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A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Movie theater operators woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for the streaming giant to acquire WBD’s film […]
David Zaslav just pulled off one of the greatest media mergers of the century — but that doesn’t mean he’s done wheeling and dealing. The wily CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery has sold the media giant for $72 billion — more than doubling its value in a matter of months. He may get even more, […]
Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on Friday when it announced its proposed $72 billion deal to acquire the iconic Warner Bros. film studio and streaming service […]
Netflix on Friday announced plans to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in a $72 billion deal – beating out Paramount and Comcast after a brutal bidding war. The merger is set to take place after WBD spins off its Discovery Global business into a new publicly-traded company, which is expected to be […]
A bus passes near Warner Bros. Studio on Sept. 12, 2025 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance is calling foul on how Warner Bros. Discovery has conducted its sale process. In a letter reviewed by CNBC, Paramount attorneys told Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav that Paramount was questioning the “fairness […]
Senior White House officials recently discussed antitrust concerns surrounding Netflix’s interest in acquiring the Warner Bros. studio and the HBO Max streaming service – raising doubts whether such a deal would give Netflix too much power over Hollywood, The Post has learned. The high-level meeting that took place about 10 days ago hasn’t been previously […]
For those wagering against Comcast in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, the cable giant’s CEO Brian Roberts is signaling that he will see their bets – and that he may raise them, too. People with direct knowledge say that Roberts – scrambling to reinvigorate Comcast’s shrinking empire – plans to join a second […]
Paramount Skydance has the inside track to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to well-placed media executives — and it’s all about a cable network that has a troubled relationship with Donald Trump. As first reported by The Post, the battle for control of WBD officially kicked off on Thursday at noon, as Paramount Skydance, Comcast […]
Those crypto boys are at it again, this time proposing a giant, 450-foot-tall statue on of San Francisco Bay’s Alcatraz Island, according to local outlet KRON4. The statue would be of Prometheus, which the promoters call “the symbol of bold transgression in service of human advancement,” according to the promotional website, who “imbued Man with […]
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it’s expanding its strategic review of the business and is open to a sale, sending shares of the company 10% higher in morning trading. Earlier this year, WBD announced plans to split into two separate entities, a streaming and studios business and a global networks business. It’s also been fielding […]
