Media Industry News 31 December 2025

Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount’s $108.4 billion bid again, sticks with Netflix deal

LOS ANGELES, Jan 7, 2026, 04:40 PST Warner Bros Discovery said on Wednesday its board rejected Paramount Skydance’s revised $108.4 billion hostile bid and reaffirmed support for a competing deal with Netflix. It urged shareholders to ignore Paramount’s tender offer,

7 January 2026

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Netflix stock slips after Reed Hastings’ $39 million sale; analyst downgrade spotlights Warner deal risk

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:02 EST — After-hours Netflix, Inc. shares slipped 0.9% to $90.65 in after-hours trade on Tuesday. A Form 4 filing — a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure of insider stock transactions — showed director

6 January 2026

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Versant Media Group stock extends debut slide as Comcast spinoff meets early skepticism

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 14:19 EST — Regular session Shares of Versant Media Group (VSNT.O) were down about 5% at $38.55 in early afternoon trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the stock’s first day as a standalone company. About

6 January 2026

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Netflix stock (NFLX) holds steady after hours as CFRA downgrade spotlights Warner deal risk

New York, January 5, 2026, 18:05 (EST) — After-hours Netflix, Inc. shares were little changed in after-hours trading on Monday after CFRA downgraded the stock, putting the spotlight back on risks tied to the company’s pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.

6 January 2026

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Netflix stock edges higher as CFRA downgrades on Warner Bros. deal risk

New York, Jan 5, 2026, 10:36 (EST) — Regular session Netflix, Inc. shares rose about 1% to $91.90 on Monday, despite a fresh downgrade that flagged mounting risks around the company’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery assets. The stock

5 January 2026

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Comcast’s Versant spinoff is done — what’s inside VSNT and why CMCSA shares slid

NEW YORK, January 5, 2026, 09:30 EST Comcast (CMCSA) said on Monday it completed the spinoff of its NBCUniversal cable networks into Versant Media Group, distributing shares of the new company to existing investors. Versant (VSNT) began trading on Nasdaq

5 January 2026

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Paramount “running out of patience” as Warner Bros Discovery nears next Netflix deal test

NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2026, 20:05 ET Paramount Skydance is running out of patience with Warner Bros Discovery’s repeated refusals to engage on its takeover approach, the New York Post reported late Saturday. New York Post Warner’s board is expected

5 January 2026

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Netflix stock today: NFLX drops nearly 3% as Warner deal drama and earnings near

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 06:20 ET — Market closed Netflix shares last closed down $2.78, or about 3%, at $90.99 on Friday, the first trading day of 2026. The stock traded between $90.83 and $93.61, with about 41 million

4 January 2026

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Netflix stock drops 3% to start 2026 as Warner deal, Jan. 20 earnings loom

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 07:37 ET — Market closed Shares of Netflix, Inc. closed down about 3% at $90.99 on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, after swinging between $90.83 and $94.50 in heavy volume. The pullback matters

3 January 2026

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Disney stock falls on $10 million YouTube kids-privacy settlement as ‘Zootopia 2’ record fails to lift shares

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 15:30 ET — Regular session The Walt Disney Company’s shares fell on Wednesday after U.S. authorities said the entertainment group agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations tied to children’s privacy

31 December 2025

Disney News·Media Industry·Stock Market

Rumble (RUM) stock slips in year-end trading — Northern Data deal remains the big overhang

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 13:32 ET — Regular session Shares of Rumble Inc fell 2.6% to $6.39 in early afternoon trading on Wednesday, after touching a session low of $6.35 and a high of $6.60. The move comes as

31 December 2025

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Disney stock barely budges after-hours as DOJ cites $10 mln YouTube kids-privacy settlement

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 19:19 ET — After-hours Walt Disney (DIS) shares were little changed in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the U.S. Justice Department said the company agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to settle allegations

31 December 2025

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Media Industry News 31 December 2025 - 7 January 2026