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Stay Calm & Carry On: WBD’s David Zaslav & Netflix’s Greg Peters Tell Nervous Staff To Stay Focused Amidst “The Beginning Of New Possibilities” Merger
Netflix‘s roundhouse $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio, HBO and streaming assets has proved a corkscrew punch for Hollywood this morning, but the CEOs in the ring...
Dakota Johnson Talks Dark Side Of Producing: “You See Behind The Curtain & It’s Ugly” – Red Sea
Dakota Johnson has been juggling acting and producing since the creation of TeaTime Pictures, a joint venture with former Netflix exec Ro Donnelly, in 2019. The actress revealed in...
The Regulatory Road: Netflix Banking On Overcoming The Trump Factor In Warner Bros. Deal — Analysis
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told investors on Friday that he was “highly confident in the regulatory process” win approval of the streaming giant’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros., but...
HBO’s Value Will Be “Unlocked” By Merger, Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters Says; Bundle Details Still TBD
Netflix believes one plus one will equal three in terms of HBO joining its portfolio. Co-CEO Greg Peters said as much throughout a 45-minute conference call with Wall Street...
Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne’s ‘Platonic’ Renewed For Season 3 At Apple
Sylvia and Will may well get to open their Sh*tty Little Bar, after all, after Apple renewed comedy series Platonic for a third season. It comes after the second,...
International Insider: Netflix-WBD Reaction; Comedy & Microdrama Madness; Red Sea Begins
Welcome back to your weekly International Insider. The TV industry has been in London this week, while the film world went to the Red Sea, and, in the past...
Jessica Alba Teases New Project With Haifaa Al Mansour & Dakota Johnson’s “Tender & Beautiful” Picture ‘A Tree Is Blue’
Jessica Alba hit the Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on Friday delivering a message of empowerment in an on-stage conversation as the country continues to build its local...
“Watch Out, Netflix”: Overseas Analysts Weigh In On Complexities Of Streamer’s Mega-Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery
The combination of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is drawing the attention of analysts around the world – and there are several big question marks around the implications....
International Industry React To Netflix-WB Bombshell With Indies Lamenting “Death Of Hollywood”, But Studio Vets More Upbeat
International industry are trying to make sense of the overnight bombshell that Netflix is buying Warner Bros, which has been confirmed this morning by the two companies. We have...
Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes The Industry
Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery for a total enterprise value of $82.7B. The industry-changing deal will see Netflix paying $27.75 a share for the venerable Hollywood studio,...
