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US President Donald Trump, right, speaks to reporters as he greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the president's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
March 24, 2026, 12:00 am
Critics decry ‘foreign intervention’ after PM said to alter media bill at Trump’s behest
Minister says Netanyahu cut requirement for streaming services to fund Israeli productions, bypassing Knesset, in move seen as unprecedented outside meddling in legislative process
By Ariela Karmel
The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
February 28, 2026, 6:28 am
Paramount to buy CNN parent-company Warner Bros Discovery as Netflix exits race
$110 billion deal by Trump ally David Ellison expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 and will create media powerhouse; California AG says state already investigating deal
By Karol Badohal, Harshita Mary Varghese and Jaspreet Singh
The Warner Bros. water tower is seen at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in Burbank, California, December 5, 2025. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
January 7, 2026, 8:08 pm
Warner Bros. rejects Paramount takeover, tells shareholders to stay with Netflix bid
Media giant cites ‘insufficient value’ and ‘risks’ of Paramount’s hostile bid attempt, which capped off at $77.9 billion, some $6 million more than Netflix offered
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and Michelle Chapman
'The White Lotus' from HBO Max, the streaming service launching in Israel on January 13, 2026. (Courtesy HBO)
January 1, 2026, 1:26 pm
HBO Max streaming to launch in Israel this month
The Warner Bros. Discovery service arrives in the Jewish state with two monthly subscription plan options for viewers
By Jessica Steinberg
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not in picture) at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 2, 2025. (Kristina Kormilitsyna / Pool via Sputnik / AFP)
December 9, 2025, 3:15 am
Paramount challenges Netflix bid to buy Warner Bros., with help from Jared Kushner
Also putting up cash for takeover offer are sovereign wealth companies from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, and fellow Trump ally Larry Ellison, whose son runs Paramount
By Agencies
Netflix's headquarters are pictured in Hollywood, California, on December 5, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 9:12 pm
Netflix to buy Warner Bros’ film and streaming businesses for $72 billion
The deal, likely to face antitrust scrutiny, comes after bidding war with Comcast and Paramaount Skydance for classic studio that sits on century’s worth of content
By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski
'Tinder Swindler,' a true-crime documentary about Israeli con man Shimon Hayut, was released on Netflix, on February 2, 2022. (Courtesy: Netflix)
September 17, 2025, 9:00 am
‘Tinder Swindler’ victims describe relief at news of his arrest
Notorious fraudster Shimon Hayut nabbed in Georgia at Interpol’s request three years after Netflix documentary catapulted him to international infamy
By AFP and ToI Staff
Rotem Sela, left and Lior Raz star in 'Off Road,' a new show launching on Netflix Israel on June 12, 2025 (Courtesy)
June 12, 2025, 4:20 pm
Lior Raz and Rotem Sela star in ‘Off Road,’ new Netflix reality show
The six-part series launches June 12 on Netflix Israel, and globally on July 10
By Jessica Steinberg
The seven Weber siblings upon their arrival at New York Harbor in May 1946. Bottom row from left: Renee, Judith, and Bela. Top row from left: Gertrude, Alfons, Senta, and Ruth. (Courtesy of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
April 24, 2025, 2:22 am
Netflix tells tale of 7 siblings who miraculously survived the Holocaust to restart life in US
Now streaming, ‘UnBroken’ illuminates story of the Webers, who lived in hiding on a German farm for two years — only to be cruelly separated upon arrival in America
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Guy Manster stars as young Dean in 'Bad Boy,' the award-winning Israeli TV series coming to Netflix on May 2, 2025 (Courtesy)
April 22, 2025, 1:41 am
Award-winning show about comic jailed as a teen comes to Netflix
Israel’s ‘Bad Boy’ stars comedian Daniel Chen and is inspired by his years served in juvenile detention
By Jessica Steinberg
Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla (left), and Aisha Dee as Chanelle in Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar.' (Courtesy of Netflix via JTA)
February 16, 2025, 4:46 pm
Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?
The show is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers – and an institute in Mexico founded by the daughter of a German Jew who fled the Holocaust
By Andrew Lapin
Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon at a Beitar Jerusalem soccer game in a scene from their new Netflix series 'Bros.' (Courtesy Netflix)
February 4, 2025, 2:41 pm
Facing criticism, Netflix insists it does invest in original Israeli content
After coming under attack by local industry executives, streaming platform points to Hebrew-language ‘Bros’ and upcoming project with Lior Raz and Rotem Sela
By Jessica Steinberg
The cast of 'Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,' an original Israeli TV drama adapted for the screen by Esti Namdar, produced by Yes, and later acquired by streaming platform Netflix in 2022 (Courtesy)
February 3, 2025, 1:14 pm
Israeli TV industry tells Netflix it’s time to invest locally
Executives and screenwriters say without international streamers sinking in cash, Israeli series will dry up: ‘We are a cultural industry in the midst of a severe crisis’
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli actors Noa Cohen (right) as Mary and Ido Tako (left) as Joseph in Netflix's new biblical epic 'Mary.' (Christopher Raphael/Netflix)
November 16, 2024, 12:42 pm
Boycott calls over Israeli cast as Mary in Netflix’s Jesus mom epic
Claiming mother of Jesus was Palestinian, social media users say it’s offensive to cast Israeli actress as titular character in movie amid war in Gaza; Anthony Hopkins also stars
By Michael Horovitz
Israeli actors Noa Cohen (right) as Mary and Ido Tako (left) as Joseph in Netflix's new biblical epic 'Mary.' (Christopher Raphael/Netflix)
October 16, 2024, 10:44 am
Israelis star in Netflix bible epic ‘Mary,’ also with Anthony Hopkins
Movie features Noa Cohen, 21, in the titular role as the mother of Jesus; director says Israeli cast was important for ‘authenticity’
By ToI Staff
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