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Netflix kicked off 2026 with seismic news as Romano Law reported on January 2 that its eyeing a blockbuster 72 billion dollar acquisition of Warner Bros major assets including studios and the former HBO Max streaming business in a cash and stock deal set to close by Q3 pending approvals. Warner Bros Discovery shareholders get cash and Netflix shares at 27.75 dollars apiece while legacy cable nets spin off separately a move Fortune says caps the medias cord cutting era with S and P analysts calling it a full pivot to streaming supremacy. This bombshell sent Netflix stock tumbling 3 percent to open the year per TS2 Tech amid looming January 20 earnings where Zacks projects 11.97 billion in revenue up 16.79 percent and EPS of 0.55 a 27.91 percent jump though analysts note shifting estimates.
Content wise The Independent and Whats on Netflix warn of a brutal January purge with over 150 titles exiting including Friends and Mad Men on January 1 in the UK alongside Big Bang Theory Suits and Lost plus faves like Spider Man Into the Spider Verse and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood later in the month. But fresh drops promise buzz His and Hers starring Tessa Thompson drops January 8 a mystery thriller while Bridgerton season 4 volume 1 hits January 29 Netflixs flagship drama. Other heavies include Alpha Males season 4 People We Meet on Vacation rom com Sandokan with Can Yaman and Free Bert comedy all originals plus Licorice Pizza and a Depeche Mode doc.
Netflix is also chasing vertical video for phones AV Club says with co exclusives for social feeds and cracking down on password sharing via global fee hikes that have households griping we cant afford this anymore. No exec sightings or social splashes yet but eyes on earnings for Warner deal clues this could reshape Hollywood bios for years.
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