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Republican President Donald Trump bought Netflix and Warner Bros bonds at height of bidding war with Paramount | Reuters
#USPol #Republicans #MAGA #GOP #Trump #stocks #Netflix #Paramount #WarnerBros #ethics #press
New post: Paramount will become the new owner of Warner Bros., making SpongeBob, "South Park," and "Star Trek" corporate cousins of Bugs Bunny, Batman, and Scooby-Doo. (Plus the Ellisons get CNN.) I look at reasons why this is bad.
https://www.diversetechgeek.com/paramount-new-owner-warner-bros/
"California has a lot to lose if Paramount Skydance buys Warner Bros Discovery.
Reuters: California now biggest obstacle to Paramount's Warner Bros takeover https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/california-now-biggest-obstacle-paramounts-warner-bros-takeover-2026-02-27/ @Reuters #Paramount #WarnerBros
The Bidding War Heats Up: Paramount Raises to $31, Warner Bros. Board Warms Up—But Hasn't Flipped
Paramount's upped their bid....a bit
#streaming #netflix #paramount #warnerbros #consolidation #streamingwars #mediaconsolidation #blog
Trump warns Netflix of ‘consequences’ unless it pulls top Democrat from board https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/22/trump-warns-netflix-of-consequences-unless-it-pulls-top-democrat-susan-rice-from-board #Netflix #WarnerBros #TrumpAdministration #Media #UsNews #WorldNews #UsPolitics #TelevisionIndustry #ParamountPictures #FilmIndustry #Business
This is from yesterday. It's clear that the thugs aren't going to let Netflix get Warner Bros., thereby undermining DT buddy Larry Ellison and his empire.
Reuters: US Justice Department casts wide net on Netflix's business practices in merger probe, WSJ reports https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/justice-department-casts-wide-net-netflixs-business-practices-merger-probe-wsj-2026-02-06/ @Reuters #Netflix #WarnerBros #Paramount
This one is The Warner Bros Music Show. We’ve got The Doobie Brothers, Graham Central Station, Little Feat, Montrose, Tower Of Power and Bonaroo.
Groovy.
Part 6: Senate Hearing Erupts—Culture War Crashes Netflix's Antitrust Defense
Guess what an important issue in media consolidation is?? according to some senators...apparently it's wokeness.
https://blog.ppb1701.com/part-6-senate-hearing-erupts-culture-war-crashes-netflixs-antitrust-defense
#streaming #netflix #paramount #warnerbros #consolidation #streamingwars #mediaconsolidation #blog
Frankly it reads to me like an admission of their own guilt, the "brazen theft" being a projection, mens rea expressed as legal action.
Spotify and the three main major record labels sue Anna’s Archive for $13trillion for “brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings”
#culture #music #AnnasArchive #spotify #UMG #WarnerBros #Sony #lawsuit
To sweeten the deal, "Netflix is now offering cash for shares of the company, revising the cash-and-stock deal it had struck with WBD’s board earlier."
Tech Crunch: Netflix revises offer to pay all cash for Warner Bros to fend off Paramount https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/netflix-revises-offer-to-pay-all-cash-for-warner-bros-to-stave-off-paramount/ @TechCrunch #Netflix #Paramount #WarnerBros
New blog post: *Why* do the Ellisons and Paramount want Warner Bros. so badly? I look at possible reasons why.
https://www.diversetechgeek.com/why-does-paramount-want-warner-bros/
Reuters: Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid as risky leveraged buyout https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/warner-bros-rejects-revised-paramount-bid-risky-leveraged-buyout-2026-01-07/ @Reuters #Paramount #WarnerBros
Inc: Warner Bros. Sends Strong Message to Shareholders About Rival Paramount Offer https://www.inc.com/ava-levinson/warner-bros-urgers-shareholders-reject-paramount/91279717 @IncMagazine #WarnerBros #Netflix #Paramount
Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Valued at $108 Billion, Seeking to Derail Netflix’s Deal
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-hostile-takeover-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236603175/
New post: It's official: Netflix plans to buy Warner Bros. for $72 billion. I look at what it might mean for WB's physical media aspects (i.e. DVDs/Blu-rays, DC Comics, and theatrical film releases).
https://www.diversetechgeek.com/netflix-buy-warner-bros-72-billion/
Unless there's intervention from regulators, Netflix is to acquire Warner Bros. for $83 billion. Kate Erbland writes for @IndieWire about what that means.
#Netflix is trying to buy #WarnerBros.
"This deal🚨looks like an anti-monopoly NM -would create one massive media giant with control of close to half of the streaming mkt. It could force you into higher prices, fewer choices over what & how you watch, & may put American workers at risk.
Under Trump:🚨 #antitrust review process has also become a cesspool of pol favoritism & #corruption.
The #DOJ must enforce our nation’s anti-monopoly laws fairly & transparently..."
-Sen Warren
#Bribery #USPol
$82.7B is a lot. And #Netflix swallowing #WarnerBros is huge.
Wondering where regulators are when such huge mergers happen.