Netflix to absorb Warner Bros. and HBO in $82.7 billion deal
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Will the acquisition give Netflix a genuine foothold in the amusement-park business? Ingesting Warner Bros. changes Netflix’s options on this front, though only partially. In addition to its valuable library of titles and intellectual property (including DC Studios and Harry Potter),
Netflix’s stunning $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros., announced yesterday, sent French exhibitors into high alert in a market where Warner Bros. — alongside Disney and Universal — drive the local box office.
Emilia Pérez led the pack with 13 Oscar nominations Thursday, allowing Netflix to claim bragging rights as the year’s most-nominated distributor for a second year in a row. France’s Spanish-language International Feature entry became the most ...