2 weeks ago - This acquisition brings together two pioneering entertainment businesses, combining Netflix’s innovation, global reach and best-in-class streaming service with Warner Bros.’ century-long legacy of world-class storytelling.

2 days ago - From a Hacker News perspective, I wonder what this means for engineers working on HBO Max. Netflix says they’re keeping the company separate but surely you’d be looking to move them to Netflix backend infrastructure at the very least · This is a very common narrative to this news.

2 weeks ago - Warner Bros owns franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and the streaming service HBO Max. The takeover is set to create a new giant in the entertainment industry, but the deal will still have to be approved by competition authorities. Some in the film industry, including the Writers Guild of America, have criticised the deal, saying it would negatively impact workers and consumers. Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said the streamer was "highly confident" it would receive the regulatory approval it needs and it was running "full speed" towards this.

1 day ago - Netflix has bought Warner Bros – but what does that mean? Read more · Support Now · From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

2 weeks ago - Netflix announced plans on Friday to acquire Warner Bros.

2 days ago - Netflix emerged victorious in the bidding war and announced its deal with WBD to acquire its streaming and studios division (which includes assets like Warner Bros., HBO/HBO Max, DC Studios/DC Entertainment, and the company's media library) ...

2 days ago - Dec 15 (Reuters) - Netflix's (NFLX.O), opens new tab decision to acquire assets from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab has not changed, its co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos said in a letter to employees on Monday.

2 weeks ago - Netflix announced it's reached a deal to buy WBD, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that also involved Paramount Skydance and Comcast.

5 days ago - Break out the popcorn and a jumbo box of Raisinets, because just when we thought the Warner Bros. Discovery drama was over, it turned out we had barely gotten started. The suspense over the company’s pending sale is mounting, and new questions are developing faster than writers can resolve old ones.

2 weeks ago - The streaming giant announced its plan to become the new owner of the storied studio on Friday morning, after entering a successful bid of $27.75-a-share to parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.

1 week ago - Netflix has announced its planned acquisition of Warner Bros with a deal valued at US$82.7 billion. What will this mean for filmgoing?

2 weeks ago - Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros.

1 week ago - Discovery's TV and film studios and streaming division for $72 billion US, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer that has upended the media industry.

6 days ago - Its offer values those holdings which include brands such as Warner Bros, New Line Cinema, and HBO Max, at $82.7bn, including debt. Netflix is offering to pay $23.25 per share, and give existing Warner Bros investors a stake in the new company ...

2 days ago - Netflix's $82.6 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. encapsulates a fraught moment for Hollywood, as the entertainment business is increasingly overshadowed by tech giants.

2 weeks ago - In group WhatsApp chats, screenwriters used words like “heartbreaking” and “tragic.” · Now that a sale has been announced, with Netflix striking an $83 billion deal for the Warner Bros.