Netflix intensifies bid for Warner Bros making its $72 billion offer all cash

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 20, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 20, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/netflix-bid-warner-bros/

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Netflix is now offering to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business in all cash — in an effort to win over the Hollywood giant’s shareholders for its $72 billion merger and potentially thwart a hostile bid from Skydance-owned Paramount. Back in December, Netflix struck a cash and ...