https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros
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sheetsadam1 — 4 months ago(December 05, 2025 03:06 PM)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros
Netflix has triumphed in the bidding war for Warner Bros. and HBO, announcing a deal that could combine two of the three biggest streamers with one of the largest traditional movie and television studios.
If the deal goes through, it will fundamentally reshape Hollywood at a precarious time for the entertainment business. It would give Netflix control of some of the industry’s most valuable intellectual property, including Batman, Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, and would give a company that historically had very little interest in movie theaters oversight of the studio that put more butts in seats than any other this year.
But first it will be subjected to intense regulatory review in the US and other countries.
Netflix announced the blockbuster deal with Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday morning. It has agreed to buy the legendary TV and movie studio and assets like the HBO Max streaming service for $72 billion, plus debt.
The announcement jolted Hollywood and jumbled expectations about the next steps for Warner Bros. Discovery, which is also the parent company of CNN.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) said it is moving forward with its plans to split into two publicly traded halves in 2026. Once the split takes effect, Netflix intends to acquire the Warner half. The other half, Discovery Global, will house CNN and other cable channels.
WBD now expects the split to take effect in the summer of 2026.
But this mega-media merger saga is far from over. Paramount and Comcast, the other media giants known to have submitted offers for WBD, may continue to pursue the company.
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sheetsadam1 — 4 months ago(December 05, 2025 03:16 PM)
With some of their major hits having recently ended or ending soon, I feel like Netflix probably needed this more than Warner Bros. and HBO did. The quality of Netflix's movie selection has been declining for years. More than a century of Warner content at their fingertips should permanently solve that problem.
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sheetsadam1 — 4 months ago(December 05, 2025 03:20 PM)
We'll see how this deal impacts things, but I find that Tubi (completely free, but with ads) has far and away the best movie selection of any streaming service.
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IsraHell — 4 months ago(December 06, 2025 02:59 AM)
Tubi has a lot of cool obscure and nostalgic stuff. Like, they had Home Alone copycat I used to always watch on Showtime in the mid 90's called Remote. Haven't watched it since I was in 2nd or 3rd grade until I saw it on there.
It reminded me that for some reason, from like 94 to 98, we had Showtime without paying extra. Like, it was some mistake at the cable company.
As far as your OP goes, I'm hoping this at least means the other apps will take on Netlfix's interface and lack of errors.
