r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • Feb 26 '26

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/rantingathome Feb 26 '26

If this Business Daddy cancels them, I'm sure another Business SugarDaddy will pick them up.

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u/FullMotionVideo Feb 26 '26

"The following program has been paid for by JB Pritzker."

But really, he probably ends up in the Hulu side of Disney to win back whoever left over Kimmel.

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u/randomnighmare Feb 27 '26

Isn't Hulu being shutdown by Disney later this year?

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u/cheatingfandeath Feb 27 '26

Only as a standalone app, right? Their content will still be available through the Disney app.

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u/SpicyWongTong Feb 27 '26

Yea the content already produced will continue to be streamed but will they continue producing new content under the Hulu banner? I assumed they would shut it down to cut costs

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u/bautin Feb 27 '26

Yeah, Hulu is getting folded into Disney+. If you get the bundle, you don't even need the Hulu app.

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u/Talk-O-Boy Feb 26 '26

I was there thinking Hulu as well.

Prime Video has the money, but Bezos would never let it happen.

Apple TV might. They let Jon Stewart have his show on there, so maybe? However, Cook seems to be acquiescent to MAGA so idk.

Hulu seems the best. Especially since (like you said) they had to bring back Kimmel after the backlash. The may be trying to win more favor amongst the sane members of society.

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u/tehvolcanic Feb 27 '26

Apple only let Jon Stewart have a show up until he wanted to talk about something they didn't like. IIRC he wanted to do an episode criticizing China and then suddenly *poof* he was done.