Netflix and Paramount are locked in an epic tug-of-war for HBO and Warner Bros. — the historic film factory behind Batman, Harry Potter, Scooby-Doo, “Casablanca” and “The Matrix.” Warner Bros.

(Bloomberg/Megawati Wijaya and Kat Hidalgo) — Netflix Inc. refinanced part of a $59 billion bridge loan with cheaper and longer-term debt, bolstering the financial package underpinning its bid for ...

Paramount Skydance’s financing for its $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery took a blow on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, dropped out of the hostile-takeover ...

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Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology ...

Warner Bros. Discovery recommended that shareholders reject Paramount's tender offer. WBD said that the non-binding offer could be terminated at any time. Paramount gave a full-throated response. WBD ...

Netflix and Paramount are in One Big Battle After Another to buy the storied Hollywood studio Warner Bros. (Yes, One Battle After Another is a Warner Bros. movie). This isn't the first time Warner ...

The first of these mega deals was in 2001 when AOL bought Time Warner in a deal that valued Time Warner equity at $166 billion. (While it was more of a merger than a takeover, it was technically ...

Would buying Warner Bros. give Netflix too much power? The streaming giant is telling regulators it won't, and antitrust experts say the answer ultimately depends on how you define who Netflix ...

Netflix leaders doubled down Monday on their intention to acquire part of Warner Bros. Discovery, while also looking to alleviate concerns in Hollywood about the blockbuster deal's potential impact on ...

Netflix seemed to have a clear path to acquiring Warner Bros., but Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid has thrown that into question. The top question right now: Is Netflix still buying Warner ...

Warner Bros. was one of five studios that joined forces with Wall Street investors to gobble up independent theaters and movie producers in the 1920s. Nextrecord Archives/Getty Images News of ...