Netflix To Buy Warner Bros, 50 Cent’s Diddy Doc, Prediction Platforms Let Users Bet On Wars

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This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi get into Netflix’s takeover bid for Warner Brothers and what it might mean for movies and the media world. They also break down the streaming giant’s new Diddy documentary, the messy ethics of prediction markets, and for Patreon listeners a brand new segment: Techish Unfiltered.

A heads-up: this episode includes discussion of domestic and sexual violence which may be upsetting for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

Chapters

00:38 Netflix Reaches Deal to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
07:30 50 Cent's Sean "Diddy" Combs Documentary
14:02 Prediction Platforms Are Letting Users Bet on Conflict in Real Time
24:55 New Patreon-Only Segment: Techish Unfiltered

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Extra Reading & Resources

• Exclusive: How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize [Reuters]
• It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• New App Lets Users Bet on Deadly Conflicts in Real Time
  [Futurism]
• Polymarket Is Struggling With a $59 Million Bet About Itself
  [Bloomberg, $] 

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