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The Albanian Army Conquers Hollywood: How Netflix's $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition Followed 25 Years of Dismissed Warnings.

Summary by The Motley Fool
Hollywood executives spent decades mocking Netflix's ambitions. Now, the streaming giant will own Harry Potter, the DC Comics extended universe, and HBO in one historic mega-deal.

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Netflix announced this week the acquisition of Warner Bros., one of the most influential companies in film and television worldwide.

Netflix has confirmed a major agreement. The streaming giant will actually acquire Warner Bros, HBO and HBO Max for the modest amount of $82.7 billion. This transaction, which could upset the entertainment industry, will take place after the separation of Warner Bros from its cable and Discovery assets. If validated, this merger would place Netflix at the top of the world media market. A merger of Netflix and Warner Bros redraws the streaming la…

On December 5 it was announced that Netflix acquired in a purchase of $82.7 billion from Warner Bros., along with its brands and franchises.After this move by Netflix, it has been revealed that the company of the great red “N” targeted Disney and EA, the latter influential in the world of video games.Netflix stopped buying Disney and EA for possible response from its shareholdersAccording to a Bloomberg report, before Warner Bros. was EA the com…

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The Motley Fool broke the news in Alexandria, United States on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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