{"id":2421,"date":"2026-02-27T03:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/netflix-walks-away-from-its-deal-to-buy-warner-bros-after-paramount-came-back-with-a-better-offer\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T23:10:12","slug":"netflix-walks-away-from-its-deal-to-buy-warner-bros-after-paramount-came-back-with-a-better-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/netflix-walks-away-from-its-deal-to-buy-warner-bros-after-paramount-came-back-with-a-better-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Netflix and WB logo on a blue background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/STK072_STKB374_NETFLIX_WB_A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, and its streaming service HBO Max. In <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.netflix.net\/investor-news-and-events\/financial-releases\/press-release-details\/2026\/Netflix-Declines-to-Raise-Offer-for-Warner-Bros-\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an announcement on Thursday<\/a>, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters say the streamer is \u00ab\u00a0declining to match\u00a0\u00bb the new bid made by Paramount:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we&rsquo;ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance&rsquo;s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">We believe we would have been strong stewards of Warner Bros.&rsquo; i \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/streaming\/885753\/netflix-exit-warner-bros-discovery-deal-paramount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, and its streaming service HBO Max. 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