More than a dozen UK politicians and former policymakers have urged the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to carry out a full competition review of Netflix’s proposed $83 billion (€76.4bn) […]
Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery switch takeover deal to all-cash
Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially amended their merger agreement to move to an all-cash structure, in a bid to simplify the transaction and accelerate the path to a […]
Netflix backs WBD board as it urges shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance bid
Netflix has welcomed Warner Bros. Discovery’s board decision to stick with its merger agreement with the streamer, while continuing to recommend shareholders reject Paramount Skydance’s revised tender offer, amended on […]
Netflix seals $82.7bn deal to acquire Warner Bros and HBO
Netflix has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros, including its film and TV studios, HBO and the HBO Max streaming service, in a cash-and-stock deal that values the […]
Stranger Things happen: Netflix hit by brief outage as final season launches
Netflix suffered a brief outage as the fifth and final season of Stranger Things went live, with tens of thousands of users reporting problems accessing the service around the moment […]
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix line up Warner Bros Discovery bids
Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix are preparing first-round bids for Warner Bros Discovery, with non-binding offers due by Thursday, according to multiple reports. Warner Bros Discovery has launched a formal […]
Netflix to bring in real-time voting to entertainment formats
Netflix is preparing to let viewers vote – live, in real time – on the outcome of its shows, and it wants that to become part of the core streaming […]
Virgin Media O2 in Netflix tie-up on Stranger Things campaign
Virgin Media O2 is taking Stranger Things onto the UK high street in a retail tie-up with Netflix that turns eight O2 stores into Hawkins-themed pop-ups through to January.
Netflix working with GenAI; no interest in legacy media
Netflix says its leveraging GenAI to improve the quality of its recommendations and content discovery features.
Netflix, Spotify strike video-podcast deal for 2026 launch
Netflix has agreed a distribution deal with Spotify to bring a slate of Spotify Studios and The Ringer video podcasts to the streaming platform from early 2026, starting in the […]