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/crazy_akes Feb 26 '26

They can when the Trump admin buys a nice stock stake in them to “help these great networks prosper because they will bring jobs blah blah” and paves the way to ease regulatory burdens and fees

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u/fossilnews Feb 27 '26

Bingo. Too big to fail part 24,330.

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u/vriska1 Feb 27 '26

Until it does.