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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2025 · 12 MIN

The bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery begins

from FT News Briefing

Nvidia grew sales of its chips even faster than Wall Street anticipated in its latest quarter, and UK inflation fell to 3.6 per cent in October. Plus, Paramount is trying to buy Warner Brothers Discovery and China’s opaque economic data is coming under scrutiny. Mentioned in this podcast:Nvidia reports strong growth from bumper AI chip salesThe president’s men: Ellisons’ Trump ties shape battle for Warner Bros UK inflation falls to 3.6% in OctoberThe growing problem with China’s unreliable numbersNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Marc Filippino and produced by Lucy Baldwin, Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nvidia grew sales of its chips even faster than Wall Street anticipated in its latest quarter, and UK inflation fell to 3.6 per cent in October. Plus, Paramount is trying to buy Warner Brothers Discovery and China’s opaque economic data is coming under scrutiny. Mentioned in this podcast:Nvidia reports strong growth from bumper AI chip salesThe president’s men: Ellisons’ Trump ties shape battle for Warner Bros UK inflation falls to 3.6% in OctoberThe growing problem with China’s unreliable numbersNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by Marc Filippino and produced by Lucy Baldwin, Fiona Symon, Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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