{"id":2517883,"date":"2025-12-05T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-acquires-warner-bros-in-blockbuster-entertainment-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T08:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:33:58","slug":"netflix-acquires-warner-bros-in-blockbuster-entertainment-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-acquires-warner-bros-in-blockbuster-entertainment-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix acquires Warner Bros. in blockbuster entertainment deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetflix-acquires-warner-bros-in-blockbuster-entertainment-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Netflix is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a major entertainment deal valued at approximately $82.7 billion, or $27.75 per share. This acquisition will combine Netflix, one of the world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oan-partners-with-netrange-to-expand-its-ctv-reach-globally\/\" title=\"OAN Partners with NetRange to Expand its CTV Reach Globally\">leading streaming platforms<\/a>, with iconic Warner Bros. franchises and HBO Max,consolidating their content libraries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-ubs-plans-to-expand-china-footprint-with-new-mutual-fund-unit-sources\/\" title=\"Exclusive-UBS plans to expand China footprint with new mutual fund unit \u2013 sources\">intensifying competition<\/a> against rivals like Disney. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deal includes popular titles<\/a> such as *The Big bang Theory*, *the Sopranos*, *Game of Thrones*, *The Wizard of oz*, and properties from the DC Universe. Netflix emphasized its commitment to entertaining global audiences by merging its original hits like *Stranger Things* and *Squid Game* with Warner Bros.&#8217; extensive collection of timeless and modern favorites, aiming to shape the future of storytelling. The acquisition process faced competition from Paramount and Comcast, with Paramount raising concerns about fairness, which Netflix denied, affirming full compliance with fiduciary responsibilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in blockbuster entertainment deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2423432\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>One of the world&rsquo;s most popular streaming businesses, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>, will own one of the most iconic film studios: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix announced Friday morning that it will buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. at a price of $27.75 per share, or around $82.7 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3908228\/costco-board-gina-raimondo-trump-tariffs-lawsuit\/\">Costco nominates Biden commerce secretary to board as retail giant sues over Trump tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3902519\/foot-voting-housing-affordability\/\">Foot voting, housing, and affordability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3899251\/one-income-middle-class-household-historical-myth\/\">The one-income, middle-class household is a historical myth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The deal merges Netflix with another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-k-rowling-calls-out-controversial-streamer-who-said-she-should-shut-the-f-up-over-her-stand-for-women\/\" title=\"J.K. Rowling Calls Out Controversial Streamer Who Said She Should \u2018Shut The F*** Up\u2019 Over Her Stand For Women\">popular streamer<\/a>, HBO Max. Netflix&rsquo;s acquisition narrows the competition field and bolsters the company against Disney&rsquo;s streaming portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix competed with Paramount Inc. and Comcast to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount expressed concerns that the bidding process wasn&rsquo;t fair and that Warner Bros. Discovery favored Netflix to be its new owner.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix denied the allegation, saying it &ldquo;robustly&rdquo; complied with its fiduciary obligations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please be assured that the WBD Board attends to its fiduciary obligations with the utmost care, and that they have fully and robustly complied with them and will continue to do so,&rdquo; the company wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the acquisition by Netflix, HBO franchises such as <em>The Big Bang Theory, The Sopranos, Game of Thrones,<\/em> <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em>, and the DC Universe will be added to Netflix.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3907796\/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-bidding-war\/\">WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY BIDDING WAR HEATS UP AS MEDIA TITANS BATTLE FOR COMPANY TAKEOVER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our mission has always been to entertain the world,&rdquo; Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/about.netflix.com\/en\/news\/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By combining Warner Bros.&rsquo; incredible library of shows and movies&mdash;from timeless classics like Casablanca and Citizen Kane to modern favorites like Harry Potter and Friends&mdash;with our culture-defining titles like Stranger Things, KPop Demon Hunters and Squid Game, we&rsquo;ll be able to do that even better. Together, we can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-watanabe-claims-asian-actors-were-only-cast-as-stereotypes-until-the-last-samurai\/\" title=\"Ken Watanabe Claims Asian Actors Were Only Cast as Stereotypes Until the Last Samurai\">give audiences<\/a> more of what they love and help define the next century of storytelling,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in $82.7B entertainment deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2517884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netflix.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11089,68293,68292,5158,68291],"class_list":["post-2517883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-acquisition","tag-blockbuster-2","tag-entertainment-deal","tag-netflix","tag-warner-bros-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/netflix.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517883"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517887,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517883\/revisions\/2517887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}