Co-CEO Ted Sarandos framed the acquisition as an extension of Netflix’s core mission, which is to entertain the world. Netflix believes that merging Warner Bros.’ extensive catalogue of classics and modern franchises with Netflix originals like Stranger Things , Squid Game , Wednesday , and Bridgerton , will dramatically increase its content richness and worldwide appeal. Management further emphasized that the deal is designed to accelerate Netflix’s “business for decades.” Financially, Netflix expects $2 b ...

Warner Bros. Discover, Netflix, and Paramount logos arranged in a trifecta to symbolize the ongoing negotiation among the three companies. Key Points Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio production assets in a cash-and-stock deal worth up to $27.75 per share, excluding the spin-off of TV channel assets. Paramount Skydance is countering with a hostile all-cash $30-per-share offer to acquire WBD’s entire business, including both streaming and TV assets. Antitrust co ...

The majority stake of the Los Angeles Lakers was sold this year in a deal that valued the team at $10 billion. Star forward Lebron James (23) is pictured here. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) As the end of 2025 approaches, it is abundantly clear this has been a year hot with big media and sports deals. And it's a trend that should spill into the new year. Consulting firm PwC (formerly Price Waterhouse Coopers) on Tuesday released its annual outlook for deal activity in the media and telecommunications ...

12月16日，奈飞两名首席执行官就公司收购拥有HBO频道等的华纳兄弟探索一事阐述立场，承诺维持 华纳兄弟电影于院线上映，回应市场担心奈飞会优先采取串流平台先行的模式。 Greg Peters及Ted Sarandos于周一致函员工，承诺不会出现业务重叠或关闭制片厂，以回应外界关注该 宗大型交易将削减职位。市场亦关注监管机构会否批准交易，Peters及Sarandos引用尼尔森的收视数据 指出，奈飞与华纳兄弟合并后的观看市占率，仍将低于YouTube，亦低于派拉蒙与华纳兄弟潜在合并的 情况。 美股频道更多独家策划、专家专栏，免费查阅>> 责任编辑：栎树 ...

Dealmakers are heading into the final weeks of 2025 on a $100 billion cliffhanger.Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile bid to snatch Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. from under the nose of Netflix Inc. encapsulates the themes that have shaped a banner year for mergers and acquisitions: renewed desire for transformative tie-ups, massive checks from Wall Street, the flow of Middle East money and US President Donald Trump’s role as both disruptor and dealmaker.Global transaction values have risen around 40% to about ...

Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officers Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos tried to reassure employees’ concerns about the company’s bid for much of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., reiterating that there is no business overlap and therefore won’t be any studio closures.“This is going to be a complex process over the next year or so,” the executives said in a letter posted to the company’s internal blog and published in a securities filing.Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. streaming and studios businesses ...

Would buying Warner Bros. give Netflix too much power? The streaming giant is telling regulators it won't, and antitrust experts say the answer ultimately depends on how you define who Netflix competes with.Does Netflix compete with only paid streaming services, a market where it dominates? What about the TV dinosaurs it disrupted, or the social video services nipping at its heels? Could sleep even be a competitor, as its cofounder Reed Hastings famously suggested? Rival suitor Paramount Skydance has slam ...

Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters laid out their case for acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery — attempting to calm nerves in Hollywood even as they face a rival hostile bid from Paramount Skydance.In a letter to employees, the two bosses moved to ease fears over job cuts and concerns that the deal will eventually lead to the end of theatrical releases. In the past, Sarandos described going to the cinema as an “outdated” experience.“We haven’t prioritized theatrical in the past because that wasn’t ou ...

收购交易核心信息 - Netflix宣布计划以827亿美元收购华纳兄弟探索公司(WBD) [1] - 该交易在好莱坞引发震动 行业反应普遍负面 引发对就业、影院上映未来以及影视内容多样性表达的担忧 [1] 交易方声明与战略意图 - Netflix联合首席执行官Greg Peters和Ted Sarandos在致员工公开信中安抚担忧 承诺维持WBD电影的影院上映 并称将“没有业务重叠或工作室关闭” [2] - 公司高层表示“交易关乎增长” 旨在“加强好莱坞最具标志性的工作室之一 支持就业 并确保影视制作的健康未来” [2] - 为反驳垄断担忧 公司高层引用尼尔森数据称 合并后的Netflix与WBD所占收视份额将低于YouTube当前水平 也低于Paramount与WBD合并可能产生的份额 [6] 行业竞争与潜在替代方案 - Paramount曾提出1084亿美元的竞争性报价以收购WBD 表明媒体主导权之争远未结束 [7] - 据报道 WBD董事会拒绝了Paramount的收购条款 [7] 监管与行业反对声音 - 美国编剧工会(WGA)成为交易的公开反对者 认为其违反了旨在防止垄断的反垄断法 [2] - 参议员Elizabeth Warren、Bernie Sanders和Richard Blumenthal致信司法部反垄断部门 表达对娱乐业大规模合并潜在影响的担忧 [3] - 参议员们认为 合并后的新媒体巨头将拥有“比现有公司更大的市场力量来提高消费者的电视成本” 并提及Netflix去年1月已上调订阅价格 [4]

交易概述与公司立场 - Netflix联合首席执行官在内部备忘录中称，其拟议的830亿美元收购华纳兄弟交易是“娱乐业的胜利”，认为交易关乎增长，华纳兄弟带来了公司所不具备的业务和能力，因此没有业务重叠或工作室关闭，此举旨在加强好莱坞最具标志性的工作室之一，支持就业，并确保影视制作的健康未来 [1][2][12] - 公司表示，预计监管机构会批准此项合并，并重申将保留华纳兄弟的影院发行业务 [3][11] - 公司认为，即使与华纳兄弟合并，其在美国的收视份额也仅将从8%升至9%，仍远低于YouTube的13%以及潜在的派拉蒙与华纳兄弟探索合并体的14% [10] 市场反应与竞争态势 - 自公司正式提出收购提议以来，Netflix股价已下跌10%，自公司对华纳兄弟的兴趣首次曝光以来跌幅更大 [1] - 分析师报告敦促Netflix退出竞购战，认为派拉蒙提高其敌意报价时，公司不应接招，更好的选择是继续执行现有优势战略 [1] - 派拉蒙已提出以1080亿美元全现金加承担债务的方式收购整个华纳兄弟探索公司，而Netflix仅竞购该公司的影视工作室和流媒体部分 [3] - 分析师指出，对于派拉蒙而言，这笔交易比Netflix更为必需，这可能迫使派拉蒙提高报价，尤其考虑到其背后有甲骨文联合创始人、全球顶级富豪拉里·埃里森的财富支持 [4] - 分析师预计，派拉蒙可能会将目前每股30美元的出价提高到30美元出头或30美元中段，最终出价取决于Netflix为保住这些资产愿意表现的激进程度，并质疑派拉蒙的全现金报价若中标是否会对资产负债表造成不可挽回的损害 [5] 交易细节与战略考量 - 公司管理层在备忘录中强调，此次交易将为消费者提供更多选择和价值，让创意内容通过合并后的发行渠道触达更多受众，并推动长期增长 [6] - 公司认为华纳兄弟丰富的标志性系列作品、庞大的内容库和强大的制片能力将是对Netflix现有业务的补充而非重复 [6] - 对于派拉蒙的敌意收购要约，公司表示这完全在预料之中，但公司已有一项坚实的交易协议，对股东、消费者有利，也是创造和保护行业就业的有力方式，公司有信心完成交易 [8] - 公司过去未优先发展影院业务是因为那不是其原有业务，但交易完成后，公司将进入该业务领域，并承诺像目前一样在影院发行华纳兄弟的电影 [11] - 公司已组建一个小型但强大的专家团队处理交易事宜，以便其他员工能继续专注于公司制定的2026年宏伟目标，强调在考虑华纳兄弟之前，公司仍有巨大潜力，重点应继续放在基于有机增长实现这些潜力上 [13]