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Netflix isn’t buying Warner Bros, Paramount is

Just months after Netflix struck a deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Games, the streaming giant has backed out of the arrangement, declining to raise its offer beyond Paramount’s “best and final” bid.
It’s just the latest twist in the acquisition saga, which started with a bidding war that reportedly also involved Apple, Amazon, and Comcast. Once Netflix and Warner Bros. came to an agreement on December 5th, Paramount tried to force its way into the deal, announcing a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion in cash. Unlike Netflix’s deal, Paramount’s includes an acquisition of all of Warner Bros. Discovery, including its cable networks.
But after several rejections, Paramount persistently upped its bid. It eventually came back with an all-cash offer at $31 per share and promised to cover the $7 billion regulatory termination fee if its deal with WBD doesn’t close, along with the $2.87 billion termination fee it must pay Netflix for abandoning its deal. Warner Bros. Discovery determined that the deal is “superior,” leading Netflix to walk away, saying it’s “no longer financially attractive.”
There are already questions about where the deal will go from here, and concerns from regulators about the proposed acquisition. You can follow along below for all of the latest updates as they come in.

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Oregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger

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Paramount responds to Hollywood pushback against Warner Bros. acquisition.

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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says he’s not pivoting to another studio after losing out on Warner Bros.

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Ted Sarandos: “This is a business deal, it’s not a political deal.”

DOJ reportedly begins antitrust investigation into Netflix’s merger with Warner Bros.

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Netflix revises Warner Bros. bid to an all-cash offer

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Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected yet another Paramount bid.

WBD has received Paramount’s amended offer.

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Netflix’s leadership thinks the Warner Bros. deal won’t be like other big media mergers.

Netflix is “highly confident” about the regulatory process for the deal.

The Writers Guild of America published a statement on the deal.

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