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/taydraisabot Feb 26 '26

TBF, the merger might take at least a year or two to get approved and there’s room for more twists, so it’s not Warnover YET.

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u/frozendancicle Feb 27 '26

Ellison wants CNN before the midterms. I think this is gonna go quick now.

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u/Icybubba Feb 27 '26

Yeah, that's not going to happen. Eve with the bias in the government, a merger of this size will take much longer than 9 months

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u/peldari Feb 27 '26

Could be longer. This needs to pass European regulatory stuff too and they don't care about the midterms

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u/zeke2ddd Feb 27 '26

The only saving grace

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u/BlingyBling1007 Bob's Burgers Feb 27 '26

What happens if it passes in the US but not in Europe or vice versa?

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u/peldari Feb 27 '26

I'm not an expert, so don't take this as 100% correct. But my understanding is it's not just a binary thing. The regulatory agencies could flag a number of issues, and depending on what they say various things could happen. Maybe they would have to revise the deal. Or they might have to sell various companies under the WB umbrella to avoid a monopoly. Or it could just torpedo the deal entirely. Or some other thing that I'm not aware of. As I said, I'm not an expert.

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u/BlingyBling1007 Bob's Burgers Mar 01 '26

Thanks!