Engadget Podcast: Why Netflix is the best worst option for Warner Bros.

Last week, Netflix surprised us all when it announced plans for an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., a move that would fundamentally reshape the world of streaming video and Hollywood. But Paramount isn’t giving up on WB — this week it launched a $108 billion hostile takeover effort. In this episode, we discuss why everyone is fighting for WB, and why Netflix may be the best worst option for the storied movie studio.

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Topics

  • What the Netflix bid for Warner Bros. means for at-home streamers and moviegoers – 1:55

  • Disney characters are coming to Sora after OpenAI struck a deal – 32:59

  • Meta may be giving up on open source for Llama – 43:53  

  • Google CEO says we’re just going to have to grin and bear societal disruption via AI – 46:46

  • Around Engadget: The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is good, but is it $630 good? – 49:06

  • The best trailers and announcements from The Game Awards’ Day of the Devs stream – 51:28

  • Here’s why projectors won in 2025 – 54:31

  • Working on – 56:15  

  • Pop culture picks – 57:33

Credits

Host: Devindra Hardawar
Guest: Nathan Ingraham
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

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