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Sports Streaming: How Much Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube TV Spend

The NFL is giving sports fans a triple header for Christmas this year, starting with the Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Commanders at 1 p.m. ET, plus a Snoop Dogg halftime performance. But you have to subscribe to Netflix or Amazon to watch all the action.The tech giants have eaten…

Paramount Skydance Revises Warner Bros. Bid As Netflix Offer Advances

Paramount Skydance on Monday revised its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, without increasing the price, after WBD’s board affirmed its backing of rival Netflix’s offer.In Paramount’s new offer, the company said Larry Ellison, one of the richest people in the world and father to Paramount CEO David Ellison, agreed…

Netflix Adds Barstool Sports Video Podcasts in Deal to Rival YouTube

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Can Netflix Buy Warner Bros? Its Bid Hinges on Key Antitrust Question

Would buying Warner Bros. give Netflix too much power?The streaming giant is telling regulators it won’t, and antitrust experts say the answer ultimately depends on how you define who Netflix competes with.Does Netflix compete with only paid streaming services, a market where it dominates? What about the TV dinosaurs it…

Carl Rinsch’s ‘White Horse’: Unfinished Netflix Project Shown at Trial

When Netflix executives first saw a glimpse of “White Horse” in 2018, they were blown away.Cindy Holland, who at the time oversaw the streaming service’s original content, read the script sitting in Keanu Reeves’ home, she said in court testimony earlier this month. “White Horse” was the brainchild of Carl…

Guilty on All Counts: Jury Convicts Netflix Director Carl Rinsch

Carl Rinsch spent years in director jail. Now he’s facing real jail.A Manhattan federal jury on Thursday found Rinsch guilty on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11 million in a lavish spending spree.After less than five hours of deliberation, the jury said it found Rinsch guilty on all…

Carl Rinsch Testifies in His Own Defense in Netflix Fraud Trial

After a week of testimony about how Carl Rinsch spent millions of dollars on luxury mattresses, Uber Eats, Rolls-Royces, and stock and crypto trades — but not the sci-fi epic that Netflix ordered — the director got to tell his side of the story.On the witness stand Tuesday, Rinsch cast…

Netflix Probably Wants to Sell You Netflix and HBO As a Bundle

Last month, HBO boss Casey Bloys stood in front of an auditorium full of reporters and told them what everyone already knew: Netflix had won the streaming wars.”To Netflix’s credit, as the first mover, they have become a utility. For consumers, it is the basic cable of today,” he said.But…

The History of Netflix, From DVDs to Hollywood Juggernaut

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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in  Billion Megadeal

Netflix is taking a massive swing at the future of entertainment.The streaming giant is making the biggest acquisition in its history — and one of the largest ever in entertainment — announcing Friday that it has struck a deal to acquire Warner Bros. from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for an…