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Netflix-Warner Bros. $82.7B merger creates unprecedented streaming consolidation, raising antitrust concerns
Netflix’s $82.7 billion agreement to acquire Warner Bros. has instantly redrawn the map of global entertainment, fusing the world’s largest subscription platform with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most powerful studios.
Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery this week, just days after Netflix struck a deal to acquire the legacy media company. The rival multi-billion dollar efforts to purchase streaming platform HBO Max and movie studio Warner Bros.
There’s also never-been-seen footage from an untitled Larry David project, Bill Lawrence's Steve Carell starrer ‘Rooster’ and ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’
A sizzle reel for HBO Max's 2026 TV line-up has unveiled fresh footage for Lanterns, The Pitt season 2, and other new and returning shows.
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What is a hostile takeover? What to know about Paramount's bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
Streaming giant Netflix appeared to win the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery last week, when the two firms announced their merger. Within days, however, Paramount announced its hostile bid, meaning Paramount plans to appeal to Warner Bros. Discover shareholders in an effort to overcome the wishes of management.
Disney CEO Bob Iger said there were potential regulatory concerns with Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros.'s film and TV studios and HBO Max.
An HBO Max subscriber has filed a class action complaint against Netflix in an attempt to block its Warner Bros. Discovery merger.