From Reuters.

The storied movie studio (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/breaking-view/wells-fargo-puts-costly-show-netflix-2025-12-05/) has inked mega-mergers (https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/paramount-makes-wbd-offer-thats-hard-refuse-2025-12-08/) with Time, AOL, AT&T and Discovery (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/breaking-view/david-zaslavs-ego-finally-plays-useful-wbd-role-2025-12-10/) . All ended poorly. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/breaking-view/gulf-paramount-bets-logic-is-mostly-non-financial-2025-12-09/) its latest $83 bln deal (https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/netflix-submits-warner-bros-siren-song-2025-12-05/) with Netflix, a gatecrash bid from a rival, and whether a happier ending (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/warner-bros-bid-is-among-netflixs-stranger-things-2025-11-26/) could be in store.

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