Paramount Urges Warner Bros. Shareholders to Reject Netflix Deal, Extends Takeover Bid Offer
Jan. 22 (UPI) — Paramount Skydance extended the deadline for shareholders to accept its hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Jan. 22 (UPI) — Paramount Skydance extended the deadline for shareholders to accept its hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Analysts fear that the Nextflix acquisition deal with Warner Bros. is dragging the streamer’s stock down as stock value fell this week to a 52-week low.

“Queer Eye” cast member Karamo Brown refused to appear on “CBS Mornings” for the cast interview claiming that he feared being “bullied.”

Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros.’ movie studio and slot HBO Max into its video streaming line-up.

A few hours before Hollywood liberals started parading down the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globe awards, President Trump came out against the Netflix acquisition of Warner Brothers.

Actor Matt Damon says Netflix wants the plot explained “three or four times” in movies, because viewers are watching while scrolling on their phones.

Left-wing actor Matt Damon was seen protesting against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies by wearing a “Be Good” button at the premiere of his upcoming Netflix film, “The Rip.”

NEW YORK — Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.

Despite claims that Disney streaming service is an online powerhouse, the data shows that Disney+ has had little growth for three years.

Warner Bros. Discovery is in the middle of a Hollywood tug-of-war between Netflix and Paramount. And chances are it’ll be a long, bumpy regulatory road ahead for either buyer.

Ratings on the latest episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things took a downturn this week after the character Will Byers came out gay.

The NFL and its streaming partner, Netflix, are thrilled with their takeover of Christmas Day sports programming. NBA analyst Charles Barkley? Not so much.

The fans’ verdict is in, and it appears that among the NFL’s streaming partners, Netflix is by far the most unpopular.

A Hollywood actors union is plotting to go on strike next year over the possible acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

Senator Tim Scott is warning of the dangers to customers the Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery poses.

President Donald Trump’s administration is being urged to take a close look at Netflix’s LGBTQ+ inclusion in its children’s shows ahead of the streamer’s possible acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

CNN is heading into an uncertain future with its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) destined for a takeover — and US President Donald Trump hoping the change will allow him to influence the iconic news network’s programming.

Netflix has canceled the LGBTQ-themed military series “Boots,” which the Pentagon had previously called “woke garbage.”

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Netflix is pursuing a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, a move that would create the largest consolidated streaming platform in U.S. history. Together, the two companies would control an estimated 139 million domestic subscribers — roughly 50 million more than the next-largest competitor — raising questions about market concentration within the entertainment industry.

Noah Baumbach directs George Clooney through a sometimes effective, sometimes cloying, sometimes phony mash-up of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 (1963).

NEW YORK — A Hollywood director was convicted Thursday on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11 million for a show that never materialized, while he instead used the cash for lavish purchases that included several Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari and about $1 million in mattresses and luxury bedding.

Disney CEO Bob Iger is speaking out leaving little doubt over the dangers he fears that might manifest if a merger between streaming giant Netflix and entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery is approved by federal regulators.

President Donald Trump has signaled some opposition to Netflix purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery, saying that CNN should be sold as part of the package deal.

Netflix is being dragged for its upcoming ultra woke film featuring a transgender coal miner “fighting the patriarchy.” Some are saying that with lunacy like this, Netflix is going to turn Warner Bros. into a “woke wasteland.”

The betting site Polymarket just gave Paramount a boost after its announcement of a $108 billion hostile takeover bid to buy Warner Bros.

BANGKOK (AP) — Paramount Skydance says the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a possible national security review.

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is suddenly claiming he’s “deeply committed” to releasing Warner Bros. movies in “exactly the way they release those movies today.”

President Donald Trump is refusing to pick a side in the escalating bidding war between Paramount Skydance and Netflix to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.

“Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson said the art of cinema in the United States “feels really grim right now” while attending the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, believing a possible deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery could lead to a “rebirth.”

If you love movies, the merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. is about as bad as the news can get.

Paramount took its battle for Warner Bros. Discovery directly to shareholders Monday, launching a $30-per-share all-cash tender offer for the entertainment giant just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.

President Trump called Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos a “fantastic man” and praised his company while fearing its potential merger.

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is set to meet with Netflix as theater owners call its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery an “unprecedented threat” to the movie business.

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Netflix has come to an agreement to purchase Warner Bros Discovery for a whopping $83 billion. What happens next is key in sealing that deal.

Netflix’s four-hour electronic lynching never stops for a moment to delve into what could’ve been a fascinating documentary, and even a valuable one, about the depravities people are willing to engage in pursuit of fame and, most importantly, how they later come to regret it.

The streaming giant Netflix has solidified itself as the King of Hollywood, announcing Friday its acquisition of Warner Bros. “Together, we’ll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for audiences everywhere,” Netflix said in a statement.

Acclaimed “Good Will Hunting” and “Dune” star Stellan Skarsgård agreed with filmmaker James Cameron that Netflix should not be able to qualify for the Academy Awards without a proper theatrical run.

Netflix pushed back against claims made in a cease-and-desist letter from disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team over it’s recently released docuseries, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning.”
