What Streaming TV Could Learn from ‘Mad Men’ NYT | Top Stories James Poniewozik 9 December 2025 at 18:02 The classic show arrived on HBO Max with an embarrassing remastering error. But the show’s creative mastery remains undeniable. © Michael Yarish/AMCJon Hamm in “Mad Men,” now streaming on HBO Max.
Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery NYT | Top Stories Benjamin Mullin, Lauren Hirsch and John Koblin 9 December 2025 at 05:18 The offer to shareholders comes days after Warner Bros. agreed to sell its streaming and studio business to Netflix. © Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York TimesWarner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif.
Netflix Deal for Warner Bros. Adds New Twist to Rivalry With HBO NYT | Top Stories 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 PressTed 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.
What to Know About Netflix’s $83 Billion Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery NYT | Top Stories Natallie Rocha 6 December 2025 at 18:02 The cash-and-stock deal would give the world’s largest paid streaming service expansive power over theater owners and entertainment-industry unions. © Jae C. Hong/Associated PressThe Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, Calif.