David Zaslav tells employees 'HBO Max will stay' after Netflix deal

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WBD CEO David Zaslav at a party, September 2025
WBD CEO David Zaslav has officially put his company on the blocks. One big question: Will he sell all of it? Or just part of it?

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Reviews are in, and Hollywood insiders aren't pleased with the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal

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Netflix's $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. is raising eyebrows across Hollywood.

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'Get all that Hermes stuff now': Netflix director accused of $11 million fraud rushed to buy luxury goods, texts show

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Director Carl Rinsch is on trial on charges that he defrauded Netflix of $11 million originally meant to be used for a sci-fi project.

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Netflix doesn't want to turn HBO into Netflix — it wants to bundle it

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HBO head Casey Bloys, and actor Mark Ruffalo at premiere of the HBO show
HBO head Casey Bloys with "Task" star Mark Ruffalo. What happens to Bloys — and shows like "Task" — if Netflix's proposed $83 billion deal for HBO/Warner Bros. goes through?

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Here's what Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said about the Netflix deal at a company town hall

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav addressed employees at a company town hall.

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The 28-year rise of Netflix, from DVD-by-mail service to Hollywood juggernaut

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Netflix cracked down on password-sharing in 2024, helping to boost its fortunes.

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Netflix's deal to buy WBD isn't sealed just yet. Donald Trump could stand in the way.

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Donald Trump could be Larry and David Ellison's hope to stop the Netflix-WBD deal.

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Netflix breaks down how its approach to movie theaters will (and will not) change when it buys Warner Bros.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 23: (L-R) Kevin Woo, Arden Cho and REI AMI attend the KPop Demon Hunters A Sing-Along Event fan surprise at Paris Theater on August 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)
Netflix put "KPop Demon Hunters" in theaters but doesn't intend to change its broader theatrical release approach.

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Why Netflix says its Warner Bros. deal won't be a failure like other media mega-mergers before it

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 10: (L-R) Greg Peters and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speak at the Netflix House Philadelphia Grand Opening Event at Netflix House King of Prussia on November 10, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters speaks at the opening of Netflix House.

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Read the memo Warner Bros. Discovery sent employees after Netflix won the bidding war for its key assets

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Ted Sarandos' Netflix just won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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