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Warner Bros to stick with Netflix after rejecting Paramount’s amended takeover offer

Warner Bros is advising its shareholders to pursure Netflix’s lucrative bid for the company instead

The Independent UK

Susie Figgis obituary

Respected casting director who oversaw the choice of the three young leads for the Harry Potter films

The Guardian - UK

Larry Ellison Risks $40.4bn Fortune to Back Son's Warner Bros Takeover in Netflix Streaming War

Oracle founder Larry Ellison provides $40.4 billion personal guarantee for son David's Paramount bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery from Netflix.

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Movie theaters fear the potential Netflix-Warner Bros deal could be another threat to their business

Streaming giant Netflix said it will buy film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery in a massive $82 billion deal

The Independent UK

Larry Ellison guarantees $40.4 billion in Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount is sweetening its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros

The Independent UK

Netflix co-CEO faces the $100 billion question: ‘Why are you doing this deal?’

“Hey, you know, it’s probably irresponsible for us not to actually bid on this and bid on it in a disciplined way,” Greg Peters told CNBC.

Fortune

Here's Why Warner Bros Wants to Reject Paramount's 'Illusory' £81bn Bid and Back the Netflix Deal Instead

Warner Bros rejects Paramount's £81bn bid, calling it 'illusory,' as it backs Netflix merger for streaming dominance.

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What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

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Netflix Says the Warner Bros’ Deal Is All About ‘Growth.’ Will NFLX Stock Keep Growing in 2026?

Netflix calls the Warner Bros. deal a growth play, but rich valuation and execution risks will test whether NFLX can extend gains into 2026.

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Warner Bros will urge shareholders to reject hostile bid as Trump attacks Paramount

Warner Bros Discovery is expected to urge shareholders to vote against Paramount's hostile takeover bid. This comes after Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, also withdrew his private equity firm from the financing of the offer.

Euronews

Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance

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The Independent UK

Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

A private equity firm owned by Jared Kushner says it's no longer backing Paramount’s hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros

The Independent UK

Trump turns on CBS, Kushner pulls out and Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. shows signs of collapse

“If they are friends, I’d hate to see my enemies!” Trump, reportedly close friends with Larry Ellison, father of Paramount owner David, is changing tune.

Fortune

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ obsession causes him to once again lash out at MAGA-friendly owners of CBS

‘If they are friends, I’d hate to see my enemies,’ Trump fumed on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Netflix to buy Warner Bros – but what does that mean for film and TV?

The lucrative deal is set to change the face of Hollywood as we know it

The Conversation

How NZ streaming costs and choices could change after the epic Netflix-Paramount battle for Warner Bros

The battle between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros Discovery may significantly affect New Zealand’s screen sector, audience choice, local production opportunities and industry growth.

Fortune

It's a sequel, it's a remake, it's a reboot: Lawyers grow wistful for old corporate rumbles as Paramount, Netflix fight for Warner

Will Paramount or Netflix win the fight for Warner? Hollywood's takeover drama is in some ways a flashback to the 1980s, in other ways quintessentially 2025.

The Independent UK

Paramount chief does damage control over ‘60 Minutes’ MTG interview that incurred Trump’s wrath

While the Ellisons have looked to temper the president’s rage over the Marjorie Taylor Greene sitdown, they’ve also assured Donald Trump that they’d make sweeping changes at CNN if Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery.

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The Conversation

Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? To copy, not kill, traditional TV

The recent news that Netflix has agreed to buy part of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for US$83 billion (£61.8 billion), followed by Paramount Global’s hostile counterbid to acquire WBD in its entirety for US$108.4 billion (£81 billion), has triggered shockwaves through Hollywood and the wider entertainment industry.

Euronews

Berlusconi's MFE backs Paramount over Netflix in Warner Bros ownership battle

Italy’s largest media group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has publicly thrown its support behind Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, arguing that Paramount’s offer would preserve competition in the global streaming market.

Fortune

Netflix’s takeover of Warner Brothers is a nightmare for consumers

Netflix promotes itself as an innovator, but its skyhigh bid for Warner Brothers suggests that its trendsetter days have peaked.

Barchart

Why This Analyst Says the Warner Bros. Deal Is Bad News for Netflix Stock

Down almost 30% from all-time highs, Netflix stock trades at a sizeable discount to consensus price target estimates in December 2025.

PC Gamer

'We actually didn't attribute any value' to Warner's game studios, Netflix boss says about the acquisition deal: 'They're relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things'

Ouch, that hurts.

Guitar World

“When people throw around the Lennon/McCartney comparison to Bob Mould and Grant Hart, I think that’s fair”: Greg Norton believes Hüsker Dü were always going to break up, but it happened too soon

The current Ultrabomb bassist discusses the instruments that led to his custom Reverend, how a 1985 concert video got lost, and how easy it was to learn from bandmate Mould

The Independent UK

Paramount chief reportedly promised Trump ‘sweeping changes’ at CNN as part of Warner Bros. takeover

David Ellison’s father has also brought up with White House officials which CNN anchors they’d like to get rid of if Paramount were to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.

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