Netflix, Paramount shares jump as months-long fight for Warner Bros ends


A drone view shows a sign for Paramount in front of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California, December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Netflix jumped more ⁠than 9% premarket on Friday as investors cheered its decision to exit ⁠the fight for Warner Bros Discovery, while Paramount rose about 10% ‌on winning the race for some of the world's most prized TV and film assets.

The end of the months-long bidding war put the focus back on the significant antitrust scrutiny that the Paramount-Warner Bros ​tie-up would face in the U.S. and Europe, ⁠including an active investigation in California. ⁠Warner Bros shares were marginally lower.

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