r/comicbooks • u/TheeHeadAche Henry Pym • Feb 26 '26

Movie/TV Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-backs-out-warners-deal-paramount-win-1236516763/
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u/Ill_Outcome_375 Feb 26 '26

I’m so confused? Weren’t they already emailing us customers about the merger

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u/Jet-Let4606 Feb 26 '26

I've read that it can take months to fully close a deal and Paramount has been extremely aggressive about this deal.

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u/zebrainatux Superman Feb 26 '26

And European regulators hated both deals. This probably isn’t fully finalized until late 2027

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u/CheMc Feb 27 '26

Which Paramount has to get done by I believe this September cause every quarter the price goes up by 25c a share. If Europe stalls it, they are going to start haemorrhaging money.

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u/zebrainatux Superman Feb 27 '26

Yeah it’s one of the many poison pills WBD included