Disney+ Signs Content Deal With Gary Neville’s The Overlap To Strike Back Against Netflix’s Football Podcast Play

The score is now Disney+ 1, Netflix 1. Disney’s streaming service has struck a deal with former Manchester United footballer and emerging media magnate Gary Neville for podcasts from his Global Studios-owned company, The Overlap. This follows Netflix branching out into football podcasts over the summer by backing the World Cup editions of Gary Lineker’s […]

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  1. Global Leaders: Who Has the Most Subscribers?: As of Q1 2026, Netflix leads with over 325 million global paid subscribers, followed by Amazon Prime Video with an estimated 205 million (mid-2025), and Disney+ with 131.6 million (Q4 2025).
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