Who will win the Warner Bros battle - Netflix or Paramount?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 747 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Warner Bros Discovery, the Hollywood studio and media company, is up for grabs, and Netflix and Paramount are battling to own it. Both Netflix and Paramount are media giants with competing views of the future of the industry. So how could a media merger involving one of the most iconic Hollywood studios change entertainment as we know it?
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- Rani Molla (@ranimolla), Senior Tech Correspondent, Sherwood News
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Noor Wazwaz, and Tracie Hunte, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Diana Ferrero, Melanie Marich, Fatima Shafiq, Farhan Rafid, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. This episode was mixed by Rick Rush. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, a Hollywood Legacy studio is up for grabs. |
| 0:16.7 | Paramount has just announced a hostile takeover bid for CNN's parent company, Warner Brothers, Discovery. |
| 0:23.0 | This news coming just days after the company announced a deal with Netflix. |
| 0:27.4 | Two giants are racing to claim Warner Brothers and the stakes are huge. |
| 0:32.2 | What happens when the deal is sealed? |
| 0:36.1 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. |
| 0:44.2 | Hey, everyone, there's a good chance you're watching this episode on one screen while |
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| 0:51.3 | If so, this is the interview for you, and we want to know what you make of it. |
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| 1:09.7 | My name is Ronnie Mola. I'm the senior tech correspondent at Sherwood News. |
| 1:14.8 | Sherwood News is a business and tech focus site. I cover all big tech companies and things that move the market. |
| 1:21.9 | Well, Ronnie, that makes you perfect for this conversation. Welcome to The Take. Let's set the scene a little. Warner Brothers Discovery |
| 1:30.1 | isn't just any company. It's one of Hollywood's five legacy powerhouses with franchises like |
| 1:36.3 | Harry Potter, DC's Batman, Superman, and The Matrix. What if you were unable to wake from that dream? |
| 1:43.2 | And through its merger with HBO in 2022, it also ended up with massive series like Game |
| 1:50.4 | of Thrones and The Last of Us. |
| 1:52.8 | So on the surface, it seems like a top tier shop for entertainment content. |
| 1:58.4 | So then can you explain why Warner Brothers ended up for sale in the first |
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