{"podcast":{"title":"Ankler Agenda","slug":"ankler-agenda-5321489","podcast_index_feed_id":5321489,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AMI5751986813","website_url":"https://theankler.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ff02eff8-72b2-11ee-a400-dfd4969bb866/image/c2e1da7ba6823bddbc9d93bd93127a4b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TheAnkler.com","episode_count":264,"summary":"\"Ankler Agenda\" breaks down the headlines, trends and creativity shaping the evolution of Hollywood, the creator economy and entertainment. The show is hosted by Elaine Low, author of Ankler Media’s popular “Series Business” Substack newsletter, who is joined weekly by her colleagues Sean McNulty (“The Wakeup”) and Natalie Jarvey (“Like & Subscribe”) -- in addition to Richard Rushfield, the Ankler himself. Episodes will also be available every Thursday on YouTube.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T18:17:31.300895+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489"},"episode":{"title":"Paramount vs. Netflix: Your Big Questions Answered","slug":"paramount-vs-netflix-your-big-questions-answered","published_at":"2026-02-25T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489/paramount-vs-netflix-your-big-questions-answered","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI8696228250.mp3?updated=1772000507","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI8696228250.mp3?updated=1772000507","summary":"Just how much longer can the Netflix vs. Paramount merger madness go on? (Cue the eye rolls.) Paramount made a fresh $31-per-share offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and WBD’s response — which can be boiled down to “We’re getting there, maybe” — is about as close to coquettish as a corporation can get. Meanwhile, Netflix is not-so-patiently waiting in the wings, as co-CEO Ted Sarandos wraps a weeklong press tour to convince Wall Street and Hollywood that his company’s offer for WBD (which, as he’ll remind you, was already accepted in December) is superior. So what happens now? Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean McNulty answer your burning questions about the whole saga and read between the lines of Sarandos’ press offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Just how much longer can the Netflix vs. Paramount merger madness go on? (Cue the eye rolls.) Paramount made a fresh $31-per-share offer to acquire Warner…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1994,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ankler-agenda-5321489/episodes/paramount-vs-netflix-your-big-questions-answered/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489/paramount-vs-netflix-your-big-questions-answered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}