Netflix To Acquire Warner Brothers and HBO Max

[Palumboism]

After an intense bidding war, Netflix has emerged victorious and will begin negotiating to buy Warner Bros.

Paramount's bid was lower and they wanted the whole company including the cable networks.  Netflix just wants the movie studio, HBO Max, and HBO.

Negotiations are still going on, but Netflix is the only company Warner Brothers is negotiating with.


What's you opinion of this?  I personally would have rather seen Paramount or Comcast get them. 

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Netflix's monthly rates will definitely go up..

[Irongrip400]

Netflix's monthly rates will definitely go up..

Yeah but if I can cancel HBO does it become a wash?

[Flexacon]

Yeah but if I can cancel HBO does it become a wash?

You're assuming they'll add HBO content to Netflix and not keep it as a separate service.

[FitnessFrenzy]

The stock market does not like these purchases by Netflix.

[joswift]

where the fuck does all this money come from?


Billions of pounds spent on shite
Harry Fucking Potter, so now Netflix have the rights... anyone who watches Harry Potter likely have all the films downloaded already

Netflix takeover Warner for billions

[SF1900]

Why should I  care who acquires Warner brothers, as long as I still get my movies and shows.

[joswift]

[Palumboism]

Why should I  care who acquires Warner brothers, as long as I still get my movies and shows.

It actually can make a huge difference from a consumer stand point which company gets them. 

Each of the three companies would run Warner Brothers quite differently.  Even the bids were different.  Paramount wanted the whole company including the cable networks.  Netflix just wants the movie studio and streaming.  The outcome is quite different for consumers.  Sometime companies buy a competitor just to shut them down.

You like the Sopranos, what makes you think HBO will continue to make shows of that quality when owned by Netflix.  Netflix seems to be more concerned with quantity over quality.   

[Palumboism]

where the fuck does all this money come from?


Billions of pounds spent on shite
Harry Fucking Potter, so now Netflix have the rights... anyone who watches Harry Potter likely have all the films downloaded already

Netflix takeover Warner for billions

It's going to be one of the largest bond sales in history ($59 billion) and Netflix will have no trouble finding buyers.  Meta (Facebook) recently sold $30 billion in bonds and they sold out quickly.

[joswift]

2020 and 2021 the world was pretty much in lockdowns on and off for 2 years

Just Google movies and TV series made in these years, there are hundreds of thousands worldwide

TV didnt stop for covid

[SF1900]

It actually can make a huge difference from a consumer stand point which company gets them. 

Each of the three companies would run Warner Brothers quite differently.  Even the bids were different.  Paramount wanted the whole company including the cable networks.  Netflix just wants the movie studio and streaming.  The outcome is quite different for consumers.  Sometime companies buy a competitor just to shut them down.

You like the Sopranos, what makes you think HBO will continue to make shows of that quality when owned by Netflix.  Netflix seems to be more concerned with quantity over quality.

I can always find something to watch. I won’t lose sleep over any of it. Don’t matter to me.

[Flexacon]

where the fuck does all this money come from?


Billions of pounds spent on shite
Harry Fucking Potter, so now Netflix have the rights... anyone who watches Harry Potter likely have all the films downloaded already

Netflix takeover Warner for billions

HBO are already working on a new Harry Potter series which will cover everything in the books. So Netflix will probably get this.