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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Jeremy Barr and Mark Sweney

Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros Discovery bid after Netflix walks away from deal

A statue of Bugs Bunny outside Warner Brothers Studio
Netflix was given four business days to beat Paramount’s revised offer for Warner Bros but quickly decided against doing so. Photograph: Gonzales Photo/Alamy

Paramount Skydance has beaten Netflix to take over Warner Bros Discovery’s storied Hollywood studios and streaming business after the streaming giant refused to increase its bid.

The $110bn deal ends a high-stakes bidding war between the two media companies, but the takeover still faces regulatory hurdles and a backlash from critics worried about a rightward tilt in US media.

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