Netflix announces a partnership with iHeartMedia to exclusively publish at least 15 video podcasts beginning in early 2026, including The Breakfast Club (Jessica Testa/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/business/media/netflix-iheartme…
Netflix signs a deal with Barstool Sports to stream video versions of three podcasts, initially in the US; full video episodes will be removed from YouTube (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-dave-portnoy…
Snoop Dogg to perform Netflix Christmas Day halftime show during Lions-Vikings game https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6894335/2025/12/16/snoop-dogg-netflix-christmas-halftime-show-lions-vikings/
Warner schießt gegen Paramount
Der Vorstand von Warner Bros. Discovery empfiehlt einstimmig eine Übernahme durch Netflix. Gegen Paramount schießt Warner hart.
https://www.heise.de/news/Warner-schiesst-<…
Vue CEO Tim Richards criticizes Netflix's deal giving Imax a two-week exclusive run for the Narnia film, arguing it undermines the theatrical ecosystem (Alex Ritman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/vue-cinemas-letter-imax-netflix-narn…
Notable injuries, news from Sunday's Week 11 games: Titans' Calvin Ridley (ankle) questionable to return https://www.nfl.com/news/notable-injuries-news-from-sunday-week-11-games-2025
Sources: Netflix, Comcast, and Paramount are preparing bids to buy all or part of WBD; any deal would require President Trump's and US regulators' approval (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/business/media/warner-disc…
Spotify's deal to bring video podcasts to Netflix bars shows from airing in full on YouTube; Netflix won't run ad breaks, but Spotify's integrated ads remain (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/business/media/netflix-spotify-pod…
A group of 60 Netflix Animation Studios workers requested voluntary union recognition from management as they seek to unionize the Animation Guild (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
Netflix wins rights to a FIFA soccer simulation game, developed by Delphi Interactive and set for release ahead of the 2026 World Cup, for free to Netflix users (Laura Cress/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93w7dp42z2o