Netflix Just Bought Hollywood 🎬💰

Biz Analyst Club Newsletter

by The Business Model Analyst

Hello, Biz Enthusiasts!
Netflix just decided to own Hollywood, sheep are now earning more than junior lawyers, and billionaires in Miami are skipping traffic with flying taxis. Meanwhile, doctors are prescribing “go touch grass” as legit medicine and the music industry is now one giant algorithmic talent show.
So yeah — it’s a weird, wonderful week in business. Let’s dive in.

Hot Takes 🚀

1. Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $72B — Let the Franchise Wars Begin 🎥💣
Netflix just dropped $72 billion to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that fuses Stranger Things with The Sopranos. It’s Netflix’s biggest swing ever — merging its streaming dominance with HBO, DC, and the legendary Warner catalog.
👉 See why Netflix is going full Thanos on entertainment

2. Billionaire’s $200 Fix for Miami Traffic? Flying Taxis 🛩️💼
Real estate mogul Stephen Ross is teaming up with Archer Aviation to launch an air taxi network in South Florida. For $200, you can skip Miami’s gridlock and fly to your golf club or office — because Uber just isn’t “executive” enough anymore.
👉 Peek inside the future of commute-for-the-rich

3. Solar Sheep Are Grazing Six-Figure Salaries 🐏☀️
Move over tech bros — sheep are in their bag now. "Solar grazing" is a booming eco-business model where shepherds lease their sheep to solar farms to mow grass naturally. Some earn up to $180k a year, all while staying fluffy.
👉 Learn how sheep are cashing in on clean energy 

4. Kalshi Prediction Market Valued at $11B After $1B Raise 🔮📈
People are betting big on betting. Kalshi just raised $1B in its third round this year — now worth $11B — as prediction markets explode in popularity. From sports parlays to Oscar outcomes, the future is tradable.
👉 Why VCs are going all-in on “legalized guessing”

5. Your Doctor Might Prescribe… Forest Walks? 🌲🩺
Nature is the new medicine. A Canadian initiative is letting physicians issue actual prescriptions for time outdoors — and science backs it up. Anxiety, high blood pressure, burnout — all treated with a little grass-between-the-toes therapy.
👉 See why “touch grass” is now doctor’s orders

Strategy Deep Dive

Quick Hits 📰

• Spotify Wrapped Isn’t Just for Fun — It’s a Battle for Attention
  Wrapped has become music’s Hunger Games. AI tracks, 1.5M uploads/week, and artists writing for TikTok-first virality.
  👉 How algorithms hijacked the music industry

• Amazon Tests 30-Minute Deliveries — Again
  Amazon Now is bringing back the ultrafast drop — groceries, gadgets, and more in half an hour.
  👉 Here’s how to see if you’re in a test zone

• Being Hot Is a Job Requirement Now?
  Ozempic, Botox, AI filters… and Zoom calls. A new report says looks now matter a lot for career success.
  👉 Read how “pretty privilege” hit the 9-to-5

• OpenAI Might Put Ads in ChatGPT 👀
  Leaked code hints ChatGPT could soon become an ad platform. RIP to your peaceful productivity chats.
  👉 See what’s coming to your chatbot experience

• Goodwill Is Now Luxury Thrifting?
  Goodwill stores are getting makeovers — bigger, trendier, and dripping in Chanel and Gucci from TikTok donors.
  👉 Inside the glow-up of America’s thrift king

• New York Demands Algorithmic Price Disclosures
  Retailers now must tell you if a price was set using your personal data. Algorithmic pricing, meet consumer rights.
  👉 Why your Black Friday deal came with fine print

• Google’s Search Recap 2025 Is Wild
  Top trends include “KPop Demon Hunters,” “iPhone 17,” and an AI Polaroid. Yes, really.
  👉 Check out what the world searched most

• Teen “Brain Rot” Sparks Gen Z Wellness Movement
  Overwhelmed by TikTok scrolls, Gen Z is setting phone curfews, returning to analog, and reclaiming focus.
  👉 Why anti-dopamine is the new aesthetic

• Meta Slashes Metaverse Budget — Focuses on AI Glasses Instead
  Reality Labs could see $6B in cuts as Meta pivots from VR to wearable AI. Zuck’s next gamble?
  👉 Inside Meta’s metaverse retreat

• Teen Phone Crackdown Goes Global
  From France to Australia to Brazil, countries are banning phones in schools and limiting social media for teens.
  👉 How the teen tech backlash is going international

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