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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream
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Trump Stands in the Middle as Netflix and Paramount Vie for a Megadeal

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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.

Jared Kushner Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Lauren Hirsch
9 December 2025 at 01:55
Mr. Kushner’s private equity fund is one of the many groups helping Paramount mount a hostile bid to buy the group, whose holdings include CNN.

© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

Jared Kushner founded his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, after President Trump’s first term and faced scrutiny over its deep reliance on the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump?

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: David McCabe
9 December 2025 at 01:34
Andrew Ferguson has used the Federal Trade Commission’s consumer protection mandate to investigate issues important to President Trump and his base.

© Al Drago for The New York Times

Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in May.
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Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: 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 Times

Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif.

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.

Bessent Says He Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office Warning

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Alan Rappeport
8 December 2025 at 02:30
The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement.

© Tim Gruber for The New York Times

China stopped buying American soybeans in response to President Trump’s tariffs, inflicting economic pain on U.S. farmers.

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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