Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners is exiting the takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a political and financial blow to a foundering hostile takeover bid for the fabled studio.
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners is exiting the takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a political and financial blow to a foundering hostile takeover bid for the fabled studio.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is planning to reject Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile takeover bid due to concerns about financing and other terms, people familiar with the matter said.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is planning to reject Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile takeover bid due to concerns about financing and other terms, people familiar with the matter said.
Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg
Donald Trump doesn’t decide who gets to buy Warner Bros. -- yet
Ted Sarandos, president and co-chief executive office of Netflix Inc., walks to lunch during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The annual event has been a historic breeding ground for media deals and is usually a forum for tech and media elites to discuss the future of their industry. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Ted Sarandos wooed Trump personally ahead of Warner deal
Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Netflix Inc. has lined up $59 billion of financing from Wall Street banks to help support its planned $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., which would make it one of the largest ever loans of its kind. Photographer: Ethan Swope/Bloomberg
Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos ventured to the White House in mid-November for a meeting with President Donald Trump. Over more than an hour, the two discussed a range of topics, including the auction of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to people familiar with the interaction.
Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos ventured to the White House in mid-November for a meeting with President Donald Trump. Over more than an hour, the two discussed a range of topics, including the auction of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to people familiar with the interaction.
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., marking a seismic shift in the entertainment business as a Silicon Valley-bred streaming giant tries to swallow one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., marking a seismic shift in the entertainment business as a Silicon Valley-bred streaming giant tries to swallow one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
The Netflix Vine Studios building in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Netflix Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 17.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
Owning a library of hit movies and TV shows would change Netflix forever
Greg Peters, co-chief executive officer of Netflix Inc., during the Bloomberg Screentime event in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Screentime gathers the moguls, celebrities, and entrepreneurs defining the next phase of pop culture to discuss and debate the future of Hollywood studios, the boom in sports and live music and the impact of AI on the creative industries. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence tools.
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence tools.
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