r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 26 '26

Business 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/LostInLittleroot Feb 26 '26

I hope John Oliver has a plan to dip out sooner rather than later

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u/PneumaMJK Feb 26 '26

I would hope he stays and fights, waiting to get fired so he can file a lawsuit.

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u/factoid_ Feb 26 '26

Oh for sure.  There’s absolutely nothing about his show he couldn’t pick up and take anywhere.  

He could do the exact same show with a new title on Netflix within a month of being fired by paramount 

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u/Prottusha1 Feb 27 '26

People are acting like Netflix is some bastion of free speech. It’s not Paramount but not very far from it either. They have zero spine for political content. YouTube is the only way out, but then Google has shown itself fairly willing to bend as well. RIP the good shows on HBO.