Warner Bros. Discovery Aktie News

Warner Bros Discovery is likely to hold a shareholder vote on the $82.7 billion deal to sell its streaming and studio assets to Netflix in March, CNBC reported on Monday.

Oakmark U.S. Large Value Strategy portfolio's return was 4.79% (net) for the reporting period vs. Russell 1000 Value Index that returned 3.81% for the same period.

For much of the year, WBD has been among the more heavily shorted entertainment stocks.

Netflix delivered a robust Q4 with 17.6% YoY revenue growth and strong engagement, despite softer forward revenue guidance. Operating margin expanded to 24.5% in Q4, with further improvement projected, highlighting continued efficiency and profitability. The proposed Warner Bros. Discovery deal offers potential synergies but faces significant regulatory hurdles, making its completion uncertain.

Established franchises are increasingly important to the theatrical industry as it seeks to break the $10 billion mark at the domestic box office for the first time since the pandemic. But big-name installments like "Wicked: For Good" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash" have been underperforming ticket sales expectations.

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The idea of Diller buying CNN was never seriously considered and did not advance to the WBD board level, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A Warner spokesman said CNN ‘was not and is not for sale.'