Netflix News - February 2026
Netflix Receives $2.8 Billion Fee After Warner Bros. Discovery Terminates Merger
Netflix, Inc. announced that its merger agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been terminated. WBD ended the deal to accept a superior acquisition...
🟢 NFLX is trading 9% up today after declining to raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery assets
NFLX is trading at $92.52 (+9.37%) after the company opted not to increase its $27.75-per-share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming...
🟢 NFLX is trading 8.9% up today after declining to match the Warner Bros. Discovery bid
NFLX is trading at $92.12 (+8.9%) in pre-market after declining to match Paramount Skydance's superior $31-per-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). -...
Netflix and Apple TV+ Form Landmark F1 Alliance to Share Content and US Live Rights
Netflix and Apple TV+ established a landmark content partnership centered on Formula 1. Both platforms will globally launch the eighth season of Formula 1:...
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in D.C. to Defend Warner Bros. Discovery Deal as Bidding War Escalates
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is in Washington, D.C., on February 26 to address antitrust concerns regarding the company's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros....
Netflix CEO to Discuss $82.7B Warner Bros. Discovery Bid at White House Amid Political Pressure
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos will meet with White House officials on February 26. The discussion centers on Netflix's proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of...
🟢 NFLX is trading 6% up today amid Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war
NFLX is trading at $82.89 (+6.21%) as the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition saga intensifies, with Paramount Skydance raising its bid to $31 per share and...
Netflix Hits 15-Month Low Amid Warner Bros. Bidding War and Federal Probe
Netflix shares fell 3.37% to a 15-month low of $76.02 after Paramount Global submitted a rival $108.4 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. This...
🔴 NFLX is trading 4% down today on Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition uncertainty
NFLX is trading at $75.45 (-4.09%) amid ongoing uncertainty over its $83B all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery assets, including HBO Max. • Investors are...
Trump Demands Netflix Oust Susan Rice Following Her Warning to Pro-Trump Corporations
Former President Donald Trump demanded Netflix remove former National Security Advisor Susan Rice from its board of directors. Trump issued the demand via...
Netflix Prepared to Raise $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Bid Amid Paramount Rivalry
Netflix is prepared to increase its $82.7 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) if Paramount Skydance submits a higher bid. This potential move aims...
DOJ Probes Netflix’s $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition Impact on Theaters
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Netflix's proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, specifically...
Netflix Moves Closer to Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition with Scheduled Vote
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has scheduled a shareholder vote for March 20 to approve a $82.7 billion acquisition bid from Netflix, following the rejection of...
Netflix-WBD Merger Vote Set for 2026 as Paramount Skydance Gets Seven-Day Window for Final Bid
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) filed a definitive proxy statement and scheduled a special shareholder meeting for March 20, 2026. Shareholders will vote on the...
Netflix Hits 52-Week Low as Paramount Skydance Disrupts Warner Bros. Acquisition
Netflix (NFLX) shares fell 5% on February 12, 2026. The stock reached a new 52-week low of approximately $79. This downturn established a negative trajectory...
Netflix Hits 52-Week Low as Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition Strains Balance Sheet
Netflix shares fell 4.72% to $75.86 on February 12, 2026. The stock reached a new 52-week low near $79 amid rising competition and streaming sector challenges....
🔴 NFLX is trading 3.2% down today on Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition uncertainty
NFLX is trading at $77.07, down 3.2% as of 9:54 AM EST, as investors weigh the impact of the company's planned all-cash acquisition of Warner Bros....
🔴 NFLX is trading 3% down today on Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition concerns and rival bids
NFLX is trading at $79.72 (-3.03%) as shares extend declines fueled by investor anxiety surrounding the $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. •...
Activist Ancora Challenges Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal in Favor of Paramount Skydance Offer
Activist investor Ancora Holdings acquired a stake in Warner Bros. Discovery to oppose the planned sale of its studio and streaming assets to Netflix,...
Paramount Skydance Escalates Warner Bros. Bid with $2.8B Breakup Fee Coverage
Paramount Skydance enhanced its takeover proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery on February 10, 2026. This development challenges Netflix’s definitive agreement...
Netflix Co-CEO Defends $72 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition Against Antitrust Scrutiny in Senate Testimony
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos staunchly defended the company's proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., HBO, and HBO Max assets during testimony before...
Netflix Acquisition of Warner Bros. Gains Political Clearance as Trump Declines Intervention
Netflix received a significant boost for its proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after President Donald Trump publicly stated he...
Netflix's Bid for Warner Bros. to be Handled by Department of Justice
President Donald Trump will not involve himself in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The bidders are Netflix Inc. and Paramount Skydance Corp....
Netflix Co-CEO Defends Warner Bros. Discovery Merger in U.S. Senate Testimony
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on February 4. He defended the company's proposed $82.7 billion all-cash...
Netflix Co-CEO Faces 'Tough Interrogation' in Senate Over $82.7 Billion Warner Bros Deal
The $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery assets is facing intense regulatory scrutiny, highlighted by a recent "tough interrogation" of a Netflix...
Netflix Co-CEO Faces Senate Scrutiny Over $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition Bid
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos will testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday. The hearing concerns the company's proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner...
Netflix's $82.7B Warner Bros. Deal Reportedly Nearing Shareholder Vote in March
Netflix's proposed $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery assets heads toward a shareholder vote. The vote is likely scheduled for...