Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026
Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks backlash Victory Emm...
Netflix says it “expects to maintain Warner Bros.' theatrical releases for films” but “the windows will evolve to be much more consumer friendly”
Now that that's settled... Netflix just solidified itself as the leading entertainment company (and then some), and all it cost was $83 billion.
ByteDance hires a new global general counsel, John Rogovin, who spent 12 years as Warner Bros.' top lawyer and worked in the US FCC and DOJ
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AT&T CEO says HBO Max now has 12.6M subscribers in the US, up from 8.6M at the end of Q3; ~30% of HBO subscribers have exercised their right to access HBO Max
Dade Hayes / Deadline : Tweets: @thr See also Mediagazer Tweets: @thr : WarnerMedia's HBO Max has reached about 12.6 million activated users, AT&T CEO John Stankey said and defended the decision to b...
ESA says E3, scheduled for early June as a three-day event, has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
The biggest trade show in video games is skipping a year. Michael Kan / PCMag : 2 Attendees at Last Month's RSA Cybersecurity Show Now Have Coronavirus Stephany Nunneley / VG247 : With E3 2020 cancele...