Episode 29: Who will own the movies?

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Reuters - "Hollywood-hungry Gulf states bankroll Paramount's Warner Bros bid" by Federico Maccioni and Rachna Uppal:
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/hollywood-hungry-gulf-states-bankroll-paramounts-warner-bros-bid-2025-12-09/

Wikipedia - "List of Warner Bros. films (2020–2029)":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Warner_Bros._films_(2020%E2%80%932029)

Wikipedia - "Major Film Studios":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_film_studios

Wikipedia - "Warner Bros. Discovery":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery

Wikipedia - "Warner Bros. Pictures":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures

Wikipedia - "HBO Max":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO_Max

Wikipedia - "List of streaming media services":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streaming_media_services

Deadline - "Warner Bros First Studio This Year To Cross $4 Billion At Global Box Office" by Anthony D'Alessandro:
https://deadline.com/2025/09/warner-bros-box-office-2025-1236557609/

The Hollywood Reporter - "Warner Bros. Discovery Adds 5.3 Million Streaming Subs as Losses Narrow, Studios Slow on Tough Box Office" by Alex Weprin, Etan Vlessing:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-q1-2025-earnings-streaming-growth-1236210369/

CNN - "Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros. and HBO" by Brian Stelter:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros

Forbes (as hosted on MSN) - "Larry Ellison—losing $31 billion—stumbles to No. 3 richest as Oracle shares plummet" by Ty Roush, Forbes Staff:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/larry-ellison-losing-31-billion-stumbles-to-no-3-richest-as-oracle-shares-plummet/ar-AA1Sa32g?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=693b92d070f34c929918eb96ab878dda&ei=32

The Wrap (as hosted on MSN) - "Netflix-WBD merger faces antitrust class action on behalf of HBO Max subscribers: 'Presumptively anticompetitive'" by JD Knapp:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/netflix-wbd-merger-faces-antitrust-class-action-on-behalf-of-hbo-max-subscribers-presumptively-anticompetitive/ar-AA1S5PQM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=693aca7f0924410888d0c43473f42f67&ei=32

SuperHeroHype (as hosted on MSN) - "Netflix details WB changes, DC movies will have shorter theatrical windows eventually" by Evolve Editors:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/netflix-details-wb-changes-dc-movies-will-have-shorter-theatrical-windows-eventually/ar-AA1RNbi1

The Wrap (as hosted on MSN) - "Bob Iger warns Netflix purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery gives streamer 'pricing leverage'" by Lucas Manfredi:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bob-iger-warns-netflix-purchase-of-warner-bros-discovery-gives-streamer-pricing-leverage/ar-AA1SaEp3?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=693b226c9f2b4ae3bb41a181ce6a2c00&ei=15

Forbes - "How Disney Dominated The Global Theme Park Industry in 2023" by Suzanne Rowan Kelleher:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2024/08/16/how-disney-dominated-the-theme-park-industry-in-2023/

The Big Picture Podcast - "The Truth About Netflix Buying Warner Bros."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINMbYD22T0

Yahoo!Finance - "Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)"
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WBD/

Episodic Medium - "Week-to-Week: Sinners' Box Office vs. the Asterisk People" by Myles McNutt and Kristen Warner:
https://episodicmedium.substack.com/p/week-to-week-sinners-box-office-vs

The Streamable - "How many subscribers do top streamers have?" by David Satin:
https://thestreamable.com/subscriber-total-every-streaming-service#live-tv-streamers

CNN - "Netflix has a big unanswered question. That may kill its Warner Bros. deal" by David Goldman:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/media/netflix-warner-bros-antitrust

Variety - "Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch" by Todd Spangler:
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-acquisition-consolidation-analysis-1236515947/

Fortune - "Netflix’s $5.8 billion breakup fee for Warner among largest ever" by Elizabeth Fournier and Bloomberg:
https://fortune.com/2025/12/06/netflix-5-8-billion-breakup-fee-warner-bros-among-largest-ever/

CNBC - "David Ellison’s hunt for WBD made David Zaslav richer — and it may not be over" by Alex Sherman:
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/paramount-david-ellison-wbd-bidding-war-hostile-bid.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9

Two Reel Cinema Club - "New York Times Top 100 Films at the Popcorn Counter: Two Reel Cinema Club Ep 174":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyfeZRl3aFI