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How the Streamers Killed Premium Cable, as HBO’s Linear Fate Under Netflix Comes Into Question
Among the many burning questions about Netflix‘s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. is: What would happen to HBO Max? Would customers…
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Theater Owners Worry Netflix Buying Warner Bros. Will Cripple Their Business: ‘Hopefully the Deal Gets Killed’
Movie theater operators are reeling after Netflix, long viewed as public enemy No. 1, announced that it has a deal in place to buy Warner…
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal
It’s official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film…
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Netflix Enters Exclusive Deal Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix has entered exclusive talks with Warner Bros. Discovery to acquire the company’s film and television studio, as well as the HBO…
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Anonymous A-Listers Lobby Congress Against Netflix-WBD Acquisition: Streamer Would ‘Hold a Noose Around the Theatrical Marketplace’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A consortium of top industry players have sent an open letter full of alarm to Congress, describing a potential economic and institutional…
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Paramount Skydance Alleges Warner Bros. Discovery Sales Process ‘Has Been Tainted by Management Conflicts’ That Favor Netflix Bid
Lawyers for Paramount Skydance sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, expressing “grave concerns” about the alleged…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Asks for Higher Second-Round Acquisition Bids Due Dec. 1: Report
Some media M&A teams may be working through the Thanksgiving weekend: Warner Bros. Discovery — which is fielding acquisition overtures…
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Dinner at Zaslav’s: Oprah Winfrey, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Lorne Michaels Join Warner Bros. Discovery Chief on Night Before Initial Bids Landed (EXCLUSIVE)
What a way to prepare for an auction: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hosted a star-packed dinner at his Beverly Hills home…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Bids Are Due This Week. How Do Paramount, Netflix, Comcast Stack Up?
The For Sale sign is fully lit on Warner Bros. Discovery, and three legitimate bidders are putting together offers: David Ellison’s…
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Amid Sales Review, Warner Bros. Discovery Clarifies That CEO David Zaslav’s Employment Agreement Will Let Him Retain Stock Options in the Event of a ‘Change in Control’
Warner Bros. Discovery is reassuring president and CEO David Zaslav and other top execs that they will still be able to keep their stock…
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Comcast Taps Bankers to Explore Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Assets
Comcast has taken a step closer to making an offer for parts of Warner Bros. Discovery — but not WBD in its entirety — with the retention…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Q3 Loss, With ‘Superman’ Box Office Offset by Ad Declines
Warner Bros. Discovery has been telling investors it wants to split the company in two — and just produced some evidence that such a deal…
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Netflix ‘Actively Exploring’ Warner Bros. Discovery Bid, Hires Bank to Put Together M&A Offer (Report)
Could Netflix become the future home of the DC Universe’s Superman and Batman superhero films, the Harry Potter and Barbie film franchises…
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CNN’s New ‘All Access’ Subscription Streamer Puts Bigger Spotlight on Mobile Viewers
CNN aims to put more emphasis on news and less on cable as it launches a new subscription streaming tier that will have more features for…
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What Happens if Paramount Acquires Warner Bros. Discovery? HBO Max-Paramount+ Combination, Huge Layoffs and More
Warner Bros. Discovery is officially on the block, disclosing that it has received interest from “multiple parties” to acquire all or part…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Evaluating Acquisition Offers From ‘Multiple Parties’
Warner Bros. Discovery is reviewing “strategic alternatives” in light of “unsolicited interest” it has received from multiple parties for…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Speaks Out Against Israeli Film Boycott: ‘Our Policies Prohibit Discrimination of Any Kind’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Warner Bros. Discovery has responded to a legal letter regarding calls for a boycott of Israeli film institutions, acknowledging such a…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Rejected Paramount Skydance Acquisition Offer of $20 per Share as Too Low (Report)
Warner Bros. Discovery rejected a takeover offer of “around” $20 per share from David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance in recent weeks as “too…
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Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media just completed the $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global five weeks ago. Now, before Ellison and his team…
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Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Why HBO Max Isn’t ‘Pushing’ Password-Sharing Crackdown Yet
Despite Warner Bros. Discovery‘s recent institution of a password-sharing crackdown at HBO Max, the streamer is actually going to let you…
Culture
Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Q2 Profit, Boosted by HBO Max Expansion, ‘Minecraft’
The story of Warner Bros. Discovery is quickly becoming a tale of two companies — and that’s a narrative executives would really like Wall…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Post-Split Company Names, Executive Leadership Teams
Warner Bros. Discovery announced corporate names and senior leadership appointments for when the company separates into two separate…
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Turner Classic Movies Will Stay on David Zaslav’s Side of Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)
Turner Classic Movies has carved out a special custody arrangement in the forthcoming Warner Bros. Discovery split, Variety has learned…
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Max Will Change Back to HBO Max on Wednesday
Warner Bros. Discovery has settled on a date to reskin the Max streamer back to HBO Max: Early this Wednesday morning, according to…