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Netflix hires ESPN anchor Elle Duncan as its first on-air host for live sports and cultural events; she has appeared on SportsCenter, College GameDay, and more (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-hires-espn-elle-duncan-sp…

Netflix Hires ESPN Anchor Elle Duncan as First Sports On-Air Host
Netflix Hires ESPN anchor and TV sports veteran Elle Duncan as its first on-air sports host.

YouTube streaming the Oscars in 2029 makes Netflix's WBD bid less likely to face antitrust issues, as it shows Netflix might need WBD to compete against YouTube (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)
https://spyglass.org/future-of-hollywood-youtube-netflix/

YouTube Hands the Best Acquisition Oscar to Netflix
With YouTube poaching The Academy Awards, it sure feels like Netflix is going to be allowed to buy Warner Bros now...

Xena: Warrior Nutballs
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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-<…

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.

Netflix hires ESPN anchor Elle Duncan as its first on-air host for live sports and cultural events; she has appeared on SportsCenter, College GameDay, and more (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-hires-espn-elle-duncan-sp…

Netflix Hires ESPN Anchor Elle Duncan as First Sports On-Air Host
Netflix Hires ESPN anchor and TV sports veteran Elle Duncan as its first on-air sports host.

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.”

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

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.

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.