Netflix Exits and Paramount Signs a $110.9 Billion Warner Bros. Deal
Netflix declined to raise its offer on February 26, 2026; a day later Paramount Skydance and WBD signed an asset purchase agreement at $31 per share.
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Netflix Rolls Cameras on Breakers, Its First Western Australia Series
The eight-part surfing drama Breakers, starring Antony Starr, began filming in Western Australia's South West on January 28, 2026 — Netflix's first series shot in the state.
Disney Names Josh D'Amaro Next CEO as Bob Iger Era Ends
The Walt Disney Company picked parks chief Josh D'Amaro as CEO on February 3, 2026, ending a three-year succession race with a unanimous board vote.
Paramount Launches $108 Billion All-Cash Tender Offer for Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance went straight to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders with a $30-per-share hostile tender offer, days after Netflix struck its own $82.7 billion deal.
THE ACADEMY INVITES 398 TO MEMBERSHIP
