The TV network made cuts late last year, as new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski sought to remake the broadcast news division, now owned by Paramount Skydance.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Netflix decided not to increase its offer for Warner Bros.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance, and the WBD Board of Directors.WHEN & WHERE: February 26, 2026, in Hollywood, California.KEY QUOTE: “We’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the transaction is no […] The post Netflix is OUT, Declines to Match Paramount’s Offer for Warner Bros. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Netflix decided not to increase its offer for Warner Bros. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance, and the WBD Board of Directors. WHEN & WHERE: February 26, 2026 , in Hollywood, California. KEY QUOTE: “We’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the transaction is no longer financially attractive.” – Netflix IMPACT: Netflix will continue to focus on organic growth and invest $20 billion in quality films and series this year. IN FULL Netflix has announced it will not increase its offer for Warner Bros. This decision comes after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) informed Netflix that its Board of Directors had assessed…Open
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said Monday evening that CBS barred him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for Senate, citing a recent federal directive . Why it matters: CBS has faced mounting scrutiny in recent months that its news arm and parent company, Paramount Skydance, are succumbing to pressure from President Trump's administration. Driving the news: Colbert said on air that CBS' lawyers told his show that it could not have Talarico, a Texas state representative, on the broadcast. - "Then I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on," he said. "And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk…