Netflix Considers All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Amidst Deal Resistance
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Storyboard•14-01-2026, 08:44
Netflix Considers All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Amidst Deal Resistance
- •Netflix is re-evaluating its acquisition terms for Warner Bros. Discovery, exploring an all-cash offer for its studios and streaming operations.
- •The shift to an all-cash bid aims to mitigate issues arising from Netflix's declining share price since deal talks began.
- •The original deal offered Warner Bros. shareholders $23.25 cash and $4.50 in Netflix stock, with protections if shares fell below $97.91.
- •Netflix's stock has dropped approximately 25% since October, reaching $89.07, prompting the revised approach.
- •Paramount Skydance, led by David and Larry Ellison, is aggressively challenging the Netflix deal with a counter-offer, financing guarantee, and lawsuit.
Why It Matters: Netflix is pivoting to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery to overcome financial and competitive hurdles.
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