Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos faced a Senate subcommittee over its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with lawmakers from both parties pressing serious concerns over the combination, citing in particular the streaming giant’s dominance. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)…

Comcast's Q4 saw tough Wicked-on Wicked studio comps, Peacock adding subscribers but growing losses and Epic Universe buoying theme parks amid a dramatic parent company pivot to revive broadband. Numbers for the last three months of 2025 were mixed but generally in line with Wall Street…

Warner Bros. Discovery responded Wednesday to Paramount's motion for an expedited trial in Delaware Chancery Court, calling it "an exercise in urgency theatre — ringing a fire alarm in the absence of any flames or even smoke." The David Ellison company wants WBD to defend its chosen deal with Net…

Tonight, Teyana Taylor won her first Golden Globe for her supporting turn in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. The most memorable remarks from her speech came toward the end, when she said, “To my brown sisters, and little brown girls watching tonight, our softness is not a…

Netflix has secured new bank financing totaling $25 billion to replace a portion of the cash commitment under its previously disclosed $59 billion bridge loan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming business. The refinancing agreements laid out in an SEC filing that hit Monday…

President Donald Trump gushed over Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos calling him "fantastic" and more but also noted that a combined Netflix-Warner Bros. would "have a very big market share." That's "for some economists to tell. And I'll be involved in that decision too," he told Deadline's Ted…

​​The world of entertainment experienced a tectonic shift today as Netflix confirmed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets. In a deal with a total enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion, the streaming giant, once known only for mailing DVDs, has officially secured the…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) weighed in on Netflix’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros., describing it as a “nightmare” that would lead to higher subscription prices and fewer choices for consumers. In a statement, Warren said, “This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare. A Netflix-Warner…

UPDATED: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told investors on Friday that he was “highly confident in the regulatory process” and will win approval of the streaming giant’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros., but there are plenty of hurdles ahead. First and foremost, given all the publicity surrounding…

The Directors Guild of America says it plans to meet with Netflix to discuss “concerns” regarding the streamer’s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. After news broke Thursday night that Netflix had won the bidding war for the legacy media company and the two would be entering…

EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is the newest addition to the cast of Cut Off, Jonah Hill’s comedy for Warner Bros. Pictures, where he stars opposite Kristen Wiig. No word on the role Peretti is playing. The film follows a pair of rich siblings (Hill & Wiig) who are cut off from…

Warner Bros. Discovery has clarified and amended elements of CEO David Zaslav's employment agreement as it seems a planned separation of the company may becomes something else, like a spinoff or sale, amid a strategic review process not initially envisioned. "While we are continuing to advance…