Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

The best outcome would be for all of the bids to fail, all the streaming services would bleed money due to people sick of the siloing, and for there to be multiple streaming services competing on experience because they all have access to the same catalog.

The second best outcome would be the cartoon villain Larry not getting what he wants.

Re: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

#5

Post by walthamstow » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 2:53 PM UTC

> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.”

"Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this deal done"

Re: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

#6

Post by nubinetwork » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 3:02 PM UTC

Larrikin wrote: post #4

magicalhippo wrote: post #2

I brought popcorn, who are we rooting for?

The best outcome would be for all of the bids to fail, all the streaming services would bleed money due to people sick of the siloing, and for there to be multiple streaming services competing on experience because they all have access to the same catalog. The second best outcome would be the cartoon villain Larry not getting what he wants.

I honestly don't think cbs paramount would be any better, if anything, wb content would be further paywalled and tiered off

Re: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

#7

Post by josefritzishere » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 3:14 PM UTC

For a large enough "donation" the current administration will approve any merger.

Re: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

#8

Post by indigodaddy » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 3:17 PM UTC

Does WB have to pay the breakup fee to Netflix if a Paramount hostile takeover succeeds?

Re: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

#9

Post by aomix » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 3:19 PM UTC

magicalhippo wrote: post #2

I brought popcorn, who are we rooting for?

I want Netflix to lose. After living with their binge release schedule for however long now I think we're all worse off for it. So I want less of the industry to use it.

Re: Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

#10

Post by unstatusthequo » Mon, Dec 08, 2025, 3:23 PM UTC

I can’t even use Paramount+ at home. Have network wide ad and tracking filters on (simple NextDNS presets, nothing crazy), and while others work, Paramount+ doesn’t. Makes me wonder what they are doing to get blocked. Kind of wish neither were getting WB.