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Warner Bros. Discovery Unveils Alpine Studios for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics Coverage
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled two custom-built studios in the Italian Alps that will serve as the broadcast hub for its European…
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Trump Says He ‘Won’t Be Involved’ in Justice Department Review of Warner Bros. Discovery Sale
President Donald Trump says he will not be personally involved in the Justice Department’s pending antitrust review of Netflix‘s proposed…
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David Ellison Isn’t Giving Up Warner Bros. Quest: Paramount Skydance Extends Deadline for Hostile Takeover Offer
David Ellison is still angling to win support from Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders for Paramount Skydance‘s rival acquisition bid for…
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Donald Trump Bought at Least $1 Million in Bonds in Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery Following Their Deal Announcement
President Donald Trump bought at least $500,000 worth of bonds in both Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery within the two weeks following…
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Netflix Prepping All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Studios and HBO Max Amid Paramount Skydance Pressure: Report
Netflix is readying a revised offer — in all cash — to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streaming and studios businesses, according to a…
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Have We Reached the Tipping Point Where Movies Could Stop Being Movies?
The first moment in my life when people began to talk about movies as if they could go away tomorrow was right after the pandemic struck.…
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In Show of Force, Netflix Chiefs Visit Warner Bros. Lot Amid Battle With Paramount for Studio’s Future
As the future of the studio hangs in the balance, Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix leaders put on a show of force Wednesday afternoon…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount $30/Share Acquisition Offer, Alleging Deal Financing Does Not Have ‘Full Backstop’ From Ellisons
Warner Bros. Discovery‘s board has formally said “no thanks” to the $108 billion takeover bid from David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and…
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Donald Trump Bombs Santa, Slams Warner Bros. Sale and Celebrates Epstein Condoms in ‘SNL’ Cold Open
“Saturday Night Live” opened this week’s episode with Donald Trump commenting on the battle to buy Warner Bros. Discovery — by asking why…
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David Zaslav Could Become a Billionaire if Warner Bros. Sells to Either Netflix or Paramount
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, would be out of a job if a deal is completed with Netflix or Paramount…
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Donald Trump Says Any Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Should Include Sale of CNN Because the ‘People Running It’ Are ‘Either Corrupt or Incompetent’
President Donald Trump, who has inserted himself into the U.S. government’s review of a potential deal for Warner Bros. Discovery, said it…
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Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison Sends Letter to Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Making Case for Why Its Bid Is Better Than Netflix Deal: ‘I Am Passionate and Dedicated to This Pursuit’
David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance who has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, is urging WBD…
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Democratic Reps Warn WBD That Paramount’s Takeover Bid Raises National Security Concerns Over Saudi and Other Foreign Investors
Two Democratic lawmakers — U.S. Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) — have expressed “serious national security…
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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Why Media Mega Mergers Are No Substitute for Vision and Innovation
Much has been made in recent weeks about former Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes’ now-famous quip likening Netflix to Albania. In 2012, Bewkes…
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Video: The Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery
new video loaded: The Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming…
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LISTEN: Unions, Industry Groups Assemble to Fight Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal; Red Sea Film Festival and Saudi Arabia’s Changing Landscape
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus discusses the opposition in the entertainment industry that has…
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Paramount Claims WBD Is Overvaluing CNN, TBS and Other TV Networks — Alleging That Means Netflix’s Deal Is Worse for Shareholders
A core argument of Paramount Skydance‘s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is this: WBD’s cable networks like CNN and TBS are…
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Trump Declines to Pick a Side in Netflix vs. Paramount Battle for Warner Bros.: ‘None of Them Are Particularly Great Friends of Mine’
President Donald Trump said he’s withholding judgment about whether Paramount Skydance‘s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery or…
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Netflix–WBD Deal Would Create $6.6 Billion APAC Heavyweight, Media Partners Asia Warns of ‘Licensing Cliff’
Netflix’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets would build a $6.6 billion annual recurring revenue…
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on the Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘AMC Should Buy It’
How would Matt Remick react to the industry-jolting news that Netflix is buying Warner Bros. and HBO Max? Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg,…
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Trump Calls Ted Sarandos a ‘Fantastic Man’ but Says Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Would Give Streamer ‘Very Big Market Share’: ‘It Could Be a Problem’
President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed he recently met with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the White House to discuss the Warner Bros.…
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Netflix Chief Ted Sarandos Scored White House Meeting With Trump Ahead of Warner Bros. Deal
Ted Sarandos scored a critical sit-down with President Donald Trump in the weeks leading up to Netflix‘s successful $82.7 billion…
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India Multiplex Association Opposes Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: ‘A Meaningful Reduction in High-Quality Content for Cinemas’
The Multiplex Association of India has raised alarm over Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that the deal…
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The Safer Bet: Why David Zaslav and the WBD Board Favored Netflix in a Turbulent Time for Legacy Hollywood
After a few marathon days of telephone and video calls, emails and text message chains, the $82.7 billion agreement for Netflix to buy…