Shopping spree: The Ellisons buy Warner Bros., will now run CBS and CNN, and Netflix stock soars.

🔥🚨BREAKING: Netflix just dropped out the massive bidding war for Warner Discovery resulting in Paramount being awarded Warner Brothers. Netflix co-CEOs Ged Sarandos and Greg Peters released a statement saying the deal was “no longer financially attractive.” pic.twitter.com/HFQQfi6qO4 — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) February 27, 2026 That’s All, Folks: Netflix Walks Away …

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MAGA declares war on Netflix as Bondi is reportedly pressured to stop the Warner Bros. merger. Sarandos heads to the White House.

Netflix’s Acquisition Of Warner Bros Bad For America, GOP Attorneys General Tell Feds As events are leaning toward David Ellison and Paramount prevailing in its $108 billion hostile-takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, almost a dozen Republican state attorneys general are insisting that the federal government heavily scrutinize Netflix‘s bid for the iconic studio. “We, …

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DOJ probes Netflix for potential anticompetitive leverage in $72B Warner Bros merger

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/doj-probes-netflix-power-over-233132671.html The Justice Department’s investigation of Netflix Inc.’s (NFLX) proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) includes scrutiny of the streaming giant’s behavior and whether it wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in negotiations for acquiring programming. The department is seeking to determine whether the deal “may substantially lessen competition or tend to …

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President Trump calls on Netflix to terminate Susan Rice

President Trump calls on Netflix to terminate Susan Rice: pic.twitter.com/kzW9PXikoh — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 21, 2026 In a recent podcast appearance, former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice said that businesses and other entities that “take a knee to Trump” will be “held accountable” when Democrats come back into power. Rice said on …

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HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER: NETFLIX TO BUY WBD, MEGA DEAL RESHAPES INDUSTRY

Today, Netflix announced our acquisition of Warner Bros. Together, we’ll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for audiences everywhere. https://t.co/rXPFMNIs1A pic.twitter.com/0pdsMUEob8 — netflix⁷ (@netflix) December 5, 2025 Netflix announced Friday it’s reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process …

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Nasdaq hits biggest earnings week of the quarter, Tesla and Netflix miss, analysts warn AI layoffs could shake consumer spending

This week could become a storm of unprecedented volatility, with over 30% of $QQQ components reporting earnings while investors wrestle with record-high margin leverage and frenzied options activity. AI-driven layoffs threaten to ripple across industries in ways rarely seen before, potentially crippling discretionary demand in tech-adjacent sectors like cloud infrastructure, software subscriptions, and digital media. …

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Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.

https://www.theverge.com/news/805387/warner-bros-sale-netflix-amazon-apple-interested Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery as a whole or acquiring pieces of the company, like its content libraries and production assets, according to Bloomberg. Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced it …

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Obama era getting more attention than a Netflix true crime docuseries

Several former Obama officials face federal grand jury scrutiny amid expanding investigations into the previous administration. One key probe centers on whether they promoted false claims tying the Trump campaign to Russia, a controversy that has haunted politics for years. https://nypost.com/2025/08/04/us-news/ex-obama-officials-face-federal-grand-jury-probe-into-whether-they-promoted-false-trump-russia-ties This case is one of multiple inquiries probing alleged misconduct in foreign policy decisions, …

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Carnival Triumph lost power. Toilets failed. Passengers defecated in red bags. Netflix just dropped the footage. The cruise from hell wasn’t fiction.

The Carnival Triumph set sail in February 2013 with 4,200 people on board. It was supposed to be a four-day round trip from Galveston to Cozumel. It turned into an eight-day floating disaster. A fire in the engine room knocked out power. That killed propulsion, refrigeration, air conditioning, and every toilet on the ship. The …

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Even Netflix has tariffs

American media stocks tumbled on Monday after President Donald Trump unveiled a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S., in his latest levies that could sharply raise costs for Hollywood studios and roil the global entertainment industry. Trump’s announcement was light on details. It did not say whether the duties will target films …

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JPMorgan cuts price targets on Amazon, Google, Meta, and Netflix but keeps overweight rating

“JPMorgan today lowered its price target on Amazon $AMZN to $220 from $270 while maintaining its Overweight rating JPMorgan lowered its price target on Google $GOOGL to $180 from $220 while maintaining its Overweight rating JPMorgan lowered its price target on $META to $610 from $725 while maintaining its Overweight rating JPMorgan lowered its price …

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Netflix just released the wokest WW2 movie of all time and the trailer is unintentionally hilarious

This is a real movie that released on Friday. That they want us to take seriously. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/JpkNs7ysTQ — Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) December 20, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1870203610438742061 h/t Dan

Netflix suffers “the biggest leaking disaster in anime history” as significant chunk of its 2024 slate appears online

Several of Netflix’s 2024 slate of anime shows and movies have reportedly been leaked online. Dandadan, Terminator Zero, Ranma ½, and Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain have all been impacted with several full episodes appearing online on social media sites like Twitter and 4Chan. Per the Anime News Network, the leak was first uncovered …

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Kamala’s New Bus is the Weiner Mobile. Netflix to Air Trump Documentary

KAMELa's New bus is the wiener mobile!🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/gEKIc9UEQb — Lewis Miles (@Maga4liberty) July 25, 2024 BREAKING: GovTrack just DELETED their 2019 page that ranked Kamala Harris as THE MOST LIBERAL of all 100 Senators It would be a shame if we made it viral: pic.twitter.com/Pi6KvngOTh — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 24, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1816513493648216495 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCcaNjzOxrs Democrats: …

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Despite $20 billion in spending, Apple TV+ generates less viewing in a month than Netflix does in a single day.

Apple TV+ has indeed spent over $20 billion on original programming since its launch in 2019. Despite this significant investment, Apple TV+ has struggled to capture a substantial share of the streaming market, accounting for only 0.2% of TV viewership in the U.S., compared to Netflix’s 8%. Reports indicate that Apple TV+ generates less viewing in a …

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Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers

Canada has ordered large online streaming services to pay 5 percent of their Canadian revenue to the government in a program expected to raise $200 million per year to support local news and other home-grown content. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced its decision yesterday after a public comment period. “Based on the …

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Netflix shares down 10 percent on growth outlook.

The best way to get investors to stop focusing on something is to stop telling them at all. Netflix said Thursday it will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and average revenue per membership starting in the first quarter of 2025. This is a significant change for the company and for the so-called “streaming wars,” …

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Netflix hikes prices kills Basic plan…

“Netflix, $NFLX, is to taking away its cheapest ad-free plan, the Basic Netflix subscription that costs $11.99, per the Verge.” Netflix, $NFLX, is to taking away its cheapest ad-free plan, the Basic Netflix subscription that costs $11.99, per the Verge. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 23, 2024

The $3500 Apple Vision Pro has arrived – but you can’t use Netflix or YouTube on it

The Apple Vision Pro headset was released for online pre-orders in the U.S. on Friday, requiring head scans and vision prescriptions from prospective customers, as the company moves forward with its latest major product release amid concerns about manufacturing, high costs and market appeal. … Surprising fact The headset won’t be supported by some popular …

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Streaming Woes: Rising Defections Prompt Hulu, Netflix, and Others to Revise Plans…

Hulu, Netflix and other streamers are turning to bundles, discounts and ad-supported plans as customer defections rise https://www.wsj.com/business/media/americans-are-canceling-more-of-their-streaming-services-fb9284c8 About one-quarter of U.S. subscribers to major streaming services—a group that includes Apple TV+, Discovery+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock and Starz—have canceled at least three of them over the past two years, according to November …

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