Netflix Beats Q4 Expectations But Warns of Higher Costs Ahead
Netflix surpasses 325M subscribers with strong Q4 results but issues cautious 2026 forecast due to increased content spending and Warner Bros. acquisition costs.
Netflix surpasses 325M subscribers with strong Q4 results but issues cautious 2026 forecast due to increased content spending and Warner Bros. acquisition costs.
Netflix revises its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition terms with an all-cash offer for studios and streaming assets amid competition from Paramount and falling stock prices.
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to decline Paramount Skydance's revised acquisition offer despite billionaire Larry Ellison's financing guarantees, preferring Netflix's studio deal instead.
Paramount enhances its $30 per share all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with Larry Ellison's personal guarantee and improved terms to counter Netflix's competing offer.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) board unanimously rejects Paramount's $77.9B all-cash offer, citing inadequate value and funding concerns, while reaffirming support for Netflix's $72B merger proposal.
Netflix partnered with iHeartMedia to stream video versions of over 15 popular podcasts like The Breakfast Club and My Favorite Murder exclusively, starting in early 2026.