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Netflix taps Amazon to sell streaming ads in new partnership

Starting this fall, brands will be able to access Netflix’s premium ad slots using Amazon’s buying tech.

Netflix is making it easier for advertisers to get in front of its growing ad tier audience. The streamer announced a deal with Amazon Ads that will let brands buy Netflix ad space directly through Amazon’s demand-side platform (DSP).

The rollout begins in Q4 across 11 markets including the US, UK, Canada, Japan, and Germany. For marketers, it means one-stop shopping: they can use Amazon’s ad tools to plan, buy, and measure campaigns that now include Netflix shows and movies.

“We’re delighted to enter into this partnership with Netflix, enabling brands to reach their subscribers and extensive library of premium content with Amazon DSP, said Paul Kotas, senior vice president of Amazon Ads. Our goal is to remove the guesswork for advertisers by making it simple to manage all of their TV planning and buying with Amazon Ads.”

For Netflix, the tie-up boosts its credibility in the streaming ad wars against rivals like Disney+ and Hulu. For Amazon, the partnership adds a high-profile partner to its growing ad empire just as brands gear up for the holiday season.

While Netflix no longer breaks out total subscriber numbers, its ad-supported tier has been gaining traction since the streamer’s password-sharing crackdown. In May, Netflix said the discounted plan had hit 94 million users despite being less than 3 years old.

Amazon shares were down about 2.5% Wednesday afternoon, while Netflix shares were flat.

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Fox and News Corp slide as investors digest $3.3 billion Murdoch succession settlement

Fox and News Corp shares dropped on Tuesday after Rupert Murdoch’s heirs agreed to a $3.3 billion settlement to resolve a long-running succession drama.

Under the deal, Prudence, Elisabeth, and James Murdoch will each receive about $1.1 billion, paid for in part by Fox selling 16.9 million Class B voting shares and News Corp selling 14.2 million shares. The stock sales will raise roughly $1.37 billion on behalf of the three heirs.

The new trust for Lachlan Murdoch will now control about 36.2% of Fox’s Class B shares and roughly 33.1% of News Corp’s stock, granting him uncontested voting authority over both companies for the next 25 years. Originally, the Murdoch trust was designed to hand over voting control of Fox and News Corp to Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James after his death.

Investors are weighing the trade-off. Clear leadership under Lachlan may resolve conflict internally, but the share dilution, executed at a roughly 4.5% discount, means long-term investors now hold slightly less clout than before.

Both companies’ stocks were trading close to all-time highs prior to the announcement.

385 ✈️ 434

Boeing on Tuesday announced that it delivered 57 commercial jets in August, its best total for the month in seven years. That brings its year-to-date delivery total to 385 planes, eclipsing its full-year 2024 figure by about 11%.

The August figure marked Boeing’s second-highest delivery total of 2025 and represented a 43% jump from the same month last year. Through August, Boeing has boosted its deliveries by 50% from last year.

The plane maker is still trailing its European rival Airbus, which delivered 61 planes in August and 434 year to date.

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