Paramount Gets Warner Bros. Discovery, But Netflix Comes Out a Winner

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🗓️ 27 February 2026

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Paramount has won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, but it was Netflix stock that soared on the news. We cover the latest in buyout news and give some ideas for more companies that should be on the block. Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Jon Quast discuss: - Paramount wins WBD - NVIDIA’s “disappointing” quarter - Earnings roundup - Joby and Uber - Stocks on our radar Companies discussed: Rocket Lab (RKLB), Mercadolibre (MELI), Netflix (NFLX), Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), The Trade Desk (TTD), Snowflake (SNOW), Joby (JOBY), Uber (UBER), Doordash (DASH), Lyft (LYFT), Spotify (SPOT), Live Nation (LYV), Disney (DIS), New York Time (NYT), Garmin (GRMN), Peloton (PTON), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A), PayPal (PYPL). Host: Travis Hoium Guests: Lou Whiteman, Jon Quast Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. We’re committed to transparency: All personal opinions in advertisements from Fools are their own. The product advertised in this episode was loaned to TMF and was returned after a test period or the product advertised in this episode was purchased by TMF. Advertiser has paid for the sponsorship of this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warner Brothers Discovery has a buyer again.
0:05.0	Monty Full Money starts now.
0:10.0	The Everybody needs money.
0:27.8	That's why they call it money.
0:30.0	The best things in life are free,
0:33.2	but you can give them to the pros and bees.
0:36.6	From Fool Global Headquarters, this is Motley Fool Money.
0:40.4	Welcome to Motley Full Money.
0:41.4	I'm Travis Hoy.
0:41.9	I'm joined today by Lou Whiteman and John Quast.
0:45.1	And guys, our plans were all thrown out the window last night when we found out that Netflix is apparently not going to be buying Warner Brothers Discovery.
0:54.7	Paramount has swooped in again.
0:57.6	John, what did we learn?
0:59.4	And is this saga going to finally be over?
1:01.7	Are we going to continue debating this for the next six months?
1:04.9	Well, yeah, I think the saga is finally over.
1:07.4	And I think that Netflix shareholders should breathe a deep sigh of relief. I didn't like
1:13.5	this deal from the start for Netflix. In my view, Netflix's business is humming along just fine.
1:21.4	Why saddle itself with a mountain of debt to buy an asset that is inferior to itself. That simply didn't make sense for me.
1:29.9	And I think that Netflix shareholders are coming out good here now that Paramount is the
1:35.5	winner for the Warner Brother assets. Lou, let's go through some of these details.
1:41.4	Paramount Skydance is going to be paying $31 a share for Warner Brothers Discovery.
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