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Netflix Asserts It Would 'Still Be Behind YouTube' in Viewing Time If Warner Bros. Deal Clears
Even if Netflix were to acquire Warner Bros., the company would still be behind YouTube in terms of total viewing time as measured by Nielsen. Netflix's Co-CEO Greg Peters brought up this point while speaking at UBS' 2025 Global Media and Communications Conference in New York on Monday.
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters projected confidence and asserted that a Netflix takeover of Warner Bros. and HBO Max would “create and protect jobs in the entertainment industry.” The pair spoke Monday at the UBS Global Media and Communications conference — hours after Paramount Skydance initiated a hostile offer presented as a tender
Should Paramount succeed in acquiring Warner Bros, the combined studio will release more than 30 theatrical titles a year. This was Paramount CEO David Ellison’s promise during a phone presser following news of the conglom’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Sunday that a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share. “There's no question about it,” Trump said, answering questions about the deal and various other topics as he walked the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Channing Dungey may have only been at Netflix for a couple of years but she was instrumental in series such as Bridgerton, Emily in Paris and Inventing Anna as well as helping to bring over Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.
The report adds that Gunn’s experience with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise played a role. At the same time, Safran’s track record with Aquaman — still DC’s highest-grossing film worldwide — solidified the pair as the top choice. Both executives made enough of an impression that their contracts now extend through spring 2027.