News Netflix to buy Warner Brothers

[CaseyW]

I'd be curious to see what, if anything, this acquisition might mean for the Babylon 5 franchise going forward.

Would the existing crop of series and specials be added to the Netflix streaming catalogue?

If so, might Netflix be more open to supporting a more substantive relaunch of B5 at some point in the future?

On a less than serious note, I suppose one could also see some crossover potential with Netflix's existing IPs. For example: "It is the dawn of the Third Age... of K-Pop!"

It would be lovely to have a revival of Babylon five. Now, anyone for alien nation?

 

[oktay]

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[Danja]

Warner Bros Discovery Sale Ribbed At Golden Globes: “Do I Hear Five Dollars?”

The biggest story in Hollywood got a few zingers during the 2026 Golden Globes as host Nikki Glaser weighed in on the sale of Warner Bros Discovery.

deadline.com

The biggest story in Hollywood and one of the messiest got a few zingers during the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday as host Nikki Glaser kicked off her opening monologue with a reference to the biggest takeover target in years. “We’ll start the bidding for Warner Bros at five dollars — do I hear five dollars?” the comedian joked.

Dinging David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, the owner of the Globes’ broadcast network CBS since August who is in the midst of a fight for WBD, Glaser called CBS News “Americans’ newest place to ‘See BS News’ ” and offered it a mock award for “Most Editing.”

Later in the evening, as Glaser descended from the stage into the starry audience, she noted, “Behind me is the HBO table — or whatever it will be called by the time the show ends.”

Ouch ...

 

[Set Harth]

One day I'll learn not to miss opening monologues.

But yesterday was not that day.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

She's spot-on with all of those jokes...although I'm surprised they let her get away with the "See BS News" gag.

 

[Danja]

She's spot-on with all of those jokes...although I'm surprised they let her get away with the "See BS News" gag.

They've had a great many unflattering moments as of late.

 

[oktay]

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The key points in the article are that Netflix hasn't invested significant amounts of money in the podcast business yet, but they could start investing heavily if it proves successful. Furthermore, instead of acquiring highly-watched podcasts on YouTube, they've acquired podcasts from podcasters who already earn less money. They also announced that they will soon be releasing their first original podcasts. None of the podcasts they acquired from YouTube were released outside the US (they plan to expand to more countries in the future), but they will likely launch their original podcasts globally.