[dfwgator]

I do agree, this deal needs to be struck down, and hard.

[DoodleBob]

[KittyKares]

We seem to be moving towards everything streaming.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Horrible headline and first sentence, both of which refer to "its" acquisition without clearly identifying the "it" to which they are referring.

I guess writing cogent sentences is no longer part of journalism school.

[Wuli]

Netflix makes a lot of stuff that’s better than Warner Brothers; they should keep doing what they are doing and in ten years Warner Brothers won’t seem so valuable.

[Theoria]

Won't be long for hobbyist and other video creators put major studios and commercial products to shame. The ability to create movies, cartoons, manga or other audio and visual products are just now getting started with AI capabilities. The speed of advancements and improving products out there will leave the human actor and other staff of a job soon.

[shotgun]

Netflix and all the other Streamers should be getting their money back for at least half the crap movies they offer on their platforms.

[Wuli]

Netflix produces better shows than the major Hollywood broadcast network connected TV studios.

[9YearLurker]

Possible antitrust violation?

[redfreedom]

Is the movie business worried Netflix will now have the power to out smut everyone else?

[Brian Griffin]

I recollect seeing a figure of $83 billion.

That seems to be a great deal of money to me.

[lastchance]

I would think the making of bad movies that audiences hate was the real threat to the movie business. But what do I know?

[Allegra]

Are the Obamas still involved with Netflix? I canceled my subscription back when they got mixed up in it - and the content apparently kept getting gayer after that.

Then I read that Netflix made a big donation to the Kamala campaign last year and I wished I had a subscription so I could cancel it again.

[montag813]

Trump will probably strike this down, for politics alone. David Ellison's father is BFF with Trump, and the only tech billionaire to actually side with Trump after the 2020 steal.

And NetFlix's Reed Hastings has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump for years, describing his actions as "so un-American it pains us all".

No brainer, if Trump has any say in the matter.

[TonyM]

What is a “theater”?

[Texan4Life]

The hostile offer sets up a furious battle between Paramount – whose owner Larry Ellison is an ally of Donald Trump – and streaming behemoth Netflix to buy one of Hollywood’s most storied studios.

https://www.france24.com/en/business/20251208-paramount-challenges-netflix-with-108-4-billion-hostile-takeover-bid-for-warner-bros