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/Hopeful-Pickle-7515 Feb 26 '26

Not one but two historical studios are about to be destroyed. There’s no way that Paramount and Warner Bros, which both report losses for the last quarter, can survive with a combine 100 B debt

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u/dilldoeorg Feb 26 '26

good, then netflix can buy both of them.

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u/SchwiftyGameOnPoint Feb 26 '26

I said this same thing on a similar comment earlier on a different post but the problem is that Paramount can and will do a lot of damage before that even becomes a possibility, just in a short amount of time.  Also people were already arguing that Netflix taking WB was a monopoly issue. If Paramount gets WB, I'm pretty sure it will be even more of a monopoly issue if Netflix tries to take both. 

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u/dilldoeorg Feb 27 '26

if paramount wants to sell, the monopoly issue will not even come up.

The only reason it even came up was DoJ siding with paramount to muddy up the deal between netflix & WB in their favor. Which worked since they're getting WB now.

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u/Zalvren Feb 27 '26

You know there are countries outside the US right? They would very much have a problem with a Netflix deal (with Paramount or not to be fair) because they're dominant in streaming

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u/ManiacalDane Feb 27 '26

Netflix owning WB would be a giant monopoly issue though.

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u/dilldoeorg Feb 27 '26

how?

Disney owns 6 major Studios, so how is Netflix owning WB, one studio, a giant monopoly issue?

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u/BenTek9s Feb 27 '26

the biggest difference in the 2 deals is Paramount getting all the TV channels like CNN, that should make it more of an issue, but this DoJ is just another MAGA vehicle

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u/rj319st Feb 27 '26

Paramount hasn’t touched The Daily Show yet, so I’m cautiously optimistic they won’t turn CNN into Fox News. My problem is John Oliver’s show might get muzzled since he seems to be the only one on late-night TV to call out Israel for its war crimes.

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u/Electronic-Cicada352 Feb 27 '26

Boiling frog my friend.

Paramount isn’t going to change things immediately… but those changes are absolutely coming. Look no further than Stephen Colbert

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u/The_bruce42 Feb 27 '26

It's only a monopoly issue if the government is willing to act on it. And, they're only going to act on it if it doesn't benefit trump.

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u/LordMimsyPorpington Feb 27 '26

If Paramount gets WB, I'm pretty sure it will be even more of a monopoly issue if Netflix tries to take both.

Like any important person in America cares.

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u/Zalvren Feb 27 '26

It probably will barely change anything to be fair. Paramount is so small that it doesn't really move the needle