Why Hollywood cares about this year's Oscars, but not about Gulf money buying Warner: A chat with insider Matt Belloni

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Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet.

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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 drops out of the WBD bidding war, paving the way for David Ellison's Paramount to buy it

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Warner Bros. has been the subject of a monthslong tug-of-war between Paramount and Netflix, which is led by co-CEO Ted Sarandos.

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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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Netflix strengthens its Warner Bros. bid as Paramount's David Ellison tries to wreck its deal

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Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters (left) and Ted Sarandos (right) have made an all-cash offer to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav (center).

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos tries to solve his movie problem

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos applauds at the Golden Globe awards, January 2026
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has spent years people should be able to see big movies at home, without going to theaters. Now he's changing his tune.

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Here's what Netflix's co-CEOs are saying after WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the "Black Rabbit" event.

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Read the letter Netflix's co-CEOs sent to reassure staffers about its bid to buy Warner Bros.

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Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, Bela Bajaria, CCO, Netflix, Greg Peters, Co-CEO, Netflix and Cody Rhodes attend Netflix's Debut of WWE Monday Night Raw at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California.

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What Hollywood's real-life drama means for you

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Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros and Netflix studios

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