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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Netflix's proposed Warner Bros. acquisition is under intense scrutiny

    Netflix's proposed Warner Bros. acquisition is under intense scrutiny The US Justice Department’s investigation of Netflix’s proposed $72-billion (R1.15-trillion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery includes scrutiny of the streaming giant’s behaviour and whether it wields anticompetitive...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Paramount ups the ante in fight with Netflix over Warner Bros

    Paramount ups the ante in fight with Netflix over Warner Bros Paramount Skydance made enhancements to its hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, addressing some of the company’s concerns in an effort to thwart a rival deal with Netflix Inc. Paramount said in a statement on Tuesday that it...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery negotiations still deadlocked

    MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery negotiations still deadlocked MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery have yet to renew an agreement that will allow the South African broadcaster to distribute the US media giant's channels, movies, and series beyond 2025. MultiChoice first warned...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Goodbye HBO series? Netflix's Warner Bros. takeover leaves big questions

    Goodbye HBO series? Netflix's Warner Bros. takeover leaves big questions MultiChoice is facing its biggest crisis in many years with the threat of losing hundreds of movies and series from its largest US third-party content provider, Warner Bros. Discovery. A week ago, the broadcaster's pay-TV...
  5. Jan

    Warner Bros. Discovery confirms Harry Potter TV series for new Max streaming service

    Harry Potter TV series confirmed — with JK Rowling as executive producer Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed that it has ordered a TV series based on the Harry Potter books, which will be executive produced by author JK Rowling. The announcement came during the company's unveiling of its Max...
  6. Jan

    Discovery and HBO unveil "Max" streaming service

    HBO and Discovery unveil combined Max streaming service Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled "Max" — a streaming service comprising Discovery Plus and HBO Max content — at a launch event on Wednesday, 13 April 2023, The Verge reported. Pricing for the streaming service ranges from $9.99 (R184) to...
  7. Jan

    Warner Bros rakes in $850 million from Hogwarts Legacy sales in two weeks

    Hogwarts Legacy makes R15.7 billion in two weeks Warner Bros. Games has announced that its latest blockbuster — Hogwarts Legacy — sold over 12 million copies in the first two weeks since its launch. The action RPG is based in the Wizarding World franchise launched by the highly-popular Harry...
  8. Jan

    MPA says intermediaries like Cloudflare and hosts must take responsibility for piracy

    Netflix and Hollywood giants accuse Cloudflare of protecting pirates The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has listed 70 platforms and companies linked to copyright infringement in its most recent notorious markets submission to the US government, TorrentFreak reports. The MPA's members include...
  9. J

    AT&T considers sale of Warner Bros video game unit

    AT&T considers sale of Warner Bros video game unit AT&T Inc. is considering a sale of Warner Bros. video-game unit, a business that could fetch about $4 billion and help the company pare down its almost $200 billion in debt, CNBC reported. Activision Blizzard Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and...
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Boomerang – new $5-per-month video streaming service

    Boomerang – new $5-per-month video streaming service Turner and Warner Bros have revealed a new video streaming service called Boomerang, which features content from Hannah-Barbera, Looney Tunes, and MGM.
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