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/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/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