Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has made an agreement to acquire the studio operations and HBO Max streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion in equity, which values the company at an overall enterprise value of $82.7 billion, including debt.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that neither Netflix nor Paramount Skydance are great friends of his after both companies bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
Paramount Skydance made a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix won a bidding war.
Netflix's $82.7B Warner Bros. Discovery deal faces regulatory hurdles and premium valuation concerns.
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Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) unveiled a $72 billion deal on Friday to buy Warners Bros Discovery (WBD) -- including its film studios, HBO, and HBO Max -- pending regulatory approval.
The battle for Warner Bros. (NASDAQ: WBD) has intensified as Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Paramount (NASDAQ: PSKY) submit competing multibillion-dollar bids.
Netflix's $72B move for Warner Bros. reshapes streaming and puts a spotlight on ETFs like FDN that are positioned to benefit from its potential gains.
For over a decade, Netflix (NFLX) adhered to a strict strategy of organic growth, avoiding the large-scale M&A that defined its legacy media competitors. Yesterday, that strategy underwent a fundamental shift.
The S&P 500 neared all-time highs on Friday. Some are questioning whether the Netflix-Warner Bros.
US President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust concerns around Netflix's planned $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. The transaction would combine the world's No.
Donald Trump has thrown fresh uncertainty over Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, XETRA:NFC) planned $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A)y, warning that the combined group's enlarged market share “could be a problem”. His off-the-cuff remarks, made as he arrived at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, were enough to rattle both prediction markets and early trading, with bets on the deal closing by 2026 dropping sharply.