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Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix

Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros

The Independent UK

Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ domination

When it comes to major U.S. industries, three tends to be the magic number.

The Conversation

US President Trump Calls Netflix a “Great Company” but Says Merger “Could Be a Problem”

Trump says Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery could be a problem, raising questions about market dominance as unions call for the deal to be blocked.

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Trump signals intervention in Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros: ‘It could be a problem’

US president says the deal could raise issues given the size of the merged group’s market share in the industry

The Independent UK

Trump says Netflix £54bn takeover of Warner Bros ‘could be a problem’

The US president said the deal could raise issues given the size of the merged group’s market share in the industry.

Evening Standard

Trump Sees Possible Problem in Netflix-Warner Bros Deal, Expresses Desire to Get Involved

Trump raises alarm over Netflix's £61bn Warner Bros mega-merger

International Business Times UK

Former Amazon Studios boss warns the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal will make Hollywood ‘a system that circles a single sun’

“A Netflix merger with Warner Bros. would create a monopsony problem: too few buyers with too much bargaining power.”

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New Christmas Movies 2025: Predicting Netflix's Holiday Slate Amid Warner Bros Discovery Acquisition Announcement

Netflix has stacked Christmas 2025 with original holiday films – just as it moves to acquire Warner Bros and its iconic festive catalogue, from 'Elf' to 'The Polar Express'

International Business Times UK

Analyst Says Netflix-Warner Bros Merger Is About More Than Movies— It's An AI Play

Netflix Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:NFLX) $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) is a bet on artificial intelligence and chips as much as movies and shows, according to Melissa Otto, head of research at SP Global Visible Alpha.

Benzinga

Netflix To Buy Warner Bros & HBO Max, Here’s What That Means For The Future Of Movies

Netflix is buying Warner Bros. and HBO Max in an $82.7 billion megadeal, reshaping Hollywood. Here's what it actually means.

Pedestrian.tv

Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros, including its game studios, for nearly $83 billion-with-a-B, but the fight may not be over yet

Paramount Skydance was also vying for WBD and it doesn't seem willing to take "no" for an answer.

PC Gamer

Deal Dispatch: Puma For Sale; Paramount Complains About Netflix, WBD

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Benzinga

Top analyst says Netflix’s $72 billion bet on Warner Bros. isn’t about the ‘death of Hollywood’ at all. It’s really about Google

“If I were Netflix,” S&P Global’s Melissa Otto told Fortune, “I would want to build a moat around my business.”

Fortune

What might change for streamers under the proposed $72B Netflix-Warner Brothers Discovery deal

Two of the most popular streaming services have agreed to combine, in a move that could change the streaming service landscape

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Trump DOJ Slams Netflix as 'Woke Garbage' Amid Warner Bros. Acquisition Probe

Donald Trump's DOJ brands Netflix 'woke garbage' as the streaming giant's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. faces antitrust and political scrutiny. Read the latest on the high-stakes media deal.

Benzinga

Netflix's Warner Bros. Bid Runs Into Trouble: Trump Officials, Theaters, And Hollywood Talent Push Back

An $82.7 billion deal from Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) to acquire the streaming, television and movie assets from Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) could make the streaming giant an even bigger player in the overall media sector.

Evening Standard

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

Total Film

Netflix boss says the streamer will "continue to support" theatrical releases for Warner Bros. titles, but he's not a fan of "the long exclusive windows"

Netflix will continue to release Warner Bros. movies in theaters, but the exclusive window could change

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Total Film

As part of its Warner Bros. acquisition, Netflix is adding the "deep film and TV libraries" of HBO to its library

The $82.7 billion deal will see the streamer adding global franchises like DC, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones

Fortune

Netflix’s bombshell deal to buy Warner Bros. brings Batman and Harry Potter to the big red streamer and infuriates theater owners and the Ellisons

Just days before Netflix emerged as the highest bidder, Paramount tore into the “myopic process” that had become “tainted.”

The Independent UK

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

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros

MusicRadar

"Artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices and compositions are used in new AI-generated music”: Warners and Suno link up to create new legal AI platforms

Agreement will end legal battle between major and tech firm

Fortune

What Warner Music's settlement with Suno says about the AI bubble

Instead of rolling up their sleeves and preparing for a long slug fest, music labels are curiously keen to work with startups offering consumers tools to create AI-generated music.

The Guardian - UK

Warner Music signs deal with AI song generator Suno after settling lawsuit

Music company representing Coldplay and Ed Sheeran had sued tech platform alleging mass copyright infringement Business live – latest updates

Benzinga

Trump Gets His Movie Wish: 'Rush Hour 4' — Is That Why White House Backs Paramount's Warner Bros Bid?

President Donald Trump‘s movie wish could soon become reality. Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) is reportedly set to release a fourth movie in the "Rush Hour" franchise, partnering with Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) to do so.

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