• Netflix eyed big media deals, including a reported $82.7B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming/studios unit. Traders note possible future asset swaps to bolster streaming and sports rights.
  • Netflix paid director Carl Rinsch ~$55M for 2018–2020 work on unfinished series White Horse. Rinsch was convicted of diverting $11M into options, crypto and personal expenses; sentenced and fined.