Hollywood’s New Power Couple; GOOOOOAL! The Groups Are In!

Summary

Podcast Summary: Here's the Scoop – Hollywood’s New Power Couple; GOOOOOAL! The Groups Are In!
Host: Yasmin Vossoughian (NBC News)
Air Date: December 5, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Here’s the Scoop" tackles two of the day's biggest stories: the monumental proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Brothers Discovery, and the much-anticipated draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Host Yasmin Vossoughian breaks down these events with expert guests, exploring how these developments could reshape entertainment, sports, and culture in America and beyond. The show also rounds out with rapid-fire headlines on health policy, military actions, Supreme Court decisions, a high-profile arrest, and a bizarre jewel theft.

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Segment 1: Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger: Hollywood’s New Power Couple

[00:33 – 09:26]

Main Discussion Points

• Merger Details

  • Netflix is reportedly set to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery’s movie, TV, and streaming assets for $82.7 billion, exceeding the company’s recent $60 billion valuation.
    “It is one of the most sweeping mergers in modern Hollywood history.”
    — Yasmin Vossoughian [01:28]

• Industry Impact & Legacy

  • Historically, Warner Brothers has endured several challenging mergers (Time Warner–AOL, AT&T, Discovery).
  • Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav previously looked to split the company due to underwhelming merger outcomes.
  • The merger specifically focuses on combining Warner Bros. studios and HBO/HBO Max with Netflix, leaving legacy cable assets to be spun off.

• Strategic Fit for Netflix

  • Netflix, known for both its massive content licensing and original productions (e.g., Stranger Things), would inherit premium franchises like Sopranos, Game of Thrones, and the upcoming Harry Potter series.
  • Warner Bros. has a legacy of creative freedom for filmmakers, a culture Netflix is expected to support. “They let [Christopher Nolan] make a Batman movie the way he wanted … head trip science fiction movies that would be a hard sell anywhere else.”
    — Mike Calia [04:16–05:04]

• Filmmaker Concerns & Theatrical Releases

  • Not all in Hollywood are onboard—anonymous A-list filmmakers have written to Congress expressing concerns that the merger could reduce opportunities for theatrical releases.
  • Netflix leaders have previously downplayed interest in theaters, but their business model has flexed before. “When they say, like, ‘oh, we’re not so interested in the theatrical aspect of it,’ take it with a grain of salt.”
    — Mike Calia [07:41]

• Regulatory & Consumer Impact

  • The merger awaits federal approval. Critics warn of monopoly risk and potential price hikes. Netflix and HBO Max have both raised prices, but consumers have thus far absorbed these increases. “That’s where you’re going to hear a lot from Democrats, especially like Elizabeth Warren. She came out today and she said this is a total monopoly.”
    — Mike Calia [08:53]

Notable Quotes

• “They pay filmmakers well and they give them creative license. And that’s been something Warner Brothers has often done.” — Mike Calia [04:46]
• “For the longest time they said we weren’t interested in, in live programming or sports. And hello, they’re showing WWE Raw live every week. They have the NFL on Christmas.” — Mike Calia [07:56]
• “The big concern is prices. Both Netflix and HBO Max have been raising prices… The fear is that it could be more expensive, but people have kept paying for it.” — Mike Calia [08:53]

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Segment 2: FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw – The Groups Are In!

[11:15 – 18:41]

Main Discussion Points

• Unprecedented World Cup

  • The 2026 tournament will span three host countries: U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with a record 48 teams. The final will take place at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.

• Group Draw Insights

  • Roger Bennett (Men in Blazers) unpacks the significance: “This is the day when the flesh is put on the bones, when the idea becomes real.” [12:09]
  • The U.S. men’s team lands in a favorable group with Paraguay (ranked 39th).
    “From a United States perspective, it’s a relatively kind duo and we can emerge from this group and we can make some noise at our own party.”
    — Roger Bennett [14:34]

• Cultural & Sporting Stakes

  • For America, this is not just about hosting, but proving itself as a “proper footballing nation,” with hopes the men’s team will finally go deep in the tournament.

• Group of Death & Underdog Dreams

  • Yasmin prompts discussion of the famed “group of death,” where stronger teams could have pummeled U.S. chances early (which they avoided).
  • Listener question: Which underdog could surprise this year?
    • Roger highlights Cape Verde (smallest ever at 155,000 people), suggesting every team enters the tournament with dreamlike hope. “This is the joy of today. This is the day that every nation … will go to bed and dream.”
      — Roger Bennett [17:19]

• Who’s Winning the Cup?

  • Roger places a sentimental bet on the U.S. for the joy and “self-deception” of fandom, and notes that fortune often favors unexpected teams in recent tournaments. “…probably Saudi Arabia or Qatar. It’s just how it rolls at the moment in life and in sports and wonder. But it’s the memories we make along the way.”
    — Roger Bennett [18:27]

Notable Quotes

• “We have invented the crooner. We have put a man on the moon. We should be good at men’s football.” — Roger Bennett [14:06]
• “England perpetually dream big, perpetually tell themselves that this will be our year. They’ve won it once in 1966. Everybody yearns for that to reoccur.” — Roger Bennett [16:53]

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Segment 3: Headlines Roundup

[18:47 – 23:11]

Key Stories & Insights

• Hepatitis B Guidance Reversed

  • The CDC’s vaccine committee votes to end longstanding guidance that all newborns should receive the Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours.
  • Despite robust evidence of safety and efficacy, vaccine skeptics exerted pressure; the recommendation may impact insurance coverage and access.

• US Military’s “Lethal Strikes” on Drug Boats

  • The 22nd known U.S. military strike on alleged drug-smuggling boats under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. At least 86 deaths; congressional criticism mounting due to lack of evidence and operations killing survivors of initial strikes.

• Texas Congressional Map & Supreme Court Ruling

  • SCOTUS (6-3) permits Texas to use a Republican-favoring map, pausing a lower-court racial gerrymandering ruling. Dissent from Justice Kagan emphasizes concern about racial discrimination in redistricting.

• January 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Identified

  • Brian Cole Jr. confesses to planting explosives outside the RNC and DNC, capping a nearly five-year investigation. Cole cited beliefs in conspiracy theories; he's charged and represented by a private attorney.

• Heist & Recovery: The Swallowed Fabergé Pendant

  • A New Zealand man was arrested after swallowing a $19,000 James Bond-inspired pendant. The police recovered the pendant six days later.
    “Will the pendant go back on the market? And what kind of discount will they give for pre-loved jewels?”
    — Yasmin Vossoughian [22:59]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Netflix–Warner Bros. Merger Analysis: 00:33 – 09:26
  • Includes discussion with Mike Calia, business and economy editor at NBC News.
• FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw: 11:15 – 18:41
  • Yasmin Vossoughian interviews Roger Bennett of Men in Blazers.
• Headlines Roundup: 18:47 – 23:11

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Memorable Moments & Tone

This episode’s tone is friendly, quick-witted, and accessible, with Yasmin Vossoughian keeping the pace lively and guests delivering expert but relatable commentary. Roger Bennett’s soccer analysis is especially colorful and spirited, full of cultural pride and affectionate banter about national dreams and sporting delusions.

Example:

• “I love this nation as much as Kenny Powers loves this nation.” — Roger Bennett [14:04]
• “Look at my sweatshirt. It says soccer’s coming home. Look, it’s coming home as an English thing.” — Roger Bennett [16:53]

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Conclusion

With deep dives into Hollywood’s evolving business landscape and soccer’s biggest upcoming spectacle, plus a rapid-fire news update, this episode of "Here’s the Scoop" provides timely insights, expert voices, and a dose of wit as you close out your day.

Transcript

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Hey, everybody. Happy Friday and welcome to here's the scoop from NBC News. I'm Yasmin Dasugi and I hope you're staying warm out there because it is frigid. We got soccer fans all over the world. They're freaking out because the group stage matchups for the 2026 FIFA World cup dropped today, revealing exactly who your country is up against. Is there a group of death? Plus, the CDC panel is changing up its guidance on hepatitis B, vaccines for newborns and if you're in the market for a Faberge egg. Hence, have we got a deal for you. Up first, though, picture this. It is 2026. You walk into a theater or you fire up a new movie on your TV at home. Your popcorn is ready. You got a big soda there as well, maybe even a glass of wine. The lights go down, the movie starts and you hear this mashup.

That is what it might sound like if federal regulators allow Netflix's merger with Warner Brothers Discovery to go through. That is right. In this blockbuster move, the streaming giant expected to shell out $82.7 billion for Warner Brothers movie, TV and streaming assets. For reference, the whole Warner Brothers Discovery was recently valued at just $60 billion. It is one of the most sweeping mergers in modern Hollywood history. And it brings up some really big questions about how Netflix, a pioneer.

Entertainment, is going to balance the old school sensibilities of the 102-year-old Warner Brothers. So for that, I want to bring in Mike Calia. He is the managing editor for business and the economy at NBC News and seems to be a nerd on all things Warner Brothers Netflix merger fact check true.

[C]

Thank you, Yasmin. I'm happy to be here.

[B]

Enough strong then seems how big of a deal, Mike, is this merger?

[C]

It will redefine the media landscape, Hollywood show business, how people watch their favorite shows. What's funny about it is this is one of several big deals that Warner Brothers has been part of and they've all been disasters. And Netflix feels like they're able to take care of it. There was the Time Warner merger in 1996, right before the dot com bubble burst. Notorious disaster 2003 they became Time Warner again. Eventually AT&T bought them. That didn't even last three years before AT&T said, you know what? We don't want this anymore. And then they merged it with Discovery, which is where we get Warner Brothers Discovery, led by David Zaslav, and now this. Zaslav pretty much conceded that the Warner Brothers Discovery merger itself wasn't great when he announced plans months ago to. To split the company in two. There was gonna be two separate companies. It was going to be the movie studios and HBO and HBO Max and then everything else. Cnn, tnt, tbs. But what's going to happen now? If everything goes according to plan, and I'm sure we'll get to the caveats later, the cable company will still spin off, but then the Warner Brothers studio and HBO streaming assets will merge with Netflix.

[B]

So essentially, what Netflix is doing is saying, listen, this works for us. And correct me if I'm but Warner Brothers is known originally for producing great films. The movies, entertainment content, right? We don't want any of the stuff that has been plagued by the politics of it all, right? We just want the movies, which would make sense if you're a Netflix and you're looking at your library of content and saying, okay, this is only gonna add to what we already offer our audiences, right?

[C]

So Netflix, you know, they license content from studios like Warner Brothers and. But they also make their own stuff. They make their own original movies. You know, Stranger Things. So now instead of, like, Stranger Things and House of Cards and other kind of popular shows, they've had on Netflix, Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, all these library items, all these active franchises. HBO Max has a new Harry Potter series coming, and of course, they have the library of movies as well. So this makes perfect sense for Netflix. Netflix has not been shy about spending on content in the past. They have not been shy about giving huge deals to filmmakers and showrunners. So Netflix, while it has faced resistance within Hollywood because it kind of is agnostic about theatrical releases, although they've opened up more about that and we can get into that. But they pay filmmakers well and they give them creative license. And that's been something Warner Brothers has often done. They've given their creators a lot of license since Christopher Nolan. He's now on our side at Universal, thank God. But when he was with Warner Brothers, they let him run wild. They let him make a Batman movie the way he wanted to. They let him make, like, head trip science fiction movies that would be a hard sell anywhere else. That turned into Blockbusters.

[B]

From your reporting and what you've been hearing, do you feel as if that is one of the reasons why Netflix won out over, for instance Paramount, Skydance and Comcast are. Yeah, parent company. Is because of what Netflix stands for when it comes to creating content, but also because of what you spoke about when it comes to Zaslav and kind of wanting to go back to what Warner Brothers was originally known for.

[C]

I think that's an argument you'll hear from the pro merger side on this. But I can also, I think it's just a cash register really. I mean, get down to it. It's business. And Netflix, despite all of their.

Celebration of the streaming model and that's what consumers really want, have leaned more into that premium filmmaking aura, that history.

Still, there's a lot of skepticism in Hollywood. Deadline reported that a bunch of anonymous. A list, they didn't put their names on it, which was kind of head scratching. A list. Filmmakers in Hollywood sent a letter to Congress advising against the Netflix thing because a lot of these people want their. They're serious artists, they want their movies in theaters. They want people to see the grain. They want it huge. Now Netflix in recent years has opened up a bit more. They're releasing more films in theaters for limited times or in limited screens. The Paris Theater in New York, they own it, it's an old fashioned theater and they run repertory programs as well as their new releases.

[B]

But hasn't the Netflix CEO Ted Surren actually said that they're not interested in getting into the theater game?

[C]

He has said that. But I will caution there have been times in the past where Ted Sarandos or Reed Hastings, his former co CEO who's now chair, have said that they wouldn't do certain things, only to do things a long time ago. Gotta remember Netflix started out as a DVD delivery. Like that was a film.

[B]

I was like, what is like a film? Ridiculous.

[C]

It was insane.

[B]

It was who does this?

[C]

But I was able to like watch so many like great classic films that the local Blockbuster didn't have. They put Blockbuster out of business. After a while it was like, that's our business. And then they were like, okay, we're gonna stream now.

[B]

All right.

[C]

Then they said for the longest time we're not interested in advertising. We just want commercial free premium. What happened? They introduced an ad tier that's cheaper and it's doing well. For the longest time they said we weren't interested in, in live programming or sports. And hello, they're showing WWE Raw live every week. They have the NFL on Christmas. There's more plans for live sports. So when they say, like, oh, we're not so interested in the theatrical aspect of it, take it with a grain of salt. They're releasing the Stranger Things finale on big screen, too. So not only will you be able to watch it on New Year's Eve at home, you can go out to a theater and see it big. So they are embracing it. It's just not gonna be the way we're used to where it's like every week there's a blockbuster in the theater.

[B]

This needs regulatory approval. Does it happen? Does it go through this merger and does it change the experience for viewers?

[C]

That's where you're gonna hear a lot from Democrats, especially like Elizabeth Warren. She came out today and she said this is a total monopoly. The big concern is prices. Both Netflix and HBO Max have been raising prices. HBO Max raised its price most recently in October, Netflix in January because they can, because they're not bleeding subscribers. So the fear is that it could be more expensive, but people have kept paying for it.

[B]

Yeah, we want to be entertained. Mike Kalia, thank you.

[C]

My pleasure.

[B]

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Welcome back to here's the scoop from NBC news today. Washington, D.C. became the center of the soccer universe as the FIFA World cup draw took place. Millions of fans around the world, they watched to learn their team's fate in the 2026 tournament. This World cup, it's breaking new ground in several ways. For the first time, three countries are going to co host the U.S. canada and Mexico, with matches stretching from Mexico City to Vancouver before culminating in the finals at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The tournament is also expanding from 32 to 48 teams, the largest field in World cup history. So what exactly do we need to know before next summer's global event? I want to bring in a legend of the soccer, or should we say football world and the host of the Men in Blazers podcast, Roger Bennett. Hey, Raj.

[D]

Yasmin, it's incredible to be with you every day, but today in particular, because something incredible has just occurred. It's happening.

[B]

Walk us through it. Because self admittedly, Raj, I am not a soccer expert or a football expert. So what incredible thing occurred today?

[D]

We had the drool for the World Cup 2026, which is happening across North America, shared, as you said, by Mexico and Canada. But the vast majority of the games happening sea to shining sea here in the United states. There'll be 11 cities in the US hosting the world. The world is about to descend upon us. This was a tournament that was awarded to our nations in June 2018. Those who love the sport, who yearn and dream of America becoming a proper footballing nation, have counted down for this day. So to have the nation, this is the day when really the flesh is put on the bones, when the idea becomes real. I mean, drawers are very odd. They have the kind of ersatz Vegas, Celine Dion in residency kind of vibe. And we now know who every single team will be playing when this thing kicks off in 188 days.

[B]

42 teams now set, Right. And essentially, and correct me if I'm wrong, they're figuring out who which countries will play when and at what point. Right. So walk us through what has stood out to you.

[D]

Well, we'll start with the United States of America, who have never in the modern period, gone out of a group and then beaten a team other than their neighbors Mexico in the knockout rounds. There was a huge moment because you know, when England are knocked out of the World cup, you know, it's sad for the English nation when the US are knocked out on the men's side. Our women, of course, win trophy after trophy, but when the men lose early on, it's as if the referendum for the sport status in the United States has been knocked back by a decade. So it's really critical that the World cup is not just the joyous party that it will be, but that the US men make some noise, that they go deep. We are a nation, and I know I sound English, but I'm as American and I love this nation as much as Kenny Powers loves this nation.

We have invented the crooner. We have put a man on the moon. We should be good at men's football. So there's a lot at stake, and this was the group stages that were chosen today. The teams at emerge, the top two and a handful of the third highest place teams will then get into the open waters of the knockout round. And I will say there's no easy World cup games, but the group we were placed in, Paraguay, 39th in the nation, will be playing them in Los Angeles June 12th. So I'd say from a United States perspective, it's a relatively kind duo and we can emerge from this group and we can, we can make some noise at our own party.

[B]

So if I heard you correctly, the US Got lucky, right, because they're up against teams that they could feasibly beat to get through the next round. There could have been a possibility where they could have been in a group of death, in which literally they're up against the top teams in the world, and they would have literally been out in the first round. That did not happen.

[D]

You're dropping football terminology on me, Yasmin, and I love it. The group death, there's always one in any World cup. Just the fate of draw, where instead of teams that are eminently beatable, just heavyweight with narrative. And this is the joy of the World Cup, Yasin, is that when two teams take the field, their nation's history, their nation's cultures, their nation's politics, their nation's past, take the field alongside them.

[B]

So we actually got a question in Raj from the husband of our supervising producer, who, like you, is an Englishman living here in the United States, is a die hard English football fan, and I want to play it for you to get an answer, please, Rog.

[D]

Throughout the years, the World cup has produced some great underdog stories. My favorite is probably Cameroon in 1990. Of course, there was Morocco's great run four years ago. Who's going to surprise us this year? Who's going to be the giant slayer.

[A]

That we didn't see coming?

[D]

And also.

Is it coming home? It's coming home, right? It's coming home. Come on, England.

[B]

And I just. Before you answer that question, Raj, I want to remind you that you actually said at the end of the day, you are an American now.

[D]

But nonetheless, I am. I was going home. I was going to look at my. Look at my sweatshirt. It says soccer's coming home. Look, it's coming home as an English thing. England played. England played the United States at the last World Cup. And I watched it live on a live stream on Twitch with Matthew McConaughey. And I want the record to show I cheer for America. I cheer for America even louder and with more passion than even McConaughey. But England perpetually dream big, perpetually tell themselves that this will be our year. They've won it once in 1966. Everybody yearns for that to reoccur. Please, God, it will in your lifetime. But I've got to believe it's the United States year this time. And if you're asking for a Cinderella team, yes, God bless them. I will say to you, this is the joy of today. This is the day that every nation, whether they're the tiny, tiny Cape Verde or curacao. Cape Verde, 10 islands scattered, 155,000 people, tiniest nation ever to play in the World cup. An incredible 155,000 people. Every team, doesn't matter, big or small. Tonight will go to bed and dream.

[B]

Who makes it to the finals. Raj.

[D]

It'S almost impossible to answer that question. But if I was to go out on a limb, I'd say the United States, because that's the joy, the delusion, the self deception.

And probably Saudi Arabia or Qatar. It's just how it rolls at the moment in life and in sports and wonder. But it's the memories we make along the way. Godspeed. Enjoy every single second. I can't wait.

[B]

Roger Bennett. Thank you.

[D]

Thank you, thank you. Thank you. Big love. Bye.

[B]

Let's get to some headlines. A CDC advisory committee voted that the agency should dismiss its recommendations that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth, reversing decades old guidance. The shot has reduced acute hepatitis B infections in children by 99% since the early 1990s. The advisory committee on Immunization Practices rejected the policy following pressure from vaccine skeptics, even though a review of over 400 studies found no evidence the birth dose causes health problems, and research showing it has prevented more than 6 million infections and nearly 1 million hospitalizations. The hepatitis B virus, which can pass from mother to baby during childbirth and lead to liver disease and early death, has no cure. While the vote doesn't prohibit doctors from administering the shot, the committee's recommendations typically influence insurance coverage, potentially creating access barriers to what health experts consider one of pediatric medicine's most successful preventive measures.

The US Military carried out another, quote, lethal kinetic strike Thursday on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four men who officials say were operating a boat along a known drug trafficking route. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directing the operation, which marks at least the 22nd known strike the Trump administration has launched against alleged drug carrying boats killing at least 86 people total. Congress has been critical of the strikes, especially a controversial September incident where the military hit a boat twice killing the survivors of the first strike. The Trump administration has not provided evidence to support its claims about the vessels, their passengers or cargo. The Pentagon press secretary said the operations comply with U.S. and international law.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Texas can use a new congressional map designed to add up to five Republican House seats in next year's midterms. The 6 to 3 decision paused a lower court ruling that found the map unlawful because GOP lawmakers explicitly considered race when redrawing districts at the Trump administration's direction. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the dissent, saying the decision disrespects the work of a lower court and millions of Texans assigned to districts based on their race. This round of redistricting happened after President Trump urged Republican led states to overhaul their maps earlier than the standard once a decade window that usually follows the census and its population data.

Suspect Brian Cole Jr. Confessed to planting explosive devices outside the RNC and DNC on the eve of the January 6th attack on the Capitol, three people familiar with the matter telling NBC News. Cole made his first federal court appearance today, during which a federal prosecutor said he spoke with the government for more than four hours yesterday. His arrest on Thursday in the D.C. suburbs marks what could be the end of a nearly five year investigation into the explosives, according to two people familiar with the case. Cole told FBI agents that he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Cole was charged with transporting an explosive device and attempted malicious destruction by means of explosive materials. He also told the court that he is not seeking a court appointed attorney since he has a hired lawyer. The next lot is number 48, a superb green gold Imperial Easter Egg by Carl Faverge how much would you pay for a gently used Faberge egg? In New Zealand, a 32 year old man was arrested for stealing and swallowing a $19,000 James Bond inspired pendant seven days ago. He was apprehended at the jewelry store and made his first court appearance the next day. He didn't plead to the charge of theft, so an officer was assigned to watch the suspect around the clock, waiting for the evidence to reveal itself. Lucky for the suspect, the pendant egg wasn't an exact replica and only about the size of a fingernail. The 18 karat gold pendant was recovered naturally Thursday, six days after swallowing. New Zealand police released a photo of the recovered pendant held in a glove and towel. Its gold chain, 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires were all still intact. Even the price tag was still attached. It begs the question, will the pendant go back on the market? And what kind of discount will they give for pre loved jewels?

That is going to do it for us at here's the scoop from NBC News. I'm Yasmin Vesugin. We'll be back Monday with whatever the weekend may bring. And if you like what you heard, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. We'll see you on Monday.