Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. Film and Streaming Assets

Sunday, December 07, 2025

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.

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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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... 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 | Reply

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 | Reply

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

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

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 | Reply