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Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Netflix reveals its plans to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion USD (around $115.4 billion CAD).The post Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion first appeared on iPhone in Canada.


Acquisition Details

BotW: A blockbuster media deal as Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery

3 months / mumbrella / Tim Burrowes

Netflix to acquire key Warner Bros. assets in blockbuster $72B deal

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

‘Ready to execute’: how Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison

3 months / ft

Netflix is buying Warner Bros Discovery: All of the latest updates

3 months / theverge / Verge Staff

Netflix Agrees to Buy Warner Bros., Including HBO, for $83 Billion

3 months / latimes / John Gruber

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. and HBO in Massive $82.7 Billion Deal

3 months / iclarified

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

3 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal

3 months / nytimes / Brooks Barnes, Lauren Hirsch and Nicole Sperling

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal

3 months / reddit / /u/habichuelacondulce

It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

3 months / reddit / /u/Task_Force-191


Content & Gaming Opportunities

Netflix Has a Huge Opportunity With the DC Studios Superheroes

3 months / bloomberg / Thomas Buckley

Opening the Nemesis System to developers could spark a new wave of emergent AI storytelling. Petition urges Netflix to act.

3 months / reddit / /u/GreenDogma


Market & Industry Impact

Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover

3 months / ft

What does Netflix’s deal to buy HBO Max mean for you?

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

How the Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Changes Hollywood

3 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

Netflix/Warner Bros sparks "serious" regulatory concerns

3 months / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois ,Ben Remaly

Welcome to the big leagues, Netflix

3 months / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

What does Netflix’s offer to buy HBO Max mean for you?

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix (NFLX) Stock Drops 4% After $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition Deal

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge


Other

With Netflix/WBD now, by my count, Apple has about 25 days to do an AI deal for me to pretty much nail this. Perhaps we quibble on NVIDIA, but overall...

3 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

ChatGPT will decide what Americans buy this holiday

3 months / fastcompany / Kimberly Shenk


All Other Stories

Warner Bros (WBD) Stock: Mega-Deal with Netflix Sends Shares Soaring

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows

3 months / ft

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Meta Acquires AI Wearables Startup Limitless, Kills “Pendant” Sales and Sunsets Rewind App

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Meta has acquired AI wearable startup Limitless, immediately halting sales of its $99 Pendant AI companion device and sunsetting the Rewind Mac app while blocking EU access.The post Meta Acquires AI Wearables Startup Limitless, Kills “Pendant” Sales and S…


Acquisition Announcements

Meta acquires Sam Altman-backed AI wearable startup Limitless

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Meta Acquires Limitless to Accelerate Work on AI-Enabled Wearables

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta Acquires AI Wearable Company Limitless

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Meta Platforms Buys AI-Device Maker Limitless

3 months / wsj / Elias Schisgall

Meta Acquires AI Wearables Startup Limitless in Push for Smart Hardware

3 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless

3 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

AI wearable company Limitless says it has been acquired by Meta

3 months / cnbc

Meta acquires AI-wearables startup Limitless

3 months / reuters / Echo Wang


Market Reaction

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Stock: Rise Fueled by Limitless AI Wearables Acquisition

3 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner


Product Strategy Shifts

Meta buys AI pendant start-up Limitless to expand hardware push

3 months / ft

Meta Acquires AI Wearables Startup Limitless, Kills “Pendant” Sales and Sunsets Rewind App

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Meta's latest acquisition suggests hardware plans beyond glasses and headsets

3 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell


All Other Stories

aMeta lready sells VR headsets and Ray-Ban smart glasses, but these new glasses sound a bit different. Their format factor would reportedly be similar to the Apple Vision Pro, with a puck-like power source.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

I have never needed glasses to experience mixed reality: I just come on social media. techcrunch.com/2025/12/06/m...

3 months / bsky / @irishlittimes.bsky.social / irishlittimes.bsky.social

Woman Hailed As a Hero For Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses On Subway

3 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Meta reportedly delays mixed reality glasses until 2027

3 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless | TechCrunch

3 months / reddit / /u/BuySellRam

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/meta-acquires-ai-device-startup-limitless/

3 months / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16624 / 18 stories in 3 months


Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.

Dominic Preston / theverge - Netflix is poised to purchase Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business after being selected as the winner of the bidding war for the media giant. The two companies will now move forward into exclusive deal talks, TheWrap reports, likely including a $5 …


Content & Franchise Expansion

Netflix to buy Warner Bros.: 5 properties Netflix would own under deal

3 months / mashable


Deal Details & Terms

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion

3 months / techxplore

Blockbuster merger: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion

3 months / techspot

Netflix’s WBD deal swaps history for fantasy, with a dose of high drama

3 months / ft

Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. In $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Instant view: Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

3 months / reuters / reuters.com

Netflix beats Apple to buy Warner Bros

3 months / appleinsider

Netflix agrees $72B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery - https-//www.semafor.com

3 months / google

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery in Major Streaming Deal

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Ulta earnings, Meta's rebound and more in Morning Squawk

3 months / cnbc

Netflix strikes a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for more than $80 billion

3 months / qz / Chris Morris

Netflix Will Own HBO Max If Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Goes Through

3 months / bgr

Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82 billion – here’s what it means for you

3 months / theshortcut / Adam Vjestica

Quite pleased with my headline here (and the 1,700 words that follow on Netflix/WBD)... https://spyglass.org/netflix-buying-warner-bros/

3 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Netflix strikes deal to pay $72 billion in cash and stock for Warner Bros.

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. In an $82.7B Deal

3 months / ycombinator

Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion

3 months / engadget / Daniel Cooper

Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal

3 months / ft

Netflix deal marks latest chapter in Warner Bros Discovery's checkered M&A history

3 months / reuters / reuters.com


Early Exclusive Talks

Netflix Enters Exclusive Talks to Buy Warner Bros. Studio and HBO Max for $5 Billion Breakup Fee

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Said to Be in Exclusive Talks

3 months / nytimes / Brooks Barnes

Netflix Is One Step Closer to Buying Warner Bros.

3 months / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Netflix leads WBD bidding war

3 months / advanced-television / Editor

Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.

3 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO

3 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Netflix enters exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming service, Bloomberg News reporter says

3 months / reuters / Reuters

Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

3 months / bloomberg / Lucas ShawMichelle F Davis


Regulatory & Industry Impact

Elizabeth Warren Calls Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal A “Nightmare,” Warns Of “Higher Subscription Prices And Fewer Choices”

3 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity

3 months / wired / Angela Watercutter

Netflix–Warner Bros. Deal Sets Up $72 Billion Antitrust Test

3 months / bloomberg / Josh SiscoSamuel StoltonKelcee Griffis

Streaming Shake-Up: Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $83 Billion

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Netflix’s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming

3 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

The Netflix and Warner Bros. deal might be great for shareholders, but not for anyone else

3 months / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. is raising alarms: 'anti-monopoly nightmare'

3 months / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Netflix set to transform media business — and itself — with $83 billion Warner Bros. deal

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

How Netflix’s deal for Warner Bros. could transform the media business

3 months / x / @MarketWatch


All Other Stories

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery in Major Streaming Deal

3 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Netflix übernimmt Warner Bros Discovery (Filmsudios, Streaming HBO, CNN) im Rahmen einer Bar- und Aktientransaktion im Wert von 82,7 Milliarden $ Bin erstmal froh, dass es nicht Ellison Nepobaby mit Paramount geworden ist

3 months / bsky / @coffeeholic.bsky.social / coffeeholic.bsky.social

Ellison plans to win anyway, by getting Trump to leverage his antitrust powers. www.ft.com/content/6532...

3 months / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

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