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Paramount makes $108.4 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, throwing wrench into Netflix

Paramount has offered to buy Warner Bros Discovery at $30 per share, compared with Netflix's nearly $28 per share offer for its assets.

Paramount Global and Skydance logos are seen in this illustration taken December 17, 2024.
US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 27, 2025.

Trump says he'll be involved in review of Netflix-Warner Brothers deal

 The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022.

Netflix–Warner Bros $72b merger slammed as ‘unprecedented threat’ to jobs, cinemas

Warner Brothers logo over a backdrop of Netflix logos.

Netflix seals $72 billion Warner Bros deal in one of decade’s largest media takeovers


Supernatural stories surge on Israeli TV as new hits draw big audiences

TV Time: Israeli viewers are flocking to new paranormal dramas, from cursed army bases to Druze reincarnation tales, as networks roll out ambitious supernatural series.

Daniel Gad in ‘Hamman.’

Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

Buying the owner of marquee franchises including "Game of Thrones," "DC Comics" and "Harry Potter" will further tilt the balance of power in Hollywood in favor of Netflix.

 Netflix is launching a new design for its TV app

Shira Haas to star in Netflix remake of ‘The Boys from Brazil’

Filming will begin in December in the UK, Germany, Bulgaria, and Spain.

Shira Haas in the Netflix series, 'Bodies.'

Stranger Things fans ignore anti-Israel activists' boycott call after stars sympathized with Israel

Noah Schnapp and Brett Gelman both showed support for Israel, with Gelman even featuring in a sketch for Israeli comedy show Eretz Nehederet (Wonderful Country).

Noah Schnapp attends the "Stranger Things" Season 5 Event at Hangar 7 - Flughafen Tempelhof on November 18, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

'Tinder Swindler,' Simon Leviev gets released from Georgian prison

Israeli national Shimon Hayut, widely known as Simon Leviev, has been released from prison, and according to his legal team, German authorities have dropped multiple cases against him.

 The Tinder Swindler, a Netflix crime documentary about Israeli con man Shimon Hayut.

Scientists select demonic name for new horned 'Lucifer' bee species discovered in Australia

While the bee’s horns may have been enough to inspire the name alone, the lead scientist admitted she was inspired by the popular show Lucifer, which she had been watching on Netflix.

Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer named after Tom Ellis's character Lucifer

This reform rabbi is one of 456 competitors on season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’

Meet Rabbi Jamie Field, one of 456 competitors on the new season of Squid Game. She sees "so much Torah" in the show's intense moments, making connections with an Anglican priest and others.

Rabbi Jamie Field poses as a contestant for "Squid Game: The Challenge" on Netflix.

Netflix drops Season 2 of ‘Nobody Wants This,’ returning interfaith dilemmas to TV screens

The first season drew plaudits for casually celebrating Jewish life while also eliciting criticism for its characterization of Jewish women and surface-level depictions of Jewish practice.

Adam Brody plays Rabbi Noah Roklov on Netflix's "Nobody Wants This."

TV Time: Fun on the small screen

Netflix has recently added a new Israeli film, Moshe Rosenthal’s Karaoke, a 2022 dramedy that features wonderful performances from a trio of Israel’s best actors.

SASSON GABAY and Rita Shukrun  in ‘Karaoke.’

Israeli drama series, Bad Boy, nominated for an International Emmy

Bad Boy, created by Ron Leshem and Hagar Ben Asher, is based on the life story of Daniel Chen, who also co-created the series.

 Guy Manster in 'Bad Boy.'

Authorities arrest 'Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev upon arrival in Batumi, Georgia

The grounds for his arrest are still unknown, even to his attorneys.

Screenshot of Simon Leviev, the Tinder Swindler, in his documentary series on Free TV.