Netflix

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The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.

• Tue 27 Oct 2026Brands are giving customers more reasons to stay
• Wed 16 Sep 2026Creators seized the institutions. Institutions let them in
• Sun 13 Sep 2026Archives replaced briefs. Culture went backwards to go first
• Wed 9 Sep 2026Technical authority beat aspirational positioning. Permanently
• Thu 3 Sep 2026Identity shed its biography. Careers are being rewritten from scratch
• Tue 25 Aug 2026Owning distribution counts for more than owning content

Every episode

• Tue 27 Oct 2026 · Ep 235Netflix hired Apple's former podcast marketing head to lead its podcast buying.Steve Wilson, who left Apple in December, will lead Netflix's podcast acquisitions on a contract basis.Via Variety · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 16 Sep 2026 · Ep 204Netflix, Disney and Paramount wrestle with AI that can make production calls without sign-offVia The Ankler · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 13 Sep 2026 · Ep 201Blizzard and Netflix are expanding gaming IP into animation, not live action, as the primary format.Game IP is moving into animation rather than live action, and the premium on animated adaptation rights is rising.Via Hypebeast · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 9 Sep 2026 · Ep 197Netflix commissions a new Lonesome Dove from the East of Eden showrunners.Prestige streaming production is concentrating around a small pool of literary-minded showrunners.Via Variety · Music and Entertainment
• Fri 4 Sep 2026 · Ep 192Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Thu 3 Sep 2026 · Ep 191Stella Artois embeds its pour ritual inside a Netflix drama.Via Famous Campaigns · Brand and Business
• Tue 25 Aug 2026 · Ep 182Netflix considers letting Peacock and Fox One into its appVia The Verge · Tech and Digital
• Wed 22 Jul 2026 · Ep 148Spotify, Netflix and TikTok now compete across audio, video and short clipsVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 19 Jul 2026 · Ep 145Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup for $587 millionVia Hypebeast · Music and Entertainment
• Sat 18 Jul 2026 · Ep 144Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Thu 16 Jul 2026 · Ep 142“Netflix and Assouline have produced a luxury Stranger Things photo book.”Mentioned in the audio
• Sat 11 Jul 2026 · Ep 137Letterboxd is for sale, and every major streamer wants itVia IndieWire · Music and Entertainment
• Fri 10 Jul 2026 · Ep 136Netflix revives Little House on the Prairie as handmade interiors gain groundVia Vogue · Culture and Ideas
• Wed 8 Jul 2026 · Ep 134From 3 August, Netflix will carry archives and new series from BuzzFeed, Condé Nast and HearstVia The Verge · Music and Entertainment
• Tue 7 Jul 2026 · Ep 133Sky buys ITV for £1.6 billion. British broadcasting just consolidated around two players.Via South China Morning Post · Music and Entertainment
• Wed 24 Jun 2026 · Ep 120Netflix, A24, Focus Features and Warner Bros. pass on Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman filmVia The Verge · Music and Entertainment
• Tue 23 Jun 2026 · Ep 119Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Sat 9 May 2026 · Ep 74Prime Video, Netflix and Disney Plus now all have a vertical video feed.Via The Verge · Tech and Digital
• Mon 27 Apr 2026 · Ep 62Kylie Minogue is opening her private archive for Netflix, not for a museum.Via Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 26 Apr 2026 · Ep 61Charlize Theron climbs a Times Square billboard to launch a Netflix film in person.Via Famous Campaigns · Music and Entertainment
• Fri 17 Apr 2026 · Ep 52Netflix advertising client base grew 70 per cent year-on-year to 4,000 clients.Via Adweek · Music and Entertainment
• Mon 16 Mar 2026 · Ep 20Netflix's Frankenstein wins three Oscars and KPop Demon Hunters wins twoVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Sun 15 Mar 2026 · Ep 19Disney+ launches Verts, a TikTok-style feed to help viewers choose what to watchVia Design Taxi · Music and Entertainment
• Thu 12 Mar 2026 · Ep 16Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck's AI film production start-upVia TechCrunch · Brand and Business
• Sat 7 Mar 2026 · Ep 11Netflix pulls out of Meghan Markle's As Ever after 11 monthsVia Variety · Brand and Business
• Sun 1 Mar 2026 · Ep 5Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
• Fri 27 Feb 2026 · Ep 3Paramount wins Warner Bros. Discovery as Netflix leaves the biddingVia TechCrunch · Music and Entertainment
• Thu 26 Feb 2026 · Ep 2Apple and Netflix team up to share Formula 1 programmingVia Engadget · Music and Entertainment

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