BONUS EP: Netflix-WBD Panic & Chaos in a Hollywood ‘Looking for Some Answers’
Ankler Agenda6 Dec 2025

BONUS EP: Netflix-WBD Panic & Chaos in a Hollywood ‘Looking for Some Answers’

Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey, Sean McNulty and Lesley Goldberg all gathered Friday morning for a special live episode of Ankler Agenda to break down the repercussions of potentially the most significant piece of show business news this decade: Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. Top-line concerns include: The thousands of lost jobs that will worsen unemployment in the industry — already at Depression-era levels Whether movie theaters can survive the “consumer-friendly” windows Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos referenced in a Friday call with investors Netflix’s potential new arsenal: all-star showrunners (J.J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti and Chuck Lorre, to name a few) and a gaming vertical at last Downstream effects on linear syndication The future of the peerless brand HBO “Everybody is just shell-shocked,” Elaine said of the calls and texts she fielded all day. “The main reaction that I’ve been getting is that people are scared. People are nervous.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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