{"id":103042,"date":"2025-12-08T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/netflix-co-ceo-discussed-warner-bros-deal-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:29:13","slug":"netflix-co-ceo-discussed-warner-bros-deal-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/netflix-co-ceo-discussed-warner-bros-deal-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix co-CEO discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/12\/06\/how-would-the-netflix-warner-bros-deal-reshape-hollywood\/\">Netflix\u2019s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.<\/a> get approval from federal regulators?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison\u2019s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-12-07\/netflix-co-ceo-ted-sarandos-wooed-trump-personally-ahead-of-warner-bid\">Bloomberg<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/ted-sarandos-donald-trump-netflix-warner-bros-deal-1236443019\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President Donald Trump to discuss a potential deal in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump reportedly told Sarandos that Warner Bros. should sell to the highest bidder, and the Netflix executive seems to have left the meeting convinced that the president would not immediately oppose the acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the initial stories about the meeting appeared on Sunday, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/trump-netflix-warner-bros-deal-1236444352\/\">Trump confirmed that the meeting took place<\/a>. As for his feelings about the deal, he said, \u201cNetflix is a great company. They\u2019ve done a phenomenal job. Ted is a fantastic man. I have a lot of respect for him. But it\u2019s a lot of market share, so we\u2019ll have to see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bloomberg also reports that Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav was reluctant to sell the company and was surprised when Paramount began to explore an acquisition \u2014 if nothing else, he\u2019d expected Ellison to wait until the studio completed a planned split of its movie and streaming businesses from its cable networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, Warner Bros. said it would consider other bids, leading to a competitive process that Netflix won \u2014 although Paramount could still keep its hat in the ring with a hostile bid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This post has been updated with Trump\u2019s comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-inline-cta\">\n<div class=\"inline-cta__wrapper\">\n<p>Techcrunch event<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-cta__content\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__location\">San Francisco<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__separator\">|<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"inline-cta__date\">October 13-15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/12\/07\/netflix-co-ceo-reportedly-discussed-warner-bros-deal-with-trump\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Netflix\u2019s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? 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