Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump
In Brief Posted: 12:46 PM PST · December 7, 2025 Image Credits:Jemal Countess/FilmMagic / Getty Images Anthony Ha Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison’s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President Donald Trump to discuss a potential deal in November. Trump reportedly told Sarandos that Warner Bros. should sell to the highest bidder, and the Netflix executive seems to have left the meeting convinced that the…
