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David Zaslav announces future of WB Games (Batman, Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat)

David Zaslav Announces Future of WB Games (Batman, Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat)On the WB Q3 Financial Earnings call today, WB CEO David Zaslav had a lot to say about the future of WB Games, mainly ...
Forbes

Netflix Hints ‘Hogwarts Legacy 2’ Could Survive Its WB Deal, But What Else?

Netflix announced a deal to purchase Warner Bros. Studios in a cash-and-stock deal (including debt) that values it at $82.7 billion. That now faces a challenge from Paramount, attempting to mount a ...
Variety

How Netflix’s WB Megadeal Stunned Hollywood — and Sparked a Fight From David Ellison

Who do you believe? The battle for control of Warner Bros. and HBO is coming down to an enormous bet on competing visions of the future of the entertainment industry. On Dec. 5, Netflix landed a whale ...
GameSpot

Games Weren't A Big Part Of Netflix's Attempted WB Takeover

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Last week, Netflix put forth an $82 million deal to purchase Warner Bros. Studios, one of the biggest movie and TV studios in the world. Warner Bros.
Inc

Monopoly Expert Says Netflix’s Bid for WB Isn’t Meant to Succeed—It’s a Big Dirty Trick

But some experts say Netflix likely has no intention of getting into a bidding war with Paramount—or even actually purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery, with many questioning whether the deal would ...
Deadline.com

International Documentary Association Blasts Proposed Netflix-WB Merger, Says It Would “Profoundly Damage The Future Of Documentary Filmmaking”

EXCLUSIVE: The International Documentary Association (IDA) is coming out with a forceful statement excoriating the planned merger of Netflix and Warner Bros, calling it a threat to nonfiction ...
Forbes

Here Are The WB Games Netflix Would Grab After Its Warner Bros. Purchase

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Netflix announced a deal to purchase Warner Bros. Studios ...
Engadget

The Netflix and Warner Bros. deal might be great for shareholders, but not for anyone else

Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. is, in many ways, the last thing a weakened Hollywood needs right now. The industry is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, where theaters ...
Variety

Netflix Says Warner Bros. Movies Will Remain in Theaters but ‘Windows Will Evolve to Be Much More Consumer Friendly’

“It’s not like we have this opposition to movies into theaters,” Sarandos said. “My pushback has been mostly in the fact of the long exclusive windows, which we don’t really think are that consumer ...
Game Rant

Netflix is Acquiring Warner Bros. in Landmark Deal, Here's Everything It Will Own

Over the past few months, multiple reports have suggested that entertainment giants like Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix have been bidding to acquire Warner Bros. and its assets. Now, after ...
Deadline.com

SAG-AFTRA Says It Will Conduct “Complete And Thorough Analysis” Of Netflix-WB Deal Before Taking A Position, But Warns Merger “Raises Many Serious Questions”

SAG-AFTRA has weighed in on the news that Netflix has won the bidding war for Warner Bros., and as expected, the actors union doesn’t seem happy — but it isn’t taking an official position just yet.