Netflix vs. Paramount: Inside the Epic Battle Over Warner Brothers

Netflix与派拉蒙:揭秘华纳兄弟争夺战史诗般的对决

The Daily

2025-12-09

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Netflix announced plans on Friday to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a deal that would send shock waves through Hollywood. On Monday, Paramount made a hostile bid for the studio, arguing that the Netflix deal would be “anti-competitive.” The Times journalists Nicole Sperling, Kyle Buchanan and Lauren Hirsch discuss what it all means for the future of TV and film. Guest: Nicole Sperling, a New York Times reporter in Los Angeles who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution.Kyle Buchanan, a pop culture reporter and the awards-season columnist for The New York Times.Lauren Hirsch, a New York Times reporter who covers the biggest stories on Wall Street, including mergers and acquisitions.Background reading:  Netflix planned to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in $83 billion deal to create a streaming giant.Paramount made a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.Photo: Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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  • This is The Daily.

  • To hear the CEO of Netflix tell it,

  • his $83 billion offer to buy Warner Brothers Studios will benefit everyone.

  • We think this deal with Warner Brothers is good for shareholders, we think it's good for consumers,

  • we think it's good for creators, we think it's great for the entertainment industry as a whole.

  • to hear the CEO of Paramount tell him that same offer is a monopolistic disaster.

  • Allowing the number one streaming service to combine with the number three streaming service is anti-competitive.

  • That's like saying Coke and by Pepsi.

  • Today, the blockbuster deal that is rocking Hollywood,

  • the competing hostile takeover bid that it's inspired,

  • and what it all means for the future of TV and film, and for all of us, the viewers.

  • I spoke with three of my colleagues, Nicole Sperling, Kyle Buchanan, and Lauren Hirsch.

  • It's Tuesday, December 9th.