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Project Warrior: How Paramount beat Netflix in $110bn battle for Warner ⊖
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a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times
Ellison father and son viewed deal as a matter of survival to compete with tech giants that now dominate Hollywood
‘Not a done deal’: California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover ⊕
Attorney general says $111bn deal will be investigated amid concerns over monopoly power and job losses
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, said his office will investigate a possible merger bet…
WBD employees fear coming wave of job losses as Paramount tops Netflix's bid to acquire company ⊖⊖
WBD employees fear potential job cuts, culture clashes and high debt loads as Paramount supplants Netflix as the company's acquirer.
WBD and Paramount may have an easier time winning regulatory approval than Netflix ⊕
With Netflix out of the picture, a Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal may have fewer obstacles to regulatory approval.
Netflix stock surges as it walks away from Warner Bros deal ○
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bank stocks, Netflix, Duolingo, AES, Sunrun and more ○
These are some of the stocks posting the largest moves at midday.
'Exceptional' thriller series featuring Squid Games star soars up Netflix charts as fans admit they are 'hooked' ⊕⊕
This exciting eight-part mystery thriller series has proved popular among the streaming platform's audience.
CNN staffers petrified at prospect of takeover by Trump-friendly billionaire after Netflix offer fell through...and president is said to be delighted ○
'Panic' reverberated across the network's newsroom Thursday after Netflix said its pursuit of Warner was 'no longer financially attractive,' according to a new report.
How Hollywood and Maga aligned over Warner Bros deal ⊕
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Paramount beats Netflix to the major deal, pleasing figures in DC and LA alike, the BBC's culture and media editor writes.