“The WBD Deal Puts Hollywood, and Democracy, at Risk.” That was the headline for an opinion piece written by Jane Fonda last December. Fonda feared Neflix’s acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD). Notable about what Fonda wrote was how much it was at odds with the sentiment of WBD shareholders, at least at the […]
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Netflix won by “losing” the bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD). The victory can be found in contemplating what Netflix was going to get in return for its purchase of WBD. It wasn’t an expanded customer base. By various accounts, something on the order of 80 percent of HBO Max (owned by WBD)
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Conservatives need to relax. See their ranting about Netflix’s proposed purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD). Podcaster Benny Johnson described the possible deal as “the most dangerous media consolidation in American history.” Trump “loyalty enforcer” Laura Loomer wrote on X that if the “Trump administration doesn’t kill off the merger, CNN will be transformed
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Blockbuster could have had Netflix for south of $100 million. Twice. It’s worth thinking about in consideration of Netflix’s present-day market cap of $437 billion. Of much greater importance, it’s worth thinking about Netflix now versus the one when the 21st century began as Democrats and Republicans muster the heft of government to restrain
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