Netflix vs. Paramount: Inside the Epic Battle Over Warner Brothers

Netflix announced plans on Friday to acquire Warner Bros.
Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a deal that would
send shock waves through Hollywood.


On Monday, Paramount made a hostile bid for the studio, arguing
that the Netflix deal would be “anti-competitive.”


The Times journalists Nicole Sperling, Kyle Buchanan and Lauren
Hirsch discuss what it all means for the future of TV and film.


Guest:



Nicole Sperling, a New York Times reporter in
Los Angeles who covers Hollywood and the streaming revolution.


Kyle Buchanan, a pop culture reporter and the
awards-season columnist for The New York Times.


Lauren Hirsch, a New York Times reporter who
covers the biggest stories on Wall Street, including mergers
and acquisitions.



Background reading: 


Netflix planned to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in $83 billion
deal to create a streaming giant.

Paramount made a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.



Photo: Aleksey Kondratyev for The New York Times


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