3 h. ago MAGA influencer believes Netflix’s Warner Bros takeover is evidence that the Obamas are ‘trying to take over all of media’

The conservative social media personality has a combined 10 million followers across X and YouTube

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19 h. ago Warner Bros Disaster? Netflix deal for Hollywood giant follows string of flops

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, promised ‘everyone’ would win by combining the storied Hollywood studios with his reality TV giant. Instead, many lostIt’s less than five years since David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, negotiated what looked like the deal of his career. Now as Netflix plans a landscape-changing takeover of Warner Bros, he’s in the middle of an even bigger one.Zaslav, or Zaz, is a hard-charging, well-connected executive who cut his teeth inside NBC, and ascended into New York’s media elite as he transformed Discovery Inc from a nature- and science-focused cable broadcaster into a reality TV giant. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Warner Bros Disaster? Netflix inks deal for troubled Hollywood giant

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, promised ‘everyone’ would win by combining the storied Hollywood studios with his reality TV giant. Instead, many lostIt’s less than five years since David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, negotiated what looked like the deal of his career. Now as Netflix plans a landscape-changing takeover of Warner Bros, he’s in the middle of an even bigger one.Zaslav, or Zaz, is a hard-charging, well-connected executive who cut his teeth inside NBC, and ascended into New York’s media elite as he transformed Discovery Inc from a nature- and science-focused cable broadcaster into a reality TV giant. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Netflix strikes blockbuster £62billion deal for Warner Bros studios

Netflix started out as a DVD rental service in 1998 before turning to streaming. It now has more than 300million subscribers around the world and is valued at nearly £330billion.

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30 h. ago Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover

Wells Fargo leads one of the largest financings of its kind as it looks to muscle in on investment banking rivals

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32 h. ago Unions sound the alarm on Netflix and Warner Bros merger: ‘Must be blocked’

The deal could dramatically further reshape the established Hollywood film and TV industry, which has already faced significant upheaval amid the rapid growth of streaming

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33 h. ago ‘Ready to execute’: how Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison

Old-guard Hollywood underestimated streaming pioneer that has upended the industry over two decades

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34 h. ago What Netflix's £54bn takeover of Warner Bros means for Hollywood and TV fans

Netflix managed to win a drawn-out bidding battle to acquire the Warner Bros Discovery's film and television operations. The deal includes the HBO Max streaming service

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34 h. ago US unions call for Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery merger to be blocked

The US streaming giant Netflix said that it agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery film and TV studios business in a 72 billion US dollar deal.

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34 h. ago Netflix is buying Warner Bros for $82.7B. This is what it means for movies and you

There are more questions than answers about how new ownership would change things for Warner Bros

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37 h. ago Hollywood shakeup: Netflix Lands $72bn Warner Bros, CNN Left Out

Netflix is about to secure one of the biggest deals the industry has ever seen

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41 h. ago Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros. for $72 billion in landmark deal that will hand streaming giant iconic Hollywood studio... but it's bad news for CNN

The landmark deal was announced Friday morning .

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42 h. ago Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming business in $83bn deal

Streaming service to gain control of studio behind Harry Potter and Batman, as well as HBO, home to The White Lotus and Game of Thrones Business live – latest updatesNetflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery in an $82.7bn (£62bn) deal that will dramatically reshape the established Hollywood film and TV industry.The streaming company will take control of prize assets including Warner Bros, the studio behind franchises including Harry Potter, Superman and Batman, as well as HBO, home to shows including Game of Thrones, The White Lotus and Succession. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in massive $82.7 billion deal

Announcement comes just a day after Paramount fumed over ‘unfair’ process

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42 h. ago Netflix to acquire Warner Bros in massive $82.7B deal for the streaming giant

The announcement of the deal comes just a day after Paramount fumed over the ‘unfair’ bidding process

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42 h. ago Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal

Deal will transform US tech company into the dominant player in Hollywood

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46 h. ago Netflix becomes frontrunner in Warner Bros Discovery streaming and studio sale

Steaming service now in exclusive talks over deal that would change film and TV landscapeWarner Bros Discovery has entered exclusive talks to sell its streaming and Hollywood studio business to Netflix, a move that would dramatically change the established film and TV landscape.Netflix is in competition with Paramount Skydance and Comcast, which owns assets including Universal Studios and Sky, to buy the owner of the Hollywood studio Warner Bros, HBO and the HBO Max streaming service. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Warner Bros in exclusive talks with Netflix about studio and streaming sale

Paramount and Comcast have also offered diverging paths for media behemoth

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60 h. ago Paramount fumes that Warner Bros. Discovery sale process is ‘unfair’ as Netflix jumps into the lead

While Paramount chief David Ellison thought he had a ‘Trump card’ in his bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, it appears he is growing less confident that he’ll add the studio giant to his growing media empire.

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1 week ago James Cameron says Netflix buying Warner Bros. Discovery would be a ‘disaster’

Warner Bros. Discovery is up for sale, valued at around $50 billion

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