Sunday, December 07, 2025

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. Film and Streaming Assets

Netflix announced Friday it's reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.

Posted by LampLighter at 07:33 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink

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as you dig through coverage of the Netflix Warner Bros merger, play a little game with me: notice how many of them mention, at ALL, the two decade history of disastrous previous Time Warner mergers, and the massive layoffs, price hikes, and quality erosion that resulted

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-- Karl Bode (@karlbode.com) Dec 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM

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... Netflix announced Friday it's reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.

The deal is for WBD's film studio and streaming service, HBO Max. Warner Bros.

Discovery will still spin out its TV networks, which includes TNT and CNN, as previously planned.

The acquisition is expected to close in 12 to 18 months. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-06 07:37 PM

I'd guess that there may be some anti-trust issues to be negotiated.

Stated differently, Pres Trump is salivating about the possible quid-pro-quo he will get from eventually allowing this deal to be approved.

What might Pres Trump want for his approving this deal?



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-06 07:39 PM

$$$$$$$$$$$$$

#3 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-12-07 08:27 PM

And of course, the end game is where a few hugely rich members of the billionaire caste own all the media of worth, certainly like Bezos, own the media that could be used by the American people to unite, and turn that media into mewling gelded...Fox News like outlets.

#4 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-12-08 07:56 AM

The morning news indicates Trump's gonna help Larry Ellison and his son, who runs Paramount, get WB. Same issue with too much control by one entity, but with a Trump ass kisser in charge. Jared Kushner is reportedly helping the Ellisons.

BTW, Paramount now owns CBS

US: Trump casts doubt on Netflix-Warner Bros. deal

Karl Sexton with AFP, Reuters
14 hours ago

The US president has said "there could be a problem" with the proposed $82 billion deal that would see the streaming giant acquire the Hollywood studio. Donald Trump noted that Netflix already has a "big market share."

www.dw.com

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-12-08 10:43 AM

@#4 ... The morning news indicates Trump's gonna help Larry Ellison and his son, who runs Paramount, get WB. Same issue with too much control by one entity, but with a Trump ass kisser in charge. Jared Kushner is reportedly helping the Ellisons. ...

Yup. And I have heard that the Ellisons have said they would tilt the combined entity towards MAGA.


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 01:40 PM

@#4 ... The morning news indicates Trump's gonna help Larry Ellison and his son, who runs Paramount, get WB. Same issue with too much control by one entity, but with a Trump ass kisser in charge. Jared Kushner is reportedly helping the Ellisons. ...

Yup. And I have heard that the Ellisons have said they would tilt the combined entity towards MAGA.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter

Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks

Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros DiscoverySenior White House officials have discussed internally their preference for Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in recent weeks, and one official has discussed potential programming changes at CNN with Larry Ellison, the largest shareholder of Paramount.

Plans for more MAGA State TV.

Paramount already owns CBS

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-12-08 03:34 PM

BTW, here's the link to the article I cut the above snippet from:

www.aol.com

There are many more

#8 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-12-08 08:38 PM

Kushner role in bid for Warner Bros raises ethical questions, experts say
www.reuters.com

... Jared Kushner's financing role in Paramount's $108 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery injects Trump-family interests into one of the biggest media battles in years, raising concerns over whether the president's influence could tip the scales. ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 11:38 PM

raises ethical questions

LOL. What doesn't? Ethics are not a part of this administration's MO.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-08 11:47 PM


@#7 ... Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks ...

Thanks for mentioning that.

It also brings up another aspect of this buyout that is often overlooked, as I currently understand it. ...

Netflix offered about $27 a share for WB, but that offer excluded the broadcast and media channels of WB.

Ellison's Paramount offered about $30 a share for WB, including the cable and broadcast channels.

OK, on the surface, it looks like the Paramount offer is better. But is it?

The cable and broadcast channels of WB could bring in $5 a share.

So, the Netflix offer looks to be $2 a share above what Paramount is offering.

Perhaps that is why Pres Trump is promising to become ~personally involved~ in the transaction, i.e., to skew the transaction towards his acolytes.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 11:47 PM

Netflix offered about $27 a share for WB, but that offer excluded the broadcast and media channels of WB.

-- should be --

Netflix offered about $27 a share for WB, but that offer excluded the broadcast and cable channels of WB.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 11:49 PM

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