Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."

Stephanie Prange / mediaplaynews - Paramount Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 27 announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Paramount will acquire WBD. Under the terms of the agreement, Paramount will pay $31 per share in cash for all outstandi…

#movies #streaming #entertainment #netflix #business #acquisitions #media #films #broadcasting

Why did Netflix back down from its deal to acquire Warner Bros.?

6 days / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

6 days / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Tries To Sell Paramount Deal To Shocked & Disappointed Employees At Town Hall: “We’re The Envy Of All Of The Industry”

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Paramount to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $110B Deal as Netflix Declines to Match

7 days / iclarified

Five firms guide Paramount on blockbuster Warner Bros deal

7 days / globalcompetitionreview / Ben Remaly

Paramount Skydance-WBD Merger Agreement Officially Announced

7 days / mediaplaynews / Stephanie Prange

Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite

7 days / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Paramount agrees to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, pays Netflix $2.8 billion for breakup

7 days / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”

Scharon Harding / arstechnica - Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.

#movies #streaming #entertainment #netflix #stockmarket #business #hbomax #acquisitions #media #tv

Inside Netflix's rethink: strategic relief or missed opportunity? (3)
Paramount's superior bid seals deal; Netflix steps aside (3)
Regulators and Ellison’s empire: what Paramount would control (2)
Trading floors cheer: stocks bounce after Netflix exits WBD (6)
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Inside Netflix's rethink: strategic relief or missed opportunity?

Some extended thoughts on Netflix walking away from Warner Bros... https://spyglass.org/netflix-warner-bros-paramount-deal/

7 days / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Netflix could be streaming media’s most victorious loser

7 days / ft

TUDUMB

7 days / spyglass / John Gruber

WBD Calls Paramount’s New Bid ‘Superior’ to Netflix’s Accepted Offer, Gives Streamer Four Days to Submit Counter Bid

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 26 announced that its board, following consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, confirms that Paramount Skydance’s revised $110.9 billion all-cash offer for the entire company is superior to the existing …

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #stockmarket #business #us #acquisitions #media #tv

Board rules Paramount's $31 offer superior; four-day counteroffer window (4)
Netflix declines to match — exits bidding war under pressure (17)
Paramount poised to win — acquisition, market reaction, regulatory questions (12)
Voices from social and analysis: speculation, memes, investor takes (1)
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Board rules Paramount's $31 offer superior; four-day counteroffer window

Warner Bros. Discovery Finds Paramount's Latest Bid 'Superior' to Netflix

8 days / cnet / Kourtnee Jackson

WBD Calls Paramount’s New Bid ‘Superior’ to Netflix’s Accepted Offer, Gives Streamer Four Days to Submit Counter Bid

8 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Warner Bros. board deems Paramount’s $31-per-share offer a superior deal, starting four-day countdown for Netflix response

8 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

Warner Bros says Paramount’s bid is ‘superior’ to Netflix offer

8 days / ft

Netflix declines to match — exits bidding war under pressure

Netflix is no longer interested in bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery

7 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Netflix Dumps Warner Bros. After Paramount Sweetens $111 Billion Bid

8 days / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Netflix backs out of Warner Bros. bidding war after Paramount raises offer

8 days / siliconangle / James Farrell

Netflix Drops Bid for Warner Bros.

8 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for Paramount Takeover

8 days / nytimes / John Gruber

Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount

8 days / techcrunch / Graham Starr

Netflix backs out of Warner Bros. bid, Paramount now set to win

8 days / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Netflix walks away from $83B Warner Bros. takeover

8 days / semafor / Rohan Goswami

Netflix backs out of Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war

8 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount’s offer is deemed superior

8 days / reddit / /u/Nerd_199

Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win

8 days / ycombinator

Netflix Declines to Counter Paramount’s ‘Superior’ Bid for WBD Assets

8 days / mediaplaynews / Stephanie Prange

Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer

8 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Deal, Paving Way for Paramount Assimilation

8 days / gizmodo / Cheryl Eddy

Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win

8 days / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal

8 days / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois ,Ben Remaly,Mark Taylor

WBD deems Paramount’s offer superior; Netflix exits talks

8 days / advanced-television / Colin Mann

Paramount poised to win — acquisition, market reaction, regulatory questions

Netflix Walks Away From Warner Bros Deal, Paramount Set to Take Over

7 days / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Hollywood's mega-merger battle ends with Warner Bros. as the real winner

7 days / axios / Sara Fischer

Netflix (NFLX) Shares Surge After Abandoning Warner Bros. Discovery Deal

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Paramount to acquire Warner Bros. for $111 billion

7 days / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Netflix Bows Out of Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War – Paramount Acquisition Now Practically Certain

7 days / wccftech / Alessio Palumbo

Netflix (NFLX) Stock: Rises 10% After Walking Away From Warner Bros. Discovery Deal

7 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Paramount throws kitchen sink

7 days / advanced-television / Nick Snow

Netflix Drops Warner Bros Bid, Paramount Set to Win Studio Battle

8 days / tbreak / Mufaddal Fakhruddin

California Attorney General Warns Paramount That Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition is ‘Not a Done Deal’

8 days / reddit / /u/CrispyMiner

Paramount wins Warner Bros deal as Netflix walks away

8 days / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Netflix backs down, Paramount now likely to acquire Warner Bros.

8 days / appleinsider

Paramount wins the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery as Netflix drops out

8 days / qz / Quartz Staff

Voices from social and analysis: speculation, memes, investor takes

Per last week, this was always the endgame. But unclear what Netflix will do now. They should probably walk at this point – there's too much negativity and nonsense. Take the $3B and be rid of the headache. But... they already talked themselves into it...

8 days / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

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TUDUMB

7 days / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

Paramount is now on track to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, as Netflix has announced it will not provide a competing offer to purchase the studio.

8 days / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost.

8 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Paramount’s deal includes a clause stipulating that it would pay the $2.8 billion cancellation fee WBD could end up owing Netflix. https://sherwood.news/markets/warner-bros-board-deems-paramounts-usd31-per-share-offer-a-superior-deal/

8 days / bsky / @sherwood.news / sherwood.news

Seems a great deal for Netflix quite frankly: $2.5bn to *not* overpay for WB. Great deal for WB shareholders too. For Paramount and WB:

8 days / bsky / @stephenkb.bsky.social / stephenkb.bsky.social

Apple and Netflix announce a Formula 1 content swap

Max Knoblauch / sherwood - Apple TV will allow Netflix to simulcast the F1 Canadian Grand Prix in May. Netflix, in turn, will allow Apple to carry its popular “Drive to Survive” docuseries.

#apple #streaming #entertainment #netflix #sports #canada #media #films #tv #broadcasting

Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive will stream on Apple TV, too

8 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Apple and Netflix are teaming up to share Formula 1 programming

8 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Everything you need to know about streaming F1 on Apple TV

8 days / engadget / Billy Steele

Apple and Netflix announce a Formula 1 content swap

8 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

Netflix's F1 'Drive to Survive' will stream on Apple TV in world-first deal

8 days / appleinsider

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board Says Paramount Skydance’s New $110.9 Billion Bid Might be ‘Superior’ to Netflix Deal

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 24 announced that its board of directors, following consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, has determined that Paramount Skydance adding $2.48 billion in cash to its current $108.4 billion bid might lea…

#movies #streaming #entertainment #netflix #antitrust #stockmarket #business #acquisitions #media #broadcasting

WBD warms to Paramount offer

9 days / advanced-television / Editor

Warner Bros. Has Decided That Maybe Paramount Could Be the Better Deal After All

10 days / bsky / @io9.com / io9.com

The battle between Paramount and Netflix over Warner Bros. has taken a new turn.

10 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

what a twist

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Paramount increases its Warner Bros. Discovery bid by $1 per share

10 days / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Warner Bros. Has Decided That Maybe Paramount Could Be the Better Deal After All

10 days / gizmodo / Cheryl Eddy

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board Says Paramount Skydance’s New $110.9 Billion Bid Might be ‘Superior’ to Netflix Deal

10 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Paramount improved its Warner Bros. offer to $31 per share

10 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

Paramount bets that politics, price will win it Warner Bros.

10 days / semafor / Rohan Goswami

Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Receipt of Revised Acquisition Proposal From Paramount Skydance

10 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

WBD Board Rejects Latest Paramount Bid, Gives Company a Week to Submit ‘Best and Final’ Offer

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors has rejected Paramount Skydance’s latest “sweetened” $108.4 billion acquisition offer, telling the David Ellison-led company it has one week to submit a “best and final” offer on its existing $30-per-share all-c…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #stockmarket #business #hbomax #acquisitions #media

Paramount given seven-day window to beat Netflix’s WBD offer

17 days / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Netflix Calls Paramount's Bluff

17 days / spyglass / M.G. Siegler

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount again but asks for "best and final offer"

17 days / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

WBD Board Rejects Latest Paramount Bid, Gives Company a Week to Submit ‘Best and Final’ Offer

17 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Warner Bros. Discovery will restart deal talks with Paramount for a 'best and final offer'

17 days / qz / Quartz Staff

Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief

David McCabe / nytimes - Her departure comes after months of mounting tension over her division’s work to determine whether companies violated antitrust laws.

#streaming #netflix #antitrust #government #doj #judiciary #acquisitions #law #media #regulation

US government's antitrust chief ousted

22 days / semafor / Liz Hoffman

Antitrust head overseeing Netflix-Warner merger resigns

22 days / engadget / Will Shanklin

Gail Slater Steps Down as DOJ Antitrust Chief - Newsmax

22 days / newsmax

DOJ Antitrust Boss Exits Post in the Middle of Netflix/WBD/Paramount Merger Scrutiny

22 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Who Is Gail Slater? DOJ Antitrust Chief Resigns Amid High-Stakes Media Merger Battles - Times Now

22 days / timesnownews

Top DOJ antitrust enforcer is out weeks before Live Nation trial

22 days / theverge / Lauren Feiner

MEP urges EU to scrutinise non-price effects of Netflix/Warner Bros deal

22 days / globalcompetitionreview / Bethan John

Tech Analysts Tout Netflix/WBD Merger as Good for Consumers, Competition

22 days / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Justice Department Antitrust Chief Announces Immediate Departure - El-Balad.com

22 days / el-balad

Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief

22 days / nytimes / David McCabe

Breaking: Slater leaves the Antitrust Division

22 days / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois ,Mark Taylor,Ben Remaly

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition is Good For Consumers, Economy

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos Feb. 3 appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing reiterating the positives surrounding the streamer’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. The hearing, which addressed the …

#techpolicy #streaming #netflix #antitrust #government #business #pricing #acquisitions #law #media

Today a Republican senator took a huge hit of concentrated culture war and said Netflix makes - this is real! - “THE WOKEST CONTENT IN THE WORLD” www.theverge.com/policy/87353...

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Republicans haul Netflix before Congress for being too ‘woke’

4 wks / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Netflix Leader Pushes Warner Deal Before Skeptical Lawmakers

4 wks / nytimes / David McCabe

Netflix and Warner Bros struggle to defend merger

4 wks / bbc

Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive

4 wks / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition is Good For Consumers, Economy

4 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix beats revenue estimates as subscriber count climbs 325 million

Reuters / fastcompany - Netflix exceeded Wall Street’s revenue estimates for its holiday quarter, as it crossed 325 million subscribers, the company said on Tuesday.Revenue came in at $12.1 billion for October through December—topping forecasts of $11.97 billion for the quarter,…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #stockmarket #earnings #business #globalism #economy #media #tv

AI Strategy Revolutionizing Netflix User Retention (1)
Diversifying Streams: Ads, Live Events, and Content Picks (3)
Record Breaking Revenue, Subscriber Growth Revealed (7)
Warner Deal Drama: M&A Moves Reporting (2)

AI Strategy Revolutionizing Netflix User Retention

Retention Is Name of the Game for Netflix’s AI Strategy

6 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Diversifying Streams: Ads, Live Events, and Content Picks

Netflix Plans to Increase Spending on Films and TV in 2026, According to Financial Report

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Netflix Reports $12 Billion Q4FY25 Revenue, Eyes Future Growth In Advertising, Live Events, And Cloud Gaming

6 wks / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Netflix earned $1.5 billion from ads in 2025

6 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Record Breaking Revenue, Subscriber Growth Revealed

Netflix delivers solid 4th quarter, but stock sinks amid worries about slowing subscriber growth

6 wks / go

Netflix beats revenue estimates as subscriber count climbs 325 million

6 wks / fastcompany / Reuters

Netflix gets bigger. Wall Street gets picky

6 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

Netflix Revenues Up 18 Percent in Q4, 16 Percent in Full Year 2025

6 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Netflix Q4 Revenue Surges 17.6% as Streamer Reaches 325 Million Paid Subscribers

6 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Netflix 2025 revenue at $45.2bn; over 325m subs

6 wks / advanced-television / Editor

Netflix Tops Q4 Income, Revenue Projections, Ends 2025 With 325 Million Paid Subs

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Warner Deal Drama: M&A Moves Reporting

Netflix closes 2025 with record growth, all-cash Warner deal, and AI push

6 wks / techspot

Wall Street Prediction Firm Gives Netflix 68% Chance of Completing WBD Deal, Paramount at 18%

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix introduces real-time voting for live events

Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - Netflix has released its attempt at interactive live video, announcing Real-Time Voting for live events. According to the press release, people watching select live content will see a pop-up appear at the bottom of supported screens, presenting a few voti…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #ux #media #technology #tv #broadcasting

Netflix launches real-time interactive voting for Star Search live premiere

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

The Remote Is Your Ballot: Netflix Launches Real-Time Voting for Live Specials Starting Today

6 wks / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

How Netflix brought interactive voting to ‘Star Search’

6 wks / fastcompany / Janko Roettgers

Netflix introduces real-time voting for live events

6 wks / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Netflix Introduces Real-Time Voting for its Live Events

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Netflix’s Star Search will let you vote to decide who wins

6 wks / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

Netflix Adds Real-Time Voting for ‘Star Search’ and Other Select Live Events

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Kirk Sanderson

Netflix bolsters its bid for Warner Bros. by making it all cash

@MarketWatch / x - Netflix bolsters its bid for Warner Bros. by making it all cash https://t.co/l3xO23iTFB— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 20, 2026

#entertainment #netflix #antitrust #stockmarket #business #hbomax #acquisitions #media #tv #regulation

All-Cash Bid Moves: Simplifying Netflix's Acquisition Strategy (11)
Market, Regulatory, and Earning Impacts Shape Netflix-WBD Deal (4)
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All-Cash Bid Moves: Simplifying Netflix's Acquisition Strategy

Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover | Netflix and Warner seek quick shareholder vote as Paramount tries to upend deal.

6 wks / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover

6 wks / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Netflix Wants to Secure Warner Bros Acquisition With All-Cash Transaction

6 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Netflix shifts to all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

6 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Netflix revises offer to pay all cash for Warner Bros to stave off Paramount

6 wks / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Netflix bolsters its bid for Warner Bros. by making it all cash

6 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix Changes $83 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Offer to All-Cash

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix goes all-cash in bid for Warner Bros., boosting its odds

6 wks / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery Revises Deal to an All-Cash Transaction

6 wks / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Netflix revises Warner Bros. bid to an all-cash offer

6 wks / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Netflix, WBD amend buyout to all-cash transaction

6 wks / advanced-television / Editor

Market, Regulatory, and Earning Impacts Shape Netflix-WBD Deal

Ted Sarandos: Netflix Has ‘Made Progress’ Getting Regulatory Approvals For WBD Acquisition

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix highlights industry competition as it seeks Warner Bros deal approval

6 wks / ft

Netflix sinks on lower-than-expected earnings forecast

6 wks / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

NFLX: Netflix makes a big move today as stock markets crater. Now all eyes are on its earnings

6 wks / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson

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Netflix’s report dropped on the same day it officially went all-cash in its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. https://sherwood.news/markets/netflix-sinks-on-lower-than-expected-earnings-forecast/

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Netflix Inks Exclusive Worldwide Pay-1 Licensing Deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment

Thomas K. Arnold / mediaplaynews - Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) on Jan. 15 announced an exclusive global Pay-1 licensing deal that gives Netflix sole rights to stream Sony Pictures movies worldwide after their theatrical and transactional home entertainment windows. Hailed…

#movies #streaming #entertainment #netflix #business #distributions #media #films #sony #intellectualproperty

Netflix's expanded Sony deal includes streaming rights to the Legend of Zelda movie - Engadget

7 wks / engadget

Netflix's expanded Sony deal includes streaming rights to the Legend of Zelda movie

7 wks / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Sony and Netflix Extend Streaming Movie Partnership - filmogaz.com

7 wks / filmogaz

Netflix signs deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment: what does this mean for your membership? - Revista Merca2.0

7 wks / merca20

Netflix (NFLX) Secures Global Streaming Deal with Sony Pictures - GuruFocus

7 wks / gurufocus

Netflix, Sony Pictures announce global Pay-1 licensing agreement - TipRanks

7 wks / tipranks

Netflix and Sony Pictures Sign New Multi-Year Streaming Deal - Vital Thrills

7 wks / vitalthrills

Netflix Inks Exclusive Worldwide Pay-1 Licensing Deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment

7 wks / mediaplaynews / Thomas K. Arnold

Netflix to Stream Sony’s Films Globally After Release in Cinemas

7 wks / bloomberg / Thomas Buckley

Netflix reportedly looking to solidify its bid for Warner Bros. with all-cash offer

@MarketWatch / x - Netflix reportedly looking to solidify its bid for Warner Bros. with all-cash offer https://t.co/zh0tvWXHht— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) January 13, 2026

#movies #entertainment #netflix #antitrust #business #hbomax #acquisitions #media #tv

Netflix/Warner Bros expected to test CMA’s “wait and see” stance

7 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Rashid Baxter

Netflix prepares all-cash bid to seal Warner Bros. deal

7 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Netflix reportedly looking to solidify its bid for Warner Bros. with all-cash offer

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix preparing all-cash deal for Warner Bros to fend off Paramount

7 wks / ft

Netflix Reportedly Eyeing Changing Accepted $82.7 Billion WBD Offer to All Cash

7 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The studio's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a "leveraged buyout" that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt.

#movies #entertainment #netflix #stockmarket #privateequity #business #us #acquisitions #media

Board opts Netflix over risky Paramount bid (13)
Industry warns of broader deal risks (2)
Larry Ellison’s backing falls short for Paramount (2)
Shareholder blasts board’s negotiation approach (1)

Board opts Netflix over risky Paramount bid

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s $108.4 billion takeover bid

1 month / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

‘More risk’: Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount takeover offer

1 month / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Warner Bros Rejects Revised Paramount Bid, Sticks With Netflix

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount’s revised $108B takeover bid, sticks with Netflix deal - The Express Tribune

1 month / com

Warner Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Amended Hostile Bid - The Wall Street Journal

1 month / wsj

Warner Bros. rejects revised Paramount bid, citing risky leveraged buyout - MS NOW

1 month / ms

Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid, continues with Netflix - WION

1 month / wionews

WBD Board Rejects Revised Paramount $108.4 Billion Bid, Sticks With Accepted Netflix Offer - Media Play News

1 month / mediaplaynews

WBD Rejects Revised Paramount $108.4 Billion Bid, Sticks With Accepted Netflix Offer

1 month / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’

1 month / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Warners Bros. Discovery board urges shareholders to reject amended Paramount bid

1 month / engadget / Andre Revilla

Warner Bros., unswayed by Ellison backing of Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix

1 month / x / @MarketWatch

WBD rejects latest Paramount offer; backs Netflix deal

1 month / advanced-television / Nick Snow

Industry warns of broader deal risks

GOP focused on prices, not labour, with Netflix/WB

1 month / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois

Exhibitor Trade Group Warns Against Netflix or Paramount Acquiring Warner Bros. Studios

1 month / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Larry Ellison’s backing falls short for Paramount

Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory”

1 month / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Warner Bros. tells shareholders that Larry Ellison’s wealth isn’t enough to best Netflix bid

1 month / x / @MarketWatch

Shareholder blasts board’s negotiation approach

WBD Shareholder Claims Board Not Negotiating With Paramount in Good Faith

1 month / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Drone Show Lights Up Las Vegas Nightline Ahead of Dec. 31 Show Finale

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Ahead of the Dec. 31 final episode of the last season of Netflix’s popular sci-fi thriller series “Stranger Things,” the Las Vegas nightline was treated to a “Stranger Things” drone show. On Dec. 28., the drone show depicted moments from the series with 5…

#entertainment #netflix #culture #horror #vfx #media #tv #drone #advertising

Stranger Things fans are furious about the finale. Heres why.

2 months / mashable

'Stranger Things' Ending Got You Down? This Quirky '80s Horror Movie on Tubi Is the Antedote

2 months / cnet / Aaron Pruner

‘Stranger Things’ Back at No. 1 on Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart Through Dec. 28

2 months / mediaplaynews / John Latchem

AMC Theatres CEO Touts Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Final Episode Two-Day Theatrical Release Beginning Dec. 31

2 months / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

What time does the Stranger Things finale hit Netflix?

2 months / mashable

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Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’ S5 Tops Weekly Streaming With 34.5 Million Views Through Dec. 28

2 months / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Stranger Things series finale trailer is here

2 months / arstechnica / Jennifer Ouellette

Netflix Drops Stranger Things Season 5 Finale Trailer

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Drone Show Lights Up Las Vegas Nightline Ahead of Dec. 31 Show Finale

2 months / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Netflix has released a trailer for the Stranger Things finale

2 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount hostile bid, backs Netflix deal

techspot - Warner Bros. Discovery's board has formally rejected Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid, urging shareholders to stick with Netflix's previously announced acquisition. The decision shuts down Paramount's attempt to wrest control of the media giant j…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #business #acquisitions #media #technology

David Zaslav Could Make So Much Money Out of Messing Up Warner Bros.

2 months / gizmodo / Cheryl Eddy

Netflix/WB file merger as political pressure mounts

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois

Who matters in the battle for Warner Bros?

2 months / ft

What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

2 months / techxplore

The Warner Brothers-Netflix merger could doom Hollywood film workers

2 months / fastcompany / Alex Press

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount hostile bid, backs Netflix deal

2 months / techspot

Netflix appears to be in the driver’s seat on Warner Bros. bid as board rejects Paramount offer

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