A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The future of the Warner Bros. Discovery company — its iconic movie studio, HBO Max…
A drone view shows Netflix logos on buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Jan. 20, 2026. Daniel Cole | Reuters Netflix jumped into the advertising business later than its media peers, but its strategy shift is starting to pay off. This week Netflix reported its fourth-quarter earnings, which were mostly overshadowed…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Jan. 20, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures traded near the flatline Tuesday night after major averages saw their worst day in three months. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 25 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix will report its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, with questions surrounding its pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets top of mind for investors. In recent years Netflix’s quarterly reports have been mostly steady — with the exception of a miss on earnings estimates last…
A Netflix building in Hollywood, California, Dec. 17, 2025. Zeng Hui | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Netflix has adjusted its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets to an all-cash bid, according to an SEC filing Tuesday. Netflix now plans to pay $27.75 per WBD share entirely in cash to acquire…
Get ready. The earnings season is picking up steam. More than two dozen S & P 500 companies are set to report this week. Among them are Netflix, Intel and United Airlines. The fourth-quarter reporting period got off to an uneven start last week. Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase all topped analyst…
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. NBC is about to have itself a “legendary” month. “Legendary February,” a marketing tagline invented…
Netflix is likely to amend its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, making an all-cash bid, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Wednesday. In December, Netflix reached a deal to purchase WBD’s streaming platform HBO Max and the Warner Bros. film studio in a transaction comprised of cash and stock. The deal is currently valued at…