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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 17 MIN

What Really Happened in the Battle for Warner Bros.

from Big Take · host Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts

Just when it seemed that Netflix had clinched the deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance Corp. swooped in with a $110 billion counter-offer that was ultimately too good for the studio to pass up. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Chris Palmeri take host Sarah Holder inside the behind-the-scenes negotiations that secured the deal for Paramount, how Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos explained his company’s decision to walk away –  and the twists and turns that could still be coming in this story as two mega-studios become one.  Read more: What the Paramount-Warner Merger Means for Hollywood David Ellison Used Political Ties, Deep Pockets to Buy Warner Bros.Netflix’s Co-CEO Explains Why He Quit the Warner Bros. FightSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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