Netflix's co-CEO Ted Sarandos shares how he pitched Trump on the Warner Bros. deal

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos appealed to President Donald Trump as he battles Paramount Skydance's David Ellison for control of Warner Bros.

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Netflix vs. Paramount: Why each media giant says it has the best Warner Bros. Discovery offer

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David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi want to put billions into Paramount/WBD. Why?

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Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They'd like to use money from Saudi Arabia and two other petrostates to make that happen. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

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Why Comcast lost the Warner Bros. bidding war to Netflix, according to its president

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Comcast's Mike Cavanagh said the company didn't put as much cash into its bid for Warner Bros. as others did.

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David Ellison fights back: Paramount launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after losing out to Netflix

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David Ellison's Paramount Skydance isn't giving up its fight for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Netflix has a history of successful self-disruption. Its Warner Bros. Discovery deal will put that to the test.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, attends Netflix's
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarados. The company has shifted its stance on theatrical releases.

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

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

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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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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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