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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

Benzinga

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

Evening Standard

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

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

Total Film

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.”

Fortune

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

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros

The Independent UK

"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

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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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Donald Trump reportedly pressuring studio to revive 'Rush Hour' - his favourite action-comedy series

Donald Trump is reportedly pressuring Paramount studios for a fourth instalment of his favorite film franchise... And it could be yet another sign of the president trying to tighten his grip on what he wants culture to be.

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Hollywood Braces For Epic Bidding War As Paramount, Comcast And Netflix Eye Warner Bros. Discovery— Who Will Call Cut?

Hollywood is gearing up for its most consequential bidding war in years as first-round offers for Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) arrive on Thursday, drawing in some of the biggest names in entertainment.

Inverse

35 Years Later, An Iconic Horror Franchise Is Coming Back To Life

Amblin's Gremlins franchise is becoming a very belated trilogy.

Benzinga

Warner Bros. Stock Slides After Profit Miss, Cable Ad Sales Tumble

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) stock slid after it reported fiscal third-quarter results on Thursday.

Benzinga

Netflix Could Control Harry Potter And HBO As It Weighs Blockbuster Warner Bros. Discovery Bid: Report

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is reportedly exploring a potential deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's (NASDAQ:WBD) studio and streaming assets.

The Independent UK

Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance

In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees

The Independent UK

Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN

‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week

Benzinga

Trump Vs. Netflix, Apple: White House Warns Warner Bros. Should 'Think Really Hard' About Bidders

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) is listening to bids for its business and assets after receiving multiple offers from Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY).

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