The transaction, valued at $82.7bn (including debt) is expected to close by Q3 2026, after Warner Bros Discovery carves out its linear TV businesses into a new company, Discovery Global.
18 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds
The Media Leader summarises three key themes from the past year in the audio space.
18 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds
The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.
The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.
The Media Leader’s daily round-up of news for Thursday 27 November 2025.
The streaming giant’s EMEA ads VP sat down with The Media Leader to discuss three years of ads on Netflix, and what is coming next.
The partnership features as part of a trend of supercharging a video-first approach in podcasting.
| Maria Iu
Panel at a Trade Desk event urged advertisers to think more carefully about the environments they appear in.
Analysis: Netflix joined Disney and Roku in partnering Amazon DSP as the streaming wars get collaborative on advertising.
| Maria Iu
Disney+ had the highest share of new subscriptions in Q2.
Analysis: Netflix reported better-than-expected revenue growth in Q2, but a lack of transparency over its ad revenue and subscriber numbers give an unclear picture of business performance.