Revealed on: Dec 07, 2025 01:28 pm IST
Netflix is buying Warner Bros Discovery, together with their movie and tv studios, HBO Max and HBO, in an $82.7 billion deal.
Netflix shopping for Warner Bros Discovery has been the most important information in international leisure over the past couple of days. The streaming big has finalised a $82.7 billion deal to accumulate the key Hollywood studio and its total library. This has sparked concern amongst moviegoers and trade insiders about the way forward for theatrical releases from the WB slate in addition to their streaming website, HBO Max.
Netflix appeared to reassure their 82 million subscribers that ‘nothing is altering’ in a carefully-worded e-mail despatched on Saturday night time. The e-mail particulars the deal and explains that so much is left to be negotiated earlier than the dotted line is signed.
Netflix’s communication to subscribers
“We’ve just lately introduced that Netflix will purchase Warner Bros., together with its movie and tv studios, HBO Max and HBO. This unites our main leisure service with Warner Bros.’ iconic tales, bringing a few of the world’s most beloved franchises like Harry Potter, Pals, The Large Bang Principle, Casablanca, Sport of Thrones and the DC Universe along with Stranger Issues, Wednesday, Squid Sport, Bridgerton and KPop Demon Hunters,” reads the e-mail.
In a paragraph titled ‘what’s altering’, the communication emphasises, “Nothing is altering at this time. Each streaming companies will proceed to function individually. Now we have extra steps to finish earlier than the deal is closed, together with regulatory and shareholder approvals. You’ll hear from us when we now have extra to share. Within the meantime, we hope you’ll proceed to take pleasure in watching as a lot as you need, everytime you need – all in your present membership plan.”
About Netflix’s WB takeover
Netflix, the most important streaming platform on the earth, has ushered within the period of direct-to-streaming movies, getting extra mainstream filmmakers from internationally to discard theatrical releases for direct streaming premieres for his or her titles. With the corporate taking on Warner Bros, moviegoers feared for the well being of the theatrical launch mannequin.
