Netflix Acquisition of Warner Brothers-Park Implications?

[jzarley]

An interesting article (there’s a paywall, but you get a few free articles first…) about how the proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers by Netflix could impact park licensing of WB IP. I’m sure all of the impacted park companies have multi-year agreements that account for changes of ownership, but few licensing agreements last forever (unless it’s Marvel at Universal east of the Mississippi ). I do have to wonder if part of SF’s strategy in keeping the Peanuts licensing was concerns over what might happen to WB’s IP library (a sale has been on the horizon for several months now) just to hedge their bets and keep some IP in their back pocket just in case…

https://www.vulture.com/article/what-netflix-buying-warner-bros-means-for-wb-theme-parks.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part

Edited Friday at 08:16 PM by jzarley
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[DJSkyFoxx]

Meanwhile Netflix is out here like "we can't afford to let you share your account with your mom but we can absolutely afford a proposal to acquire Warner Bros" 

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

Have there been any official updates on this? I know it's only been a couple of days, but there's a lot of people acting like this is a done deal with different buyers listed depending on who you ask.

I think the Warner Bros IP is safe at the Six Flags parks. If the licensing term somehow got cut short I think there would be a grace period like with the Paramount IPs. While this would be a nice way to fix the errant theming across all of the legacy Six Flags parks, it might be a little upsetting for guests to suddenly lose both DC and Looney Tunes so quickly.

[PKIDelirium]

Got a bit of a fight happening now: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/08/business/paramount-hostile-takeover-bid-wbd

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Paramount has gone straight to Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholders with an all-cash offer in an extraordinary endeavor to gain control of Hollywood’s most sought-after prize – a bid that Netflix beat on Friday.

Paramount was widely expected to be the frontrunner for Warner Bros. But WBD opted instead for Netflix, which it said offered a more lucrative deal. The proposed marriage with Netflix caught Hollywood insiders by surprise — including Paramount CEO David Ellison, who still contends that his deal was the better offer.