LoginThe Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery
10 December 2025 at 09:06
Nicole Sperling, a Times reporter who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution, breaks down the competing bids from Netflix and Paramount to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Either merger would be bad for the country.
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Netflix? Paramount? They’re Both Terrible for Warner Bros.
9 December 2025 at 18:03
Either merger would be bad for the country.
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Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
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.
Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif.
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Golden Globe Nominations Confirm the Allure of Warner Bros.
9 December 2025 at 01:45
The studio’s film “One Battle After Another,” and an HBO show it owns, “The White Lotus,” scored the most nominations for movies and television shows.
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7 December 2025 at 19:00
The Warner Bros. deal has the town on edge.
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Hollywood Doesn’t Want Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.
8 December 2025 at 01:34
The Warner Bros. deal has the town on edge.
Netflix’s Swallowing of Warner Bros. Will Be the End of Hollywood
7 December 2025 at 00:22
The demise of Hollywood has been predicted many times. If Netflix is allowed to acquire Warner Bros., it might actually happen.
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Netflix insisted on Friday that it would follow the Warner Bros. model and continue to release movies in theaters for exclusive runs. But many people in Hollywood were skeptical.
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