Warner Bros is for sale. Paramount made the first offer. Comcast (ie universal) offered a merger. Netflix is in this too
- https://archive.ph/3TKPE
- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-12-02/paramount-warner-bid-saudi-money-comcast-wants-to-combine-with-nbcu
Warner Bros goes to Netflix
From Netflix site directly
Universal was in talks to get DC characters and others for their parks. Warning, this essay goes longer than it should.
- https://archive.ph/fKnMU
- https://insidethemagic.net/2025/12/universal-orlando-dc-comics-land-news-emd1/
Twitter opinion says that Netflix is removing competition while not being a full monopoly. Now only Disney really stands as competition
Netflix ready to license out DC and other WB products.
- https://archive.ph/uquwK
- https://ktla.com/news/theme-parks/warner-bros-discovery-considers-licensing-dc-heroes-to-universal-studios-other-theme-parks/
Future movies will get to streaming quicker. They will leave the movies being made now as planned though
- https://archive.ph/oAzJI
- https://www.ign.com/articles/netflix-will-launch-every-warner-bros-movie-currently-planned-for-theaters-as-intended-but-expects-sho
Netflix going to the theaters seems to be a prestige thing
- https://archive.ph/WUnRM
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/business/media/netflix-movie-theaters-warner-bros.html
Twitter opinion says that the past will be erased for the Woke views of Netflix. Batman will be black and gay. Harry Potter will be sidelined by Hemione. Lord of the Rings will be gone all together.
Drinker calls it the beginning of the end
Yeah, they're trying to force a buy out. To be honest this might become an intense bidding war. Paramount does not have this money.
WB also owns cartoon Network, Hanna Barbera, and DC. So there is a lot at stake.