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Netflix and Paramount Skydance are vying to take over Warner Bros. Both deals could have regulatory issues.

Australia’s competition watchdog eyes Warner Bros mega deal

The ACCC is likely to closely scrutinise any Warner Brothers deal for its wide-ranging impact on local and global entertainment industries.

  • Calum Jaspan

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Sean Combs.

Diddy he do it? The $1 million Tupac hit, and other revelations from Sean Combs doco

The four-part documentary series on Netflix airs some serious allegations against the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy, P Diddy and Love.

  • Karl Quinn
Best TV of 2025: Better than Sex; Optics; Adolescence; The Newsreader; Such Brave Girls; The Studio; and The Pitt.

TV year in review: The 25 best shows of 2025

This was a huge year for TV, with some of the best shows coming out of the blue. Do you agree with our critics?

  • Craig Mathieson, Meg Watson, Louise Rugendyke, Karl Quinn, Kylie Northover and Debi Enker
Former president Barack Obama with wife and former first lady Michelle at the Democratic convention in Chicago.

MAGA influencers urge Trump to kill Netflix deal over streamer’s Obama ties

The right-wing commentators’ push to paint Netflix as aligned with Democrats and a liberal agenda adds to a swirl of controversy and intrigue circling what would be one of the largest media mergers in recent history.

  • Will Oremus and Scott Nover

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
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
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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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