{"id":56949,"date":"2025-12-05T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros-discoverys-studios-in-72-billion-deal-german-pensions-bill-passes-amid-rising-u-s-yields\/56949\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T08:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:38:32","slug":"netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros-discoverys-studios-in-72-billion-deal-german-pensions-bill-passes-amid-rising-u-s-yields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros-discoverys-studios-in-72-billion-deal-german-pensions-bill-passes-amid-rising-u-s-yields\/56949\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery&#8217;s Studios in $72 Billion Deal; German Pensions Bill Passes Amid Rising U.S. Yields"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Netflix (<a href=\"\/stock\/NFLX\">NFLX<\/a>) is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/WBD\">WBD<\/a>) studios and streaming unit for an equity value of $72 billion<\/strong>, a move that sent Netflix shares down <strong>3.1%<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/movers\/premarket\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> trading.<\/li>\n<li>The cash and stock transaction, valued at <strong>$27.75 per WBD share<\/strong>, is expected to generate <strong>$2-3 billion in annual cost savings<\/strong> by the third year and become <strong>accretive to GAAP earnings per share by year two<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>German lawmakers have passed a <strong>contentious pensions bill<\/strong> with <strong>319 votes<\/strong>, while the <strong>U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed 2 basis points to 4.12%<\/strong>, reaching its highest level since November 20.<\/li>\n<li>Russia&#39;s Rosatom is discussing the localization of <strong>nuclear fuel production<\/strong> with India, and Russia has also offered India the localization of <strong>SU-57 fighter jet production<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netflix (<a href=\"\/stock\/NFLX\">NFLX<\/a>) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery&#39;s (<a href=\"\/stock\/WBD\">WBD<\/a>) studios and streaming unit for a total enterprise value of <strong>$82.7 billion<\/strong>, with an equity value of <strong>$72.0 billion<\/strong>. This significant acquisition, which includes Warner Bros.&#39; film and television studios, HBO Max, and HBO, caused Netflix shares to drop <strong>3.1%<\/strong> in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/movers\/premarket\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> trading.<\/p>\n<p>Under the terms of the agreement, each <strong>Warner Bros. Discovery (<a href=\"\/stock\/WBD\">WBD<\/a>) shareholder<\/strong> will receive <strong>$23.25 in cash and $4.50 in shares of Netflix common stock<\/strong>, totaling <strong>$27.75 per WBD share<\/strong>. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both Netflix and WBD. Netflix anticipates realizing at least <strong>$2-3 billion in cost savings per year by the third year<\/strong> and expects the deal to be <strong>accretive to GAAP earnings per share by year two<\/strong>. The transaction is projected to close in <strong>12-18 months<\/strong>, following the previously announced separation of WBD&#39;s Discovery Global into a new company, which is expected to be completed in Q3 2026. Netflix has stated its intention to maintain Warner Bros.&#39; current operations.<\/p>\n<p>In European economic news, German lawmakers successfully passed a <strong>contentious pensions bill<\/strong> with <strong>319 votes<\/strong>. This legislative development comes amidst broader market movements, including a rise in the <strong>U.S. 10-year Treasury yield<\/strong>, which increased by <strong>2 basis points to 4.12%<\/strong>, marking its highest level since November 20.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Russia is actively engaging with India on several strategic fronts. Russia&#39;s state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, is in discussions with India regarding the possibility of <strong>localizing the production of nuclear fuel<\/strong> for nuclear power plants. Additionally, Russia has offered India the opportunity to localize the production of its <strong>SU-57 fighter jets<\/strong>, as cited by TASS from Chemezov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Netflix (NFLX) is set to acquire Warner Bros. 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