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Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer

Netflix shares soared almost 10% after the streamer dropped its $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets, alleviating investor concerns and boosting the service’s market confidence. The stock is still down 7% from the streamer’s $100.3-per-share price on Dec. 5, 2025, when WBD announced it had accepted a deal with Netflix. … Continue reading “Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer”
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet Trump Officials at the White House on Feb. 26

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is reportedly meeting at the White House with Trump Administration officials on Feb. 26 to discuss issues surrounding the streamer’s accepted $82.7 billion all-cash acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. As first reported by Politico, the meetings will address President Trump’s social media call for the streamer to … Continue reading “Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet Trump Officials at the White House on Feb. 26”

Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer

Netflix shares soared almost 10% after the streamer dropped its $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets, alleviating investor concerns and boosting the service’s market confidence. The stock is still down 7% from the streamer’s $100.3-per-share price on Dec. 5, 2025, when WBD announced it had accepted a deal with Netflix. … Continue reading “Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer”
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet Trump Officials at the White House on Feb. 26

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is reportedly meeting at the White House with Trump Administration officials on Feb. 26 to discuss issues surrounding the streamer’s accepted $82.7 billion all-cash acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. As first reported by Politico, the meetings will address President Trump’s social media call for the streamer to … Continue reading “Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet Trump Officials at the White House on Feb. 26”
DOJ Officially Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Whether Netflix/WBD Deal Hurts Competition, Industry

The Justice Department has drilled down further into Netflix’s pending $82.7 billion all-cash acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets to determine whether the streaming behemoth “may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act or Section 2 of the Sherman Act,” according … Continue reading “DOJ Officially Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Whether Netflix/WBD Deal Hurts Competition, Industry”
Trump Demands Netflix Fire Board Member Susan Rice or ‘Pay the Consequences’

If Netflix thought it could avoid politics (and President Trump) securing government approval of its $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets, that notion blew up spectacularly Feb. 21 when the president demanded the streamer fire board member Susan Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and National Security Advisor … Continue reading “Trump Demands Netflix Fire Board Member Susan Rice or ‘Pay the Consequences’”
Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Passes DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny; Netflix Says Paramount’s Regulatory Approvals Have Not Been Met

Paramount Skydance Feb. 20 disclosed that its hostile $108.4 billion all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery has passed the Depart of Justice’s 10-day antitrust waiting period. The waiting period expired on Feb. 19 at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The time period expired after Paramount fulfilled the DOJ’s second request for information on Dec. 23, 2025, according … Continue reading “Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Passes DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny; Netflix Says Paramount’s Regulatory Approvals Have Not Been Met”
DOJ Antitrust Boss Exits Post in the Middle of Netflix/WBD/Paramount Merger Scrutiny

The head of the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division, Abigail Slater, is exiting her post as the DOJ investigates Netflix’s pending $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. The DOJ is also investigating Paramount Skydance’s hostile $108.4 billion offer to WBD shareholders for the entire company. “It is with great sadness … Continue reading “DOJ Antitrust Boss Exits Post in the Middle of Netflix/WBD/Paramount Merger Scrutiny”
Tech Analysts Tout Netflix/WBD Merger as Good for Consumers, Competition

A group of tech industry observers have weighed in on Netflix’s accepted $82.7 billion acquisition of the streaming and studio assets of Warner Bros. Discovery — arguing that the combination of the two companies is a positive and not a downside to consumers, Hollywood or the digital entertainment landscape. With the Justice Department and Congress … Continue reading “Tech Analysts Tout Netflix/WBD Merger as Good for Consumers, Competition”
Paramount Sweetens Hostile WBD Bid, Willing to Pay $2.8 Billion Termination Fee to Netflix, Among Other Considerations

Paramount Skydance is not going away. The David Ellison-run media company Feb. 10 submitted an amended $30-per-share all-cash hostile bid to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders that includes a few sweeteners. Paramount is not raising its $108.4 billion offer for WBD, instead it is willing to pay upfront the $2.8 billion termination fee Warner would have … Continue reading “Paramount Sweetens Hostile WBD Bid, Willing to Pay $2.8 Billion Termination Fee to Netflix, Among Other Considerations”
Trump Says He Will Skip Personal Involvement in Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Approval Process

After telling the media that he would be personally involved in the regulatory approval process regarding whether Netflix or Paramount Skydance acquires Warner Bros. Discovery assets, President Trump now says he will stay out of it. “I haven’t been involved,” Trump told NBC News in an interview. “I’ve been called by both sides. It’s the … Continue reading “Trump Says He Will Skip Personal Involvement in Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Approval Process”
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition Is Good for Consumers, Economy

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos Feb. 3 appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing touting what he views as the positives surrounding the streamer’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. The hearing, which addressed the potential impact on competition in media and streaming, also featured testimony from Bruce Campbell, WBD’s chief … Continue reading “Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition Is Good for Consumers, Economy”

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Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet Trump Officials at the White House on Feb. 26

Netflix Stock Rebounds as Streamer Walks Away From WBD Deal $2.8 Billion Richer

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos to Meet Trump Officials at the White House on Feb. 26

DOJ Officially Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Whether Netflix/WBD Deal Hurts Competition, Industry

Trump Demands Netflix Fire Board Member Susan Rice or ‘Pay the Consequences’

Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Passes DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny; Netflix Says Paramount’s Regulatory Approvals Have Not Been Met

DOJ Antitrust Boss Exits Post in the Middle of Netflix/WBD/Paramount Merger Scrutiny

Tech Analysts Tout Netflix/WBD Merger as Good for Consumers, Competition

Paramount Sweetens Hostile WBD Bid, Willing to Pay $2.8 Billion Termination Fee to Netflix, Among Other Considerations

Trump Says He Will Skip Personal Involvement in Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Approval Process

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition Is Good for Consumers, Economy

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