Paramount outbids Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion

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Published March 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM EST

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Paramount has outbid Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, a major shake-up that has many in the film industry worried.

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