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Things are heating up in the media space. $WBD officially turned down a revised takeover proposal from $PARA, saying the offer still doesn’t properly value the business or its long-term upside. Warner Bros. is basically signaling they’re not desperate and won’t sell cheap, especially with streaming, IP libraries, and cost cuts finally stabilizing the company. For $PARA, this is getting tricky. They’re already under pressure to simplify the business, deal with debt, and prove streaming can actually scale profitably. If they really want this deal, they’re probably going to have to sweeten the offer and do it fast. The window to negotiate isn’t wide, and markets hate uncertainty. Zooming out, this shows how brutal the media landscape still is. Traditional TV is shrinking, streaming is expensive, and only companies with scale, strong franchises, and tight cost control are going to survive long term. Consolidation feels inevitable, but boards are clearly pushing back unless the price makes sense. Bottom line, either $PARA comes back with a stronger bid, or $WBD keeps riding solo and betting that its assets are worth more than what’s on the table today. Either way, this sector isn’t done making headlines.

Didn’t see this coming tbh. $WBD turned down $PARA massive $77.9B bid and is leaning toward a $72B $NFLX deal instead. Bigger number lost here, probably because of antitrust stress. Kinda wild to see the lower offer win. Guess “less drama” matters more than extra billions.

Quick question for the group because this whole $NFLX / $WBD / $PARA + Skydance situation is getting messy.

There’s chatter that Netflix won’t (or can’t) raise a counterbid to $35 because shareholders aren’t enthusiastic about acquiring Warner Bros. Some people treat this like a confirmed fact, others say it’s still very unclear and that’s where the confusion is.

If shareholder sentiment is weak and regulatory risk is real, why did $NFLX even pursue $WBD in the first place? Especially now that $PARA seems willing to push hard and position its bid as “superior.”

So what’s actually stopping Netflix shareholder pushback, valuation concerns, regulatory risk, or all of the above? Right now this feels more rumor-driven than settled.

$PARA just threw a huge offer at Warner Bros, and the whole media world’s watching how this bidding war shakes out. $NFLX is circling too, and now politics is even creeping into the mix with outside pressure on the deal. If Paramount actually lands this, they’d instantly level up their content game, but whether Warner’s board, shareholders, or regulators bite is still wide open. This isn’t just “another acquisition rumor”, it could shift the whole entertainment landscape if one of these giants actually scores the catalog of IP and franchises they’re chasing. You think Paramount’s offer is clean enough to win it, or is this whole thing still a hot mess waiting to get messy?

Warner Bros. Discovery $WBD is at the center of a serious takeover fight. Reports say the board may turn down $PARA’s $108.4B offer and lean toward Netflix $NFLX instead. What’s on the line? HBO, Max, and one of the most valuable movie and TV libraries ever made. $PARA is pitching a $30-per-share all-cash deal and says it’s more likely to clear regulators, but some of its backers are already stepping away. $NFLX wants the content to lock in long-term streaming dominance. Big players, big money, and a decision that could reshape Hollywood.