The Brett Cooper Show The Pettiest $108B Power Move Ever: Netflix vs Paramount | Episode 105
Dec 9, 2025
The drama unfolds with the hostile takeover of Warner Brothers as Netflix and Paramount clash over billion-dollar bids. Paramount's audacious $108 billion offer aims to claim the entire Warner entity, while Netflix represents a new era of Hollywood. Complicating matters, foreign funding sources raise political concerns. The divide in public opinion hints at deeper cultural rifts, while viewers are caught in a battle where neither giant clearly wins for the consumer. With talks of building 'trustworthy' news and promises of revitalized theaters, the stakes have never been higher.
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Paramount's Full-Company Bid
- Paramount offered $108 billion to buy the entire Warner Bros. Discovery entity, not just the studio and streaming arm.
- That contrasts with Netflix's $82 billion bid which excluded cable networks like CNN and Discovery channels.
Ellison Family's Rapid Media Play
- Brett recounts that David Ellison's Skydance acquired Paramount months earlier and aimed to build a media conglomerate.
- He links David to his father Larry Ellison and Oracle's tech influence, including TikTok US operations.
Ellison's Unanswered $30-per-Share Claim
- Brett plays a CNBC clip where David Ellison says Paramount submitted $30 a share and received no response from Warner Bros. Discovery.
- She relays Ellison's frustration that Warner didn't redline or engage with their unsolicited proposal.