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Hail to the king: Trump will steer battle for the future of Hollywood

Donald Trump is almost certainly going to have the final say on who wins and who gets fired in the $160 billion contest over Warner Bros.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is part of the hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

Trump’s son-in-law part of Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros

The company, which has close ties to the Trump administration, has launched an offer that challenges Netflix’s plan to create an unassailable media empire.

  • Michael Koziol
What to stream this week (clockwise from top left): Wild Cherry; The Beatles: Anthology; Dispatches from Elsewhere; The Abandons; and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

What to stream this week: Gillian Anderson’s western, plus five more picks

Don’t miss a documentary about a controversial reality show, The Beatles: Anthology and the old-school Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

  • Craig Mathieson
David Zaslav

Warner Bros CEO set to become a billionaire from Netflix deal thanks to controversial tweak

A contract renegotiation earlier this year offered David Zaslav a new opportunity to supercharge his wealth.

  • Dylan Sloan and Tom Maloney
Netflix said the deal to buy Warner Bros will “help define the next century of storytelling”.

While Americans feasted on turkey, Netflix clinched a $108b deal

The streaming giant’s acquisition of Warner Bros was an unexpected twist in a long-running sales process. Here’s how it unfolded.

  • Michelle F. Davis
Netflix said the deal to buy Warner Bros will “help define the next century of storytelling”.

Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studios, streaming unit for $US72 billion

Buying the owner of marquee franchises including Game of Thrones, DC Comics and Harry Potter will further tilt the power balance in Hollywood in favour of the streaming giant.

  • Reuters
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David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown first met on the set of Netflix’s Stranger Things in 2015 when she was 11 years old. Harbour plays Jim Hopper, who is the adoptive father of Eleven, Brown’s character, in the series.

Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour and those bullying allegations

A lot is riding on the final season of Netflix’s juggernaut series. So what happens when it’s hit with alleged scandal days before its premiere?

  • Bronte Gossling
What to stream this week: (from top left) Bump: A Christmas Film; NFL RedZone; Good Boy; Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember; Last Samurai Standing; and Spaced.  

What to stream this week: Netflix’s samurai extravaganza and five more picks

Don’t miss a Japanese action hit with hints of Squid Game, Chris Hemsworth’s moving road trip and the return of the Bump crew for a Christmas cracker. 

  • Craig Mathieson
Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness in The Abandons.

The best new TV shows to stream in December

New series include Gillian Anderson’s western, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour documentary and a culture-clash crime comedy set in Sydney.

  • Craig Mathieson
Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in season five of Stranger Things.

Stranger Things’ final season is here – and it’s much darker than you imagined

There’s no escaping that the show has morphed into an allegory about child exploitation and sexual abuse.

  • Karl Quinn

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