Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
Caitlin Clark and Bob Costas head to NBC Sports, YouTube reveals details for its Super Bowl flag football game, and more.
With all the major streaming releases this week, it’s quite forgivable to have gotten so wrapped up in a new show that you haven’t been paying attention to the headlines. The lead-up to Super Bowl LX has been packed with new releases, including new seasons of “Bridgerton,” “Shrinking,” and more.
But there were plenty of smaller streaming stories that might have missed your attention through all those new releases during the week. We’ll catch you up on the stories you might not have caught throughout the week below.
Which streaming stories did you miss this week?
Bob Costas, Caitlin Clark join NBC Sports
The Super Bowl airs on NBC on Feb. 8, but once the football season ends for good, Sunday nights will be devoted to the NBA on the channel. “Football Night in America” becomes “Basketball Night in America” starting Feb. 1, and on Tuesday, NBC announced that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will join the “BNIA” studio team of Maria Taylor, Carmela Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady as a special contributor. Clark will also appear ahead of the Sunday, March 29 edition of “BNIA.”
Legendary broadcaster Bob Costas will return to NBC Sports in 2026, as well. He will host NBC’s new primetime MLB package starting Thursday, March 26. Costas will continue to play host to the “Sunday Night Baseball” pregame show throughout the season, NBC has announced. Costas will also contribute to coverage of the NBA on NBC. All MLB and NBA games shown on NBC will be available to stream live on Peacock simultaneously.
Peacock
Peacock is a subscription video streaming service from NBCUniversal that includes original shows, blockbuster movies, and classic television series. Peacock is home to “Yellowstone,” “The Office,” and original hits like “Poker Face” and “Bel-Air.” You can also watch live sports and NBC programming, including the NFL, MLB, WWE, the Olympics, the Premier League, NASCAR, the French Open, college football and basketball, and the PGA Tour. Premium Plus subscribers can stream their local NBC feed in all 210 markets.
YouTube reveals Super Bowl flag football game details
On Saturday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. ET, YouTube will host a celebrity flag football game in celebration of Super Bowl LX. On Tuesday, YouTube announced details for the game, including a roster of athletes, celebrities, and creators who will be competing.
J. Blavin and Druski will serve as captains for the game, which will see a carefully selected roster of digital creators, athletes and celebrities including quarterbacks Cam Newton and Michael Vick, coach Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders, musicians Benson Boone and Kane Brown, flag football stars Diana Flores and Ashlea Klam, and YouTube creators Deestroying, Jay Cinco, Jesser, Marlon Garcia, Pierson Wodzynski, Ross Smith, and more.
Kay Adams will serve as pre- and post-game host for the game, with former NFL wideout Andrew Hawkins set to give play-by-play commentary. The game will be free to stream with ads for all viewers on YouTube.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV is a live TV streaming service with more than 60 channels for $82.99/month. This plan includes local channels 32 of the top 35 cable channels, and regional sports networks (RSNs) in select markets. The base plan includes more than 100 live channels, including major broadcast networks like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, as well as popular cable channels such as ESPN, CNN, FX, USA Network, and TNT. Local channels are included in most markets, making YouTube TV a full replacement for traditional cable for many viewers.
Crunchyroll sets 10th anniversary awards
The anime streaming service Crunchyroll is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and it’s got a big show in mind. As exclusively reported by Deadline on Wednesday, the streamer has set the Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony for Saturday, May 23 in Tokyo. Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira will host for a fourth straight year, and the awards will be streamed globally.
Nominations for the awards will be revealed on April 2, when fan voting will begin.
“For the past decade, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards has been shaped by the fans who show up every year to celebrate the stories and creators they love,” Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini said. “What began with a few million votes in 2017 has grown into tens of millions of voices from around the world, reflecting how deeply anime has become part of people’s lives. Returning to Japan is about celebrating where these stories begin and the fans everywhere who make them live far beyond the screen.”
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a subscription video streaming service catering to fans of anime with over 30,000 episodes. Viewers can see new episodes of shows one hour after they air in Japan, and read hundreds of chapters across dozens of manga titles. Some of their more popular titles are Dragon Ball Super, Attack on Titan, and Fire Force.
Show renewals, production announcements
‘Red, White & Royal Wedding’ production begins
As revealed last Friday, Prime Video has begun production on the sequel to “Red, White & Royal Blue.” The film is called “Red, White & Royal Wedding,” and though plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, Amazon did inform fans that Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez are returning as the leads for the movie.
Uma Thurman, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry, Thomas Flynn, Aneesh Sheth, and Malcolm Atobrah are also set to reprise their roles from the first film.
Prime Video
Prime Video is a subscription video streaming service that includes on-demand access to 10,000+ movies, TV shows, and Prime Originals like “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Jack Ryan,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Boys,” and more. Subscribers can also add third-party services like Max, Showtime, STARZ, and dozens more with Prime Video Channels. Prime Video also offers exclusive live access to NFL Thursday Night Football.
‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ renewed for Season 5
“The Lincoln Lawyer” Season 4 premieres on Netflix on Feb. 5, 2026, but any suspense about whether or not the popular series will be renewed has been dispelled. On Wednesday, Netflix announced the show had been greenlit for a fifth season, which will adapt the novel “Resurrection Walk” from the “Lincoln Lawyer” series by Michael Connelly.
Netflix
Netflix is a leading subscription-based video streaming service that offers on-demand access to an extensive library of over 3,000 movies, 2,000+ TV shows, and a growing collection of acclaimed Netflix originals. Renowned for producing groundbreaking content, Netflix has become a cultural powerhouse with hit originals like “Stranger Things,” “Wednesday,” “Squid Game,” “The Crown,” “Tiger King,” “Bridgerton,” “The Witcher,” and “Black Mirror.”