TNT (American TV network)
Warner Bros. Discovery ownership
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On December 5, 2025, [[Netflix]] announced its intent to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion. The deal would include the Warner Bros. film, game and television studios, [[DC Entertainment]]/[[DC Studios]], [[Home Box Office|HBO]]/[[HBO Max]] and their respective libraries. TNT, along with the rest of the company's linear networks and the [[Discovery+]] streaming service was to be excluded from the acquisition, and was to be [[Corporate spin-off|spun off]] into a publicly traded company named Discovery Global.{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2025 |title=Netflix agrees blockbuster $72bn deal for Warner Bros studios |url=https://news.sky.com/story/netflix-agrees-blockbuster-72bn-deal-for-warner-bros-studios-13479683 |access-date=December 5, 2025 |website=[[Sky News]] |language=en}} [[Paramount Skydance]] would later launch a (now rejected) hostile takeover bid for the entirety of WBD three days later for an enterprise value of $108.4 billion.{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2025-12-08 |title=Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://deadline.com/2025/12/paramount-launches-hostile-takeover-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236641640/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} |
On December 5, 2025, [[Netflix]] announced its intent to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion. The deal would include the Warner Bros. film, game and television studios, [[DC Entertainment]]/[[DC Studios]], [[Home Box Office|HBO]]/[[HBO Max]] and their respective libraries. TNT, along with the rest of the company's linear networks and the [[Discovery+]] streaming service was to be excluded from the acquisition, and was to be [[Corporate spin-off|spun off]] into a publicly traded company named Discovery Global.{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2025 |title=Netflix agrees blockbuster $72bn deal for Warner Bros studios |url=https://news.sky.com/story/netflix-agrees-blockbuster-72bn-deal-for-warner-bros-studios-13479683 |access-date=December 5, 2025 |website=[[Sky News]] |language=en}} [[Paramount Skydance]] would later launch a (now rejected) hostile takeover bid for the entirety of WBD three days later for an enterprise value of $108.4 billion.{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2025-12-08 |title=Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://deadline.com/2025/12/paramount-launches-hostile-takeover-bid-warner-bros-discovery-1236641640/ |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} |
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On December 17, 2025, [[Starz Entertainment]] (in which also plans to acquire [[A+E Global Media]], a joint venture between [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[Hearst Communications]]){{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Lucas |date=November 16, 2025 |title=Starz Makes a Play for A+E, a Bid to Combine Small Networks |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-16/starz-makes-a-play-for-a-e-a-bid-to-combine-small-networks |website=[[Bloomberg L.P|Bloomberg]]}} submitted a $25 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's Global Linear Networks division, which includes cable networks and brands such as TNT along with [[CNN]], [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], [[Cartoon Network]], and the Discovery-owned networks including [[Discovery Channel]], [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]], [[HGTV]], [[Food Network]], and more.{{Cite web |last=Bolies |first=Corbin |date=2025-12-17 |title=Starz Placed $25 Billion Bid for All of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cable Networks |url=https://www.thewrap.com/starz-warner-bros-discovery-bid/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} |
On December 17, 2025, [[Starz Entertainment]] (in which also plans to acquire [[A+E Global Media]], a joint venture between [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[Hearst Communications]]){{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Lucas |date=November 16, 2025 |title=Starz Makes a Play for A+E, a Bid to Combine Small Networks |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-16/starz-makes-a-play-for-a-e-a-bid-to-combine-small-networks |website=[[Bloomberg L.P|Bloomberg]]}} submitted a $25 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's Global Linear Networks division, which includes cable networks and brands such as TNT along with [[CNN]], [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], [[Cartoon Network]], and the Discovery-owned networks including [[Discovery Channel]], [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]], [[HGTV]], [[Food Network]], and more. However, the deal was rejected, due to Paramount Skydance initiating a definitive agreement to buy WBD on February 27, 2026. {{Cite web |last=Bolies |first=Corbin |date=2025-12-17 |title=Starz Placed $25 Billion Bid for All of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cable Networks |url=https://www.thewrap.com/starz-warner-bros-discovery-bid/ |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} |
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