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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 1.298s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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afavour ◴[08 Dec 25 16:02 UTC] No.46193866[source]▶
I'm curious how often tactics like this work. It is essentially asking the Warner stockholders to act against the wishes of their elected board.

It seems the main thrust of the pitch is "we're friends with Trump therefore more likely to win approval" which is so deeply gross but also probably persuasive to many. Jared Kushner is involved in the Paramount bid so you know they're greasing the right wheels.

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1. lingrush4 ◴[08 Dec 25 23:41 UTC] No.46199256[source]▶
Their case for approval is much stronger than Netflix's regardless of who is president.

Netflix is the largest streaming service in the country right now. It is 4x larger than Paramount+ in terms of total subscribers. Netflix acquiring Warner Brothers is naturally going to receive more scrutiny for this reason alone.

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2. brandensilva ◴[09 Dec 25 02:37 UTC] No.46200636[source]▶
Sure, but Netflix is the non-nepotism and non-cronyism option. I'll take that over the corruption we are witnessing right before our eyes with free markets disappearing.