From the Archives revisits how ESPN3 quietly laid the groundwork for ESPN’s streaming future. Long before ESPN+, the service tested scalable live sports streaming and identity-based access via ISP authentication, proving the internet could carry premium sports without cable. Disney’s…
Netflix’s $82.7B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is facing a hostile $30/share counteroffer from Paramount, backed by Gulf state funds and Affinity Partners. Paramount claims its deal is faster and more certain, while Netflix is leaning on YouTube’s dominance in…
Verizon is cutting prices on its HBO Max and Netflix bundles for wireless and home internet customers. Starting December 16, HBO Max with Ads drops to $7.50/month and HBO Max Premium to $12/month when added to eligible plans. Verizon's Netflix…
Channel 4 has named former Warner Bros. Discovery exec Priya Dogra as CEO, succeeding Alex Mahon. Dogra joins as the U.K. broadcaster pivots toward in-house production, IP ownership, and a digital-first future under its five-year transformation strategy. The move follows…
DIRECTV has launched its native app on LG Smart TVs (2021+ models), enabling users to stream live channels, on-demand content, and over 100 FAST channels without extra hardware. The integration simplifies access to DIRECTV's Signature plans, Genre Packs, and MyFree…
Paramount made a $108.4 billion hostile all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, disrupting Netflix’s prior $82.7 billion agreement and resetting the competitive stakes in Hollywood's final mega-merger. With WBD shareholders now weighing immediate cash versus Netflix’s strategic value, the deal…
Harmonic is selling its video business to MediaKind for $145 million to double down on broadband infrastructure, particularly its vCMTS platform supporting DOCSIS 4.0 rollouts at Comcast and Charter. This move frees Harmonic to align fully with operator demand and…
Netflix considered acquiring Formula One before its 2016 sale to Liberty Media, with then-CEO Reed Hastings reportedly seeing long-term value in owning a sports league but prioritizing original content at the time. Former Goldman Sachs exec Gregg Lemkau revealed the…
The proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. reveals how wrestling rights are shaped less by content and more by system alignment. WWE, AEW, and TNA now represent three distinct strategic models: WWE supports scale across platforms, TNA fits a habit-driven…
Netflix has acquired Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, combining the most scaled streaming service with one of Hollywood’s deepest IP libraries. The deal gives Netflix control over franchises like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and DC, positioning it as the…
