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@jacobfeldman4

@jacobfeldman4
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2025-12-06
Netflix had been fighting the streaming wars on two fronts: 1. vs Hollywood over how people watch movies 2. vs TV over how people watch live events Acquiring Warner Bros. might just end the first fight, allowing Netflix to dictate terms with theaters (WB has had 15-25% market
2025-12-06 View on X
Game Developer

WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business

A Warner Bros. spokesperson has confirmed the video game division will be acquired by Netflix alongside its wider streaming and television business.

Netflix had been fighting the streaming wars on two fronts: 1. vs Hollywood over how people watch movies 2. vs TV over how people watch live events Acquiring Warner Bros. might just end the first fight, allowing Netflix to dictate terms with theaters (WB has had 15-25% market
2025-12-06 View on X
Financial Times

Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks ...

2025-10-15
Well this is an interesting way for Netflix to build out its sports studio programming... [image]
2025-10-15 View on X
TechCrunch

Spotify taps Netflix to distribute select sports, culture, lifestyle, and true crime video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer in the US in early 2026

including shows from Spotify Studios and The Ringer Network — are coming to Netflix!  The Bill Simmons Podcast, The Zach Lowe Show, The McShay Show, The Rewatchables, Serial Killer...

Well this is an interesting way for Netflix to build out its sports studio programming... [image]
2025-10-15 View on X
New York Times

Spotify's deal to bring video podcasts to Netflix prevents shows from airing in full on YouTube; Netflix won't run ads, but Spotify's integrated ads will remain

Netflix will show video versions of 16 podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime.

2025-01-11
RIP Venu Sports [image]
2025-01-11 View on X
The Hollywood Reporter

Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels

Sigh.  Streaming TV prices are going to get obscene in 2025.  —  www.theverge.com/2025/1/10/24... Mastodon: @SuffolkLITLab@esq.social : TL;DR: Venu Sports, the anticipated joint st...

2025-01-10
RIP Venu Sports [image]
2025-01-10 View on X
The Hollywood Reporter

Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels

The sports-focused streaming service will not move forward, the companies said Friday.  —  Venu is dead.

2024-02-07
I will be calling this Spulu until further notice... and thinking about it a lot.
2024-02-07 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Fox, ESPN, and WBD announce a new joint venture to launch a streaming sports service in the US in the fall of 2024; each entity will own a third of the JV

The service will be available to ESPN+, Hulu and Max subscribers.

2023-05-25
Gone are people most recently responsible for managing Meta's partnerships and collaborations with media and league partners around the world, US pro and college athletes, and sports content creators, among others. In total, Meta will have laid off 20k+ employees in a year.
2023-05-25 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: some Meta employees say important work has been at a standstill and the company's 2023 product roadmap is undecided, as its final round of layoffs ends

Bloomberg :

Breaking: some of Meta's top sports execs are among today's cuts. Facebook/Meta's sports strategy has changed significantly after once bidding on exclusive rights. We'll see how invested of a partner it now wants to be with athletes and leagues. https://www.sportico.com/...
2023-05-25 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: some Meta employees say important work has been at a standstill and the company's 2023 product roadmap is undecided, as its final round of layoffs ends

Bloomberg :

2022-12-27
Great details from @reckless on YouTube's interest in Sunday Ticket. Still a lot of unknowns, but answers some questions of Why, What, and How... https://www.theverge.com/...
2022-12-27 View on X
The Verge

Q&A with YouTube's Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan on why the company acquired NFL rights, giving creators game footage, 4K broadcasts, multiscreen, and more

YouTube won the big bidding war for NFL Sunday Ticket yesterday, beating out Apple, Amazon, and ESPN with a deal worth a reported $2 billion a year. Tweets: @jacobfeldman4 , @cjzer...

2022-08-15
Once a collection of social channels and an app for capturing basketball highlights, @overtime has expanded to run its own basketball and football properties. Now it has $100M more in the bank (at a $500M valuation). Which sport should it shake up next? https://www.sportico.com/...
2022-08-15 View on X
Crunchbase News

Brooklyn-based Overtime, which shares original sports content on social media, raised a $100M Series D at a $500M valuation, bringing its total funding to $250M

2022-08-14
Once a collection of social channels and an app for capturing basketball highlights, @overtime has expanded to run its own basketball and football properties. Now it has $100M more in the bank (at a $500M valuation). Which sport should it shake up next? https://www.sportico.com/...
2022-08-14 View on X
Crunchbase News

Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media channels, raised a $100M Series D at a $500M valuation, bringing its total funding to $250M

Sports league startup Overtime closed a $100 million Series D valuing the company at $500 million.

2022-07-25
Unlike with music streaming or online retail, Silicon Valley has yet to clearly demonstrate why its version of sports broadcasting would be better for fans than what NBC or ESPN could offer. Where is our ‘1000 songs in your pocket’ or ‘two-day shipping’? https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-07-25 View on X
New York Times

How Apple, Amazon, and Google are trying to win live sports streaming rights by persuading skeptical leagues to switch from traditional TV and cable networks

but not on your TV Tim Baysinger / Axios : Google makes NFL Sunday Ticket a three-way race Mike Florio / NBCSports.com : Report: Google has made a bid for Sunday Ticket Jose Montes...

2022-06-15
Apple seems significantly involved in the product's development and rollout, with input stretching from the league's schedule to “what happens in the app itself.”
2022-06-15 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Apple and Major League Soccer announce a 2023-2032 broadcasting deal, with games available via MLS Apple TV app or Apple TV+; source: deal is worth $250M+/year

In a historic first for sports, fans can stream every single MLS match through … Tim Baysinger / Axios : Apple builds sports empire with MLB, MLS deals Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : A...

3 years ago, Eddy Cue told me “You really can't own all the rights, so therefore at some point you need to solve some other problems.” In the interim, MLS had all of its rights expire this year so that Apple could in fact (co-manage) all of them. https://www.sportico.com/...
2022-06-15 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Apple and Major League Soccer announce a 2023-2032 broadcasting deal, with games available via MLS Apple TV app or Apple TV+; source: deal is worth $250M+/year

In a historic first for sports, fans can stream every single MLS match through … Tim Baysinger / Axios : Apple builds sports empire with MLB, MLS deals Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : A...

2021-04-23
“Overtime said it will use a portion of the $80 million to help pay for salaries of players and staff, support league startup costs, invest in the NFT sector and enhance its app.” https://twitter.com/...
2021-04-23 View on X
CNBC

Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media platforms like Snapchat, raises $80M Series C from Bezos Expeditions, Drake, and others