Event Brief
Netflix Backs Down from Warner Bros. Acquisition Deal
Filed: Feb 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
Summary: Netflix declines to raise its bid for Warner Bros., allowing Paramount Skydance to win ownership amid shareholder skepticism.
WHO: Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters
WHAT: Netflix backed down from acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery
WHEN: Feb 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
WHERE: Boston
WHY: Shareholder skepticism and financial discipline
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