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Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Michael M. Grynbaum
9 December 2025 at 02:45
The president has shattered norms by pledging to “be involved” in the regulatory fate of a transaction that could reshape the news and entertainment industries.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump has often relished pitting rivals against each other, from his “Apprentice” TV boardroom to the West Wing.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Looms Over Netflix’s Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly， Brian O’Keefe and Vivienne Walt
8 December 2025 at 21:19
President Trump said the acquisition “could be a problem,” suggesting he will insert himself into the regulatory review of the transaction.

© Valerie Plesch for The New York Times

President Trump has spoken out on Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Netflix Deal for Warner Bros. Adds New Twist to Rivalry With HBO

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: John Koblin
7 December 2025 at 18:02
Netflix’s blockbuster deal to buy Warner Bros., including HBO, is the latest twist in a rivalry that has reshaped the entertainment industry.

© Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated Press

Ted Sarandos, now co-chief executive officer of Netflix, recently recalled his reaction to HBO’s refusal in 2010 to license its shows: Netflix had to make original programs of its own.
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