and losers, but ultimately ideal view this is the start of a massive streaming arms race. let's talk about huawei's mun onejoe... officials have caused ms meng with bank fraud and accused them of misleading about business and a ——in iran. the company's chief security officer says they are in close negotiations with british officials. i wouldn't say we are confident that the uk is going to sue huawei, the investment of huawei in the uk, the investment of huawei in the uk, the investment by the uk in huawei is going very well, so we have our fingers crossed. we hope and expect they will make a decision that is best for the people of the united kingdom and we look forward to that decision. as we have been telling you on newsday, president trump's impeachment trial has started in washington, but he is actually thousands of miles away in davos for the world economic forum. mr trump used his speech to attack environmentalists. this is a time for tremendo

while hbo and disney win on the front while "frozen 2" loses in the animated category. >>> we're juste uk pmi data we had the eurozone pmi data coming in better than expected and the uk number coming in at 50 versus flash estimate of 49 positive. >> better. interesting the data on the pmi front has been better than expected across the board. the eurozone pmi also being revised higher and providing a nice boost to the euro if we take a look at sterling, we have seen sterling around 1.31 ahead of that data, trading 20 basis points higher so, some support for sterling as well as the euro on the back of those pmi numbers. >>> let's take a look at how some of the other -- well, currency and some safe haven currencies are trading today given the geopolitical developments over the weekend and the last 24 hours or so. you can see gold still very much in the spotlight up 1.6% this morning trading close to a seven-year high now, gold just shy of $1,600 keep an eye on that as we continue to see inflows into the precious metal also we mentioned some safe haven currencies we're seeing a bid for th

and hbo max coming on-line. quiby. and you have got a crowded feel, the question is how many consumers is a consumer going to subscribe today, there will be bbinaryy choices to make. >> is that what we're headed by the way refunded eling? -- with yo refunded re-bundling? >> it feels that way, that old lyric everything old is new again, i feel like we're creating a new bundle, it will be smaller number, you will not have 500 channels, i guess research shows between 4 and 5 average consumer streaming packager bundle. -- or a bundle, a different sort of a skinny bundle. but i think we will have a refunded eling the consumers will vote with their wallets, not for the faint of heart. >> thank you so much for coming on from las vegas. melissa: fox business alert, bed bed, ba bath and beyond sinking after hours, reporting a net loss for fourth quarter. >> see you tomorrow. >> "bulls and bears." >> take a look at this, markets soaring after president said that iran appears to be standing down, but nasdaq closes in recor

friends has been pulled from netflix as hbo max takes over the streaming rights hbo max is not launching until may, so many americans are apparently fleeing outdated technology to get their friends fix. get this, amazon says dvd box sets of "friends" have been selling like mad like this one, which apparently belongs to our producer and "friends" fan, joe >> this is yours >> it is. >> how much did you pay for this >> too much, i don't want to say. >> does this still operate in a functional manner? >> i hope so. >> do you use it as a coaster or actually watch the dvds? >> more coaster at this point. >> did this cost more than the dvd player >> absolutely, absolutely. >> this is beautiful >> how much is it, $100? >> how much does this cost >> i'd say retails about a hundred bucks. >> i hope she gets back together with brad. >> sales of these box sets hitting an all-time high in the past few weeks thank you, joe desperate times call for desperate measures does any of you own dvds >> see, now i'm going to date myself it's back from my boone's hill farm days. i have dvds from back in the day.

the induction ceremony is set for may 2 at the rock hall in cleveland and will air live on hbo. >> it is like the super bowl xx years in the making. >> survivor returns for his 40th season with 20 of your favorite past winners competing for reality tv's biggest fries, $2 million. >> how will it play out when you have all these proven strategies when it takes to win.. >> they unite the most memorable, heroic and celebrated champions from the past two decades and the biggest battle in the show's history. it kicks off with two our special episode on february 12 on cbs. >>> they are among the newest acts performing at the 62nd grammy awards. the show airs january 26 right here on cbs. and brooks and dunn are hitting the road for the first time in a decade. the legendary country duo has most recently been performing in las vegas they are coast-to- coast in st. louis. >>> was his knee injury a blessing in disguise for the 49ers? and the nfc championship will be a family affair for the kickoff. that is up next. >>> as we go to break, let's take a look at san jose in tom steyer: no child shou

>>hbo's ernobyl won best television limid series a motion picture made for television so the eeze is usually our movie and tv critic yes, so secure your thoughts 17 was a big upset for mlike i had no idea that it would win best picture i was kindf rooting for either once up a time in hollywood, yes, or the martin orsese's the irishman they didn't win one and brad pitt, one oh i saw tht he did win for once a time in hollywood i'm sure noble was i mean that was it s hard hitting really watch the hbo's at was as i try intense for me i had to stop by the end about the >>us it was a wound that won best television limited series motion picture and very political this year show to most of the beaches, yes encouraging people to go out and register to vote. yes, some of the outfits were but lited this year as well in the front. i mean i i was racking some thought was i mean i was like whoa puffy sleeves which the puffy sleeves. j lo's dress was shocking because it seemed to holiday themed i would have liked something a litle bit more showstopperfor her and yet just personal we can't be opinio

maxx spent on it, friends will be on hbo streaming service.u a whole year's notice. cheryl: year to go crazy. >> absolutely. cheryl: you know, we were actually talking about netflix earlier and the fact that the stock was like one to have biggest gainers, 4,000% but now all the competition that are coming in. >> seems like the markets is oversaturated with streaming services. cheryl: wow, mike gunzelman, that's it for fbn:am, over to lauren simonetti, fbn:am -- mornings with maria begins right now. lauren: first show of new decade, top stories at 6:00 a.m. eastern, markets looking to keep celebration going and welcome in new year with major rally, decade to remember, the tow up over 173%, s&p up nearly 190% and the nasdaq, wow, just shy of 300%, we will take a look on where opportunity lies in the new year, done deal, president trump says phase 1 of china trade deal will be signed january 15th and he will be headed to beijing to meet with president trump of china and phase 2, tensions with iran, president trump says he wants peace but warning

. >>> a new hbo documentary will highlight oakland in the martin luther king jr. festival.land native marcella ali is an executive producer of we are the dream. the kids at the oakland ml came rhetorical fast. the film follows hundreds of school-aged children that participate in the event. the mlk festival has been running for four years and it is a public speaking competition where kids perform poetry and speeches inspired by martin luther king jr. the film premieres february 18. >>> the band from the bay area is headed to the rock 'n roll hall of fame. >> the doobie brothers from san jose are among the six inductees this year, the other honorees include whitney houston, notorious big, depeche mode, nine inch nails and t rex. any idea? >> no. >> okey-doke you. >> remember, bang a gong. >>> the 35th annual ceremony is set for may 2 in cleveland. it will also be broadcast live for the first time on hbo. >> here is a fun fact, depeche mode the first concert i went to. >> really? [ laughter ] alrighty then. >>> the 49ers is in the nfc championship game sunday. coming up next i

also saw an incident charged about two years ago where the "game of throne" scrips were hacked from hbo. they charged the hacker in that account or that hack with going after hbo and also getting user information. so, that, iran does have the capability to disrupt u.s. commerce from a cyber perspective. >> tom, thanks for coming in. >>> moments ago adam schiff was asked about the president's decision to launch an attack on iran's top military leader. here's what he said. >> the question is, why the administration shchose this moment. why this administration made the decision to remove him from the battlefield when other administrations, both parties decided that would escalate the risks, not reduce them. the greatest efficiency here is the strategic vision or lack of vision from the administration on how any of these actions and how this pressure campaign is supposed to work. the evidence today, it isn't working. it is increasing iran's deadly and dangerous action, not reducing it. >> congress is deeply divided over the president's order to take out soleimani. it is why the administrati

. >> hbo's comedy drama succession took home best tv series.cess at the golden globes is seen as good luck in the academy awards. >> you're watching france 24. iranan's supreme leader calling for harsh retaliation against the u.s. after an american airstrike killed the country's top general. hundreds of thousands of people in the streets of tehran for a second day of funeral processions to h honor the man seen as a hero in iran. the u.s. now threatening to attack iran's cultural landmarks. paris prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the charlie hebdo terror attacks tomorrow, a new trial starting today linked to those attacks of january 2015. another trial in the u.s. of disgraced hollywood producer hollywood -- harvey weinstein. he's facing charges of rape and sexual assault that could get him life in jail. rising tensions in the middle east are also dampening investor appetite everywhere with the prices of oil and gold risising. >> concern that the situation could broan n into widider conflict has sent t inveorors scurrying foror safe haha

that's less than hbo's forecast and disney pluses of at least 60 million subscribers worldwide by then has over 165 million global subscribers we'll have to see when they make that move overseas netflix will report its earnings tuesday afternoon after the bell the company is expected to grow its revenue 30% and its earnings per share by 74% >> what are some of the other key numbers we want to watch from netflix next week >> we're always watching subscriber growth and the key number is that growing subscriber number, it will add 7.6 milli 7.6 million subscribe ers and remember a couple of quarters ago it showed declining subscribers in the u.s that number will very much be in focus. >> thank you very much >>> well f you think that netflix is going to move higher on those results mike has a way to play it with his call to action take it away from san francisco. >> so looking at in the -- netflix. sf you own netflix something you might also consider substituting here's why we see that options are much cheaper than they are usually going into options there's only two times we've soon optio

we'll have to wait and see when "west world" comes back to hbo this year.kill a mockingbird on broadway right now and his movie "the last fullfuller" is out jay 4th. and he'll talk about the new "top gun" movie on the extras. subscribe to the sunday sitdown podcast to hear the total unedited interview with ed harris. >>> and next week, a sunday sitdown with saturd"saturday ni live" amy bryant on her hilarious run on "snl" and her breakout role in "shrill," amy bryant next week on "sunday today." >>> coming up this morning, morgan and i will answer your questions. use the #sundaytoday on twitter, facebook or instagram. we'll get to as many> we're off start. temperatures dipping down into the low 30s right now for the north bay. 35 in santa rosa. 33 in napa. and we're pretty much in the 30s throughout with the exception of palo alto at 45 degrees, along the peninsula in the 30s for the next hour, hour and a half of the morning and then satellite radar is tracking the next disturbance expecting to make arrival late tonight into early monday morning. temperatur

we know hbo is coming on. we know the the peacock network is announced. netflix has to pay tons and tons of money for content. people brought up number of tiles this week, finally having ads on the platform. what do you think? >> i think their content will matter a lot more now than it has. they have been in the growth phase. now we're in a churn phase. consumers are going to decide almost by the month if they want to pay for netflix for next month or pay for hbo or pay for disney plus and a lot of that depend on what content is coming up. netflix is getting the content train rolling and they will keep on putting out and if you look in their letter they talk about what content comes out in in q1 and q2. q2 would be heavy. why the q1 is kind of light. they think the big gains come in q2. connell: netflix made comments on the fourth quarter, despite the debut of disney plus and launch of apple tv plus, viewing per membership, liz, grew, both globally and in the u.s. trying to point out to investors and everybody else, hey we know other players are in this g

choices that are out there from ad supported nbc universal, just announced peacock this week, to an hboout there, so there's quite a few products that will be in the market. you'll probably see a lessening in one, a gain in one of the others, but, yeah, i think there will be tones of different ways to purchase or just stream products. lauren: now that prince harry and meghan markle have given up their royal duties, who do you think makes the play if any of services for them? do you think it's netflix? do you think it's disney? >> i think anyone would be interested in talking to them. the real thing with he netflix, which i'm bullish of netflix, they are strong internationally, different from other services, they want to establish themselves with more and a more original content. so if i was betting on it, i would say netflix would be more interested in something like that, yeah. lauren: and apple just got a big win. they just signed julia louis dreyfus, she has the most number of emmys, she started with sign seinfeld, started with broadcast television, went to cable with veep on hbo and

there's a really good documentary into thousand eight, the financial crisis device that it puts on, hbo interview the protagonist during the 2008 crisis. president bush, obama and othe others, it's a fascinating encounter for what happened. long story short, it typifies what happened so what was a nasty recession and financial crisis, but the bail out of the banks caused tremendous anger. i was a completely fair question to ask but the answer is, the banks belly up so with the rest of the economy. collateral damage in the ended up paying back the loans but that is really what catalyzed the tea party was very strongly limited government movement, populist and establishments and that really drove 2010 midterm elections which was very damaging to the republican par party. president obama had control of the senate and house and lost control after the 2010 midterms. the tea party has teetered out and what's interesting is donald trump is, in many ways, the tea party movement because he himself is not limited government conservative, he was the one person in the 2016 primaries and gop field,

you remember authorities arrested him in 2015 as an hbo documentary was being released that seemed toe homicides, including the death of susan berman. durst wrote a mysterious note directing police to berman's body. investigators have always maintained only berman's killer could have written that note. >>> now to a follow-up, firefighters battling a blaze at a southern california strip mall discovered an illegal marijuana grow operation inside. it happened yesterday morning in anaheim. we showed you the video then. parts of the roof ended up collapsing. no injuries were reported. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> the reblil oroville dam spillway has not been used this winter but it's ready to go when necessary. storms in 2017 left huge holes in the old spillway. reconstruction was completed in the spring and used for the first time last april. upgrades to the spillway include thicker concrete and taller walls. >>> california could lose a congressional seat according to new estimates from the u.s. census bureau. recent stats show many people are leaving california