Ted Sarandos: The ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher

Inside: Frank Gehry's architectural greatness; more on the Netflix-Warner Bros.‍ Discovery deal; Vanity Fair ousts Olivia Nuzzi.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT December 6, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, was once seen as an underdog in Hollywood. Now, the former Arizona video store manager has emerged as one of the biggest Hollywood moguls yet. Read More ADVERTISEMENT What does the Netflix-WBD deal mean to the future of streaming? The massive deal could mean higher subscription prices, fewer buyers for producers and maybe another merger down the road. Read More What to know about the $82.7-billion Netflix-Warner Bros. deal that will reshape Hollywood Netflix's historic Warner Bros. acquisition will transform Hollywood and the streaming wars, raises antitrust questions and puts major franchises like DC and "Stranger Things" under one roof. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Frank Gehry, masterful architect who transformed L.A.'s urban landscape, dies at 96 Frank Gehry, known for ebullient cultural buildings like Disney Hall and helping invigorate the field of architecture at a moribund time, has died at 96. Read More 11 fascinating Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles Beyond the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry also designed his own home, Loyola Law School and the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. What he built here would help him craft a visual language that transformed urban landscapes elsewhere. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now 10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments From the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain to Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles to Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Frank Gehry's most boundary-pushing buildings challenged the notion that buildings need to behave. Read More Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi, journalist who had alleged affair with RFK Jr., part ways Olivia Nuzzi's tenure at Vanity Fair comes to an end after three months. New York Magazine fired the "American Canto" writer last year over her alleged relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Read More Uma Thurman rules every brutal minute of the 4½-hour 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' Quentin Tarantino fuses both halves of "Kill Bill" into the kung-fu epic he originally intended, but it's taken two decades for us to get a wide release. Read More 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' scraps together spare parts for a junky sequel Players of the video games may not mind lax pacing, awful dialogue and a distinct lack of scares in a follow-up movie that only dishes up half-hearted fan service. Read More With no shortage of blood and lust, 'Spartacus: House of Ashur' is exactly what fans expect Steven S. DeKnight's Roman drama returns with Nick E. Tarabay reprising the titular role, sending Ashur back to Earth in a timeline where he killed Spartacus instead. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified. Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 9‌0245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com