To take on Netflix and YouTube, Paramount has to break the Warner Bros. curse.
by Nilay PatelMar 19, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Today on Decoder, let’s talk about the big Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
This deal could reshape all of media and entertainment if and when it closes. That’s still an if, which we’ll come back to — right now Paramount head David Ellison is very much acting like he’s over the finish line after outbidding Netflix, which walked away after what seemed like a done deal.
There’s a lot going on here, including the biggest question I’ve had throughout this entire saga: Why would
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