Netflix vs. Paramount: Who Wins the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery?

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In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro break down the latest competing deals for Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD), between the agreed-upon deal with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and the hostile tender offer from Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ: PSKY).

*Stock prices used were from the afternoon of Dec. 8, 2025. The video was published on Dec. 10, 2025.

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