Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros, including game developers behind Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy

nnodley · Dec 06, 2025, 03:18 AM

Quote from: Legend on Dec 06, 2025, 01:11 AMParamount might still try to buy them!!!

No clue what the source is, but I want it to be true.

Well the Ellison family is seemingly really close to trump and may try to get the deal blocked so they can buy it.

Looks like it could be the battle of the trump bribes

Legend · Dec 06, 2025, 05:06 AM

Quote from: nnodley on Dec 06, 2025, 03:18 AMWell the Ellison family is seemingly really close to trump and may try to get the deal blocked so they can buy it.

Looks like it could be the battle of the trump bribes

I think it's more just doing a hostile takeover. Convincing shareholders that their deal is better.

Would be pretty funny for the FTC to block the merger, and then suddenly get amnesia and have no problem with Paramount buying.

kitler53 · Dec 06, 2025, 01:37 PM

Quote from: Legend on Dec 06, 2025, 05:06 AMI think it's more just doing a hostile takeover. Convincing shareholders that their deal is better.

Would be pretty funny for the FTC to block the merger, and then suddenly get amnesia and have no problem with Paramount buying.

- Trump tells texas to gerrymander
- California votes to gerrymander
- Trump's admin sues California for gerrymandering

a netflix/paramount/ftc corruption is pretty standard corruption for Trump.

BananaKing · Dec 08, 2025, 06:59 AM

I think this is both horrible for the movie industry and the gaming industry

kitler53 · Dec 08, 2025, 01:24 PM

Quote from: BananaKing on Dec 08, 2025, 06:59 AMI think this is both horrible for the movie industry and the gaming industry

movie industry I can see.

..but WB is such a small part of gaming I don't think this matters. worst case scenario netflix closes the couple of studios they now own and license their IP to other studios.

the-pi-guy · Dec 08, 2025, 02:44 PM

Paramount is trying a hostile bid - $100 billion.

kitler53 · Dec 08, 2025, 02:47 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Dec 08, 2025, 02:44 PMParamount is trying a hostile bid - $100 billion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-netflx.html

QuoteParamount said it would pay $30 per share in cash, valuing the company at around $108 billion, including debt. It said it was going to shareholders because the board of Warner Bros. Discovery is "pursuing an inferior proposal" that would lead to "a challenging regulatory approval process."

the-pi-guy · Dec 08, 2025, 03:24 PM

Quote from: kitler53 on Dec 08, 2025, 02:47 PMhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/business/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-netflx.html

Why can't numbers be consistent.

>Netflix offers to pay $82.7 billion.
>Hollywood reporter: Paramount offering $18 billion more cash
>Me: 82.7 + 18 = 100.7
>NYT: 108 billion.

I'm sure they're counting different things and whatnot.

Legend · Dec 08, 2025, 11:55 PM

Wonder how this goes. From a pure shareholder perspective, how could wb defend netflix as a better bid?

BananaKing · **Yesterday** at 12:28 AM

Quote from: Legend on Dec 08, 2025, 11:55 PMWonder how this goes. From a pure shareholder perspective, how could wb defend netflix as a better bid?

More money I guess

the-pi-guy · **Yesterday** at 12:52 AM

Quote from: Legend on Dec 08, 2025, 11:55 PMWonder how this goes. From a pure shareholder perspective, how could wb defend netflix as a better bid?

Paramount is offering more, but Netflix's offer is just for WB. If WBD thought they could get more money for Discovery, they could go elsewhere.

Legend · **Yesterday** at 03:37 AM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Yesterday at 12:52 AMParamount is offering more, but Netflix's offer is just for WB. If WBD thought they could get more money for Discovery, they could go elsewhere.

Aw i didn't realize netflix was only buying 90%.