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Why Netflix says its Warner Bros. deal won't be a failure like other media mega-mergers before it
Netflix defended its announced acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery 's studio and streaming business, saying it wouldn't be a failure like other media mega-mergers that have come before it. 'It's true. Historically, many of these mergers haven't…
How Smaller Players Will Emerge Through Cracks In Media's Triopoly
How Smaller Players Will Emerge Through Cracks In Media's Triopoly For years, the Google, Meta, and Amazon triopoly has dominated media budgets, each reigning supreme in its respective category. But cracks are forming in this once impenetrable…
Creative director Dario Vitale exits Versace two days after Prada's acquisition
ROME -- Creative director Dario Vitale is leaving Italian fashion brand Versace only eight months after he was appointed, the company said in a statement Thursday. Vitale's exit comes just two days after Prada Group finalized its $1.375 billion…
PTA clears PTCL-Telenor merger with strict conditions
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has approved the merger of Telenor Pakistan with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL), though it imposed strict conditions to prevent abuse of market power…
Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Committed To Warner Bros. Theatrical Releasing As Cinema Trade Group Calls Merger 'Unprecedented Threat'
“We've released about 30 films into theaters this year, so it's not like we have this opposition to movies in theaters,” said Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos on a call with Wall Street fresh off clinching a mega deal to acquire Warner…
How Alternative Data And AI Are Shaping M&A Deal Origination
Alternative Data and AI in Private Markets In private markets, information on investment opportunities typically emerges only after NDAs are signed between buyers and sellers and trust is established. Increasingly, investors are using AI and…
Meta isn't a monopoly after Instagram and WhatsApp acquisition, per judge's ruling
The FTC charged that Meta employed a “buy-or-bury” strategy of purchasing more mobile-friendly platforms to avoid competing with them in the marketplace. But the first order of business in any antitrust trial is defining the market…
What to Know About Netflix's $83 Billion Acquisition of WBD
Showcasing why Paramount recently fired off a flurry of letters to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) as if it were Hogwarts admissions season, Netflix has won the bidding for a WBD merger. Today, the streaming giant announced it will acquire WBD's…
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Historic $82.7 Billion Merger
Netflix has made headlines with its game-changing move to acquire Warner Bros. in a staggering $82.7 billion deal. This bold step is set to redefine the streaming industry landscape, positioning Netflix as an even more formidable player. The…
Netflix Annouces Its Acquisition of Warner Bros. After Intense Bidding War
The streaming giant Netflix has solidified itself as the King of Hollywood, announcing Friday its acquisition of Warner Bros. “Together, we'll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for…
Texas A&M OC Collin Klein hired as Kansas State football coach after Chris Klieman retires
Kansas State announced Thursday it has officially hired Collin Klein, the school's legendary former quarterback, as its next head coach. Klein, a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2012 and former K-State assistant, has served as Texas A&M's offensive…
Wells Fargo Advises on Netflix-Warner Deal in M&A Win for Bank
Wells Fargo & Co. landed a co-advisory role on the Netflix Inc. 's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., underscoring the bank's willingness to flex its balance sheet to win blockbuster M&A mandates. The San Francisco-based lender is…
Timeline of HPE's $14 billion Juniper acquisition
Credit: alphaspirit.it/Shutterstock AI is a key factor in one of the tech industry's most significant M&A developments: HPE's proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks. The $14 billion deal would shake up the industry, and regulatory watchdogs in…
What you need to know about the Netflix bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance, now controlled by David Ellison, was one of WBD's suitors. Paramount, which wanted all of WBD, was believed to be the front-runner in the auction, bringing with it a cultivated relationship with President Donald Trump. It…
Regulators to announce plans to bolster mutuals after Labour vows to double £223bn sector
City regulators have announced a package of changes aimed at bolstering growth across the mutuals and co-operatives sector after the Labour government promised to double the size of the £223bn industry. Top officials from the Financial…
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