The Fight Over The Future of Movies
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4.6 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Last Friday, Netflix announced that they would be acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, a massive megamerger that would let the number one streaming service acquire the third biggest streamer (HBO Max), the entire Warner Bros. film catalog, its cable channels, and the Discovery+ streaming service. But before any shareholders could celebrate, Paramount Skydance, the megaconglomerate led by the Trump-favored Ellison family, launched a hostile takeover. Which company will emerge victorious here…will the biggest loser be the cinephile consumer?
Guest: Nitish Pahwa, Slate staff writer covering business and tech.
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