{"id":329807,"date":"2026-02-02T07:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/?p=329807"},"modified":"2026-02-08T13:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:09:43","slug":"wbd-shareholder-vote-on-netflix-deal-reportedly-expected-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/wbd-shareholder-vote-on-netflix-deal-reportedly-expected-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"WBD Shareholder Vote on Netflix Deal Reportedly Expected in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix&#8217;s accepted $82.7 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery streaming and studio assets is reportedly set to face a WBD shareholder vote in the first weeks of March.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports, citing sources, say the vote is likely to happen in March, after initial indications said a vote would not happen until June, or April at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">On Jan. 20, Netflix shifted from a cash-and-stock bid to an all-cash bid of $27.75 per share \u2014 aiming to remove a more complicated stock-related transaction, which could lead to disputes over stock value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-toolbar\">If approved, Netflix would acquire HBO, HBO Max, and the Warner Bros. film\/TV library). The remaining linear assets, including CNN, TNT Sports, and Discovery, are set to be spun off into a new public entity called Discovery Global.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">The expedited March vote is seen as a move to fend off a hostile $108.4 billion bid from Paramount Skydance, which the WBD board has repeatedly rejected as &#8220;inadequate.&#8221; Paramount has launched a proxy fight direct to WBD shareholders and a lawsuit in an attempt to block the Netflix deal.<\/span><span class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"bZ2DS_2d,bZ2DS_2e\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=bZ2DS_2c\/TKHnVd\" data-sae=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The WBD board has unanimously recommended that shareholders\u00a0vote in favor\u00a0of the Netflix merger, calling it the superior option for maximizing value.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-toolbar\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dgLnU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe HERE to the FREE <em>Media Play News<\/em> Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix&#8217;s accepted $82.7 billion offer for Warner Bros. 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Media reports, citing sources, say the vote is likely to happen in March, after initial indications said a vote would not happen until June, or April at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/wbd-shareholder-vote-on-netflix-deal-reportedly-expected-in-march\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WBD Shareholder Vote on Netflix Deal Reportedly Expected in March&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":324061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,166,3,28,271,653],"tags":[118,1633,175,12536],"coauthors":[65],"class_list":["post-329807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-financial","category-news","category-streaming","category-studios","category-top-news-story","tag-netflix","tag-shareholders","tag-streaming","tag-warner-bros-discovery"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WBD Shareholder Vote on Netflix Deal Reportedly Expected in March - Media Play News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/wbd-shareholder-vote-on-netflix-deal-reportedly-expected-in-march\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WBD Shareholder Vote on Netflix Deal Reportedly Expected in March - Media Play News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Netflix&#8217;s accepted $82.7 billion offer for Warner Bros. 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