Netflix says it bailed on WBD because of money, not Donald Trump

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos arrives for meetings at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC., shortly before announcing that Netflix was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House on Thursday, and shortly after announced his company was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery.

It's easy to understand why Netflix walked away from WBD

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos departs the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House Thursday afternoon to discuss his company's Warner Bros. bid. Hours later, Netflix walked away from the deal.

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Netflix's co-CEO says Trump has one big question about the Warner Bros. sale

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said his conversations with President Donald Trump have been about jobs.

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Larry and David Ellison are getting a chance to break up the Netflix/WBD deal

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Larry Ellison and David Ellison in 2013
Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They're getting a second chance to pitch the WBD board. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

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Oracle's Larry Ellison is down an unmatched $49 billion this year after the plunge in software stocks

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Larry Ellison, Oracle founder.
Larry Ellison built his wealth by turning Oracle into a dominant enterprise software company.

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What we know about who's buying TikTok's US business

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Oracle's Larry Ellison, TikTok's Shou Chew, and Michael Dell.
Oracle's CTO Larry Ellison, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, and Michael Dell.

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We don't know why Bari Weiss pulled a '60 Minutes' story — here's why that matters

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CBS News head Bari Weiss interviewing Erika Kirk at a
CBS News head Bari Weiss, seen here interviewing Erika Kirk, has become a lightning rod since she took the job in October.

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Paramount sweetens its WBD bid with a $40 billion guarantee from Larry Ellison — but doesn't increase the price

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Larry Ellison, the second-wealthiest man in the world, is central to the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Mark Zuckerberg is $23 billion richer in under 15 months — but he's slid from 2nd to 6th on the rich list

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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The 6 biggest reveals from WBD's filing on why it rejected Paramount

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David Zaslav, right, of Warner Bros. Discovery, which rejected bids from David Ellison's Paramount Skydance.

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