Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war heats up

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Netflix Makes a Fresh Warner Discovery Bid, Report Says. This Could Derail the Deal.
Netflix on Monday made a primarily cash-based second offer for Warner Discovery’s entertainment and studios businesses, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Netflix is working to secure tens of billions in financing to fund the deal, per the report.

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Netflix Makes Highest Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix makes all cash deal for Warner Bros Discovery in second bidding round: report
Warner Bros. Discovery Asks for 3rd Round of Bids Due Today
The bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery continues to escalate, with the company’s board asking for another round of bids due Thursday, according to multiple media reports.

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Netflix Falls on Report It's Leading Bidder for Warner Bros.
Even Paramount now thinks Netflix is winning the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Accuses Warner Bros. Discovery of Unfair Bidding Process, Favoring Netflix in Letter to Zaslav
During that meeting, concerns were raised that if the Ellison family acquired WBD, it could lead to “excessive media concentration.”

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Revised Warner Bros. Discovery bids include a bunch of Middle East money
Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery combo seen lowering costs for consumers, sources say
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Warner Bros. sends cease and desist to California coffee shop for ‘Harry Potter’-themed event

Covenant Coffee, a shop in Bakersfield, Calif., that aims to educate and employ former and current foster children, received a cease-and-desist letter from the entertainment company last week, according to Director of Operations Shelby Woolley.

Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. studio and HBO Max would face stiff DOJ antitrust opposition: sources

Antitrust officials are likening the Netflix purchase of WBD to Ticketmaster buying a popular entertainment venue like Madison Square Garden.

Netflix’s Wild Week With Theatrical As Streamer Circles Warner Bros: The Ups Of ‘Stranger Things’ Finale & Downs Of ‘Wake Up Dead Man’

As Netflix makes a run at Warner Bros Discovery that would test its commitment to theatrical, the streamer has had an erratic week in cinemas between the bust of Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery with $4 million+ over the five-day Thanksgiving frame,

Warner settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture

Suno, along with another AI company offering a similar platform called Udio, were sued by music giants Warner, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group. The lawsuit was announced in 2024 by the Recording Industry Association of America, which the BBC has contacted for comment.