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Media industry
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Free of Warner Bros., Netflix Is a Growth Stock Once Again

Netflix's abandoned Warner Bros. acquisition frees the company to focus on core streaming growth, with shares surging 30% as subscriber momentum and advertising revenue accelerate.
Media industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says he bailed on WBD because of the deal's price, not because of Donald Trump

Netflix withdrew from the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war due to price concerns, not political pressure, according to CEO Ted Sarandos.
LA real estate
fromtherealdeal.com
4 days ago

Inside the Los Angeles real estate owned and occupied by Warner Bros and Paramount

A potential Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would consolidate significant Los Angeles real estate holdings, with Warner Bros. controlling 4.1 million square feet primarily in Burbank and Paramount owning approximately 1.85 million square feet.
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

FCC chair calls Paramount/WBD merger "a lot cleaner" than defunct Netflix deal

Paramount said that it lined up "an aggregate $24 billion commitment from three sovereign wealth funds" from Gulf countries, specifically Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar. Paramount said at the time that the sovereign wealth funds "agreed to forgo all governance rights (including board representation)."
Venture
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Warner Bros bipolarity: Improved results in streaming and film, but floundering in television

The historic film studios recorded global revenue of $37.3 billion, representing a 5% decrease compared to the previous year due to the decline in the cable business with a loss of advertising on the TNT, Discovery Channel, Cartoon Network and CNN channels.
Film
Television
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

CBS in the spotlight as parent company pursues Warner Bros. Discovery deal

CBS faced multiple controversies including Anderson Cooper's departure from 60 Minutes, a blocked Stephen Colbert interview, and Paramount's final bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Netflix sells Trump a made in USA' plan with Warner: thousands of jobs and 20 times more filming space in the US

Netflix plans to acquire Warner Bros.' streaming and studio businesses to massively expand U.S. production capacity, create thousands of American jobs, and increase studio space.
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