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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 Adds Podcasts in Deal With iHeartMedia
The streaming service now has about 30 video podcasts lined up for 2026, including the influential radio show “The Breakfast Club.”

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…

Netflix Signs Deal With Dave Portnoy's Barstool Sports for Podcasts
Netflix clinched a multiyear pact with Dave Portnoy's Barstool Sports giving the streaming giant exclusive rights to video versions of a trio of its popular podcasts.

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…

Vue Cinemas Boss Slams IMAX Over Netflix's Exclusive Narnia Deal
In a letter shared with Variety, Vue CEO Tim Richards has criticised the exclusive deal IMAX signed with Netflix over Greta Gerwig's Narnia

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…

Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix are preparing bids to buy all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, a crown jewel of the industry.

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…

Netflix Jumps Into Podcasts With Spotify Deal
Netflix will show video versions of 16 podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime.

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 Animation Studios and ‘Ted’ Series Production Workers Launch Unionization Drives
The staffers are attempting to join the Animation Guild, which continues to organize aggressively inside the production space.

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

Fifa video game to return after four years in Netflix exclusive
The game will be made by Delphi Interactive and released in time for the 2026 World Cup.