35 h. ago Netflix to buy Warner Bros – but what does that mean for film and TV?

The lucrative deal is set to change the face of Hollywood as we know it

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35 h. ago Netflix has bought Warner Bros – but what does that mean for film and TV?

The lucrative deal is set to change the face of Hollywood as we know it

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46 h. ago Why insiders fear Netflix's blockbuster battle to buy Hollywood's most powerful film studio will lead to the death of the big screen

Warner Bros has accepted his $83billion (£63 billion) bid - which has still to be approved by the US government - to buy most of the company.

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8 d. ago Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it | Jesse Hassenger

The proposed acquisition would see yet more of Hollywood controlled by a tech company and one that doesn’t seem to care about the theatrical experienceDid Netflix just exacerbate a bunch of seasonal affective disorders in cinephiles? Timed to ruin holidays like a round of end-of-year layoffs, the streaming giant announced plans to buy Warner Bros, a movie and television studio with a full-century legacy. It’s possible that the acquisition won’t actually go through – and if it does, it won’t be for at least a year. But the news still looms over year-end awards and list-making, and it’s going to take more than a jingle-bell heist to steal back any holiday cheer for the entertainment industry, much less halt the march of corporate consolidation and monopolization. Even more depressing: the entity that seems most able to take action against this is another attempted consolidation. Paramount has launched a bid for a hostile takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, which would bring two big stu...

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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