Hollywood Hates Netflix’s WBD Takeover & Apple Dazed By Leadership Exodus
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Good morning for Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, why everyone is angry about Netflix's takeover of Warner Brothers.
Then something is rotten inside of Apple. It's Monday, December 8th. Let's ride.
Good morning and welcome back to the week. I know it's not exactly my lane to comment on design trends, seeing as I don't follow any, but couldn't help but notice that Pantone released its color of the year for 2026 late last week. And it was a true shocker, an off shade of white. The first time Pantone has gone white in the 26 years it's been choosing a color of the year. As Pantone sees it, the white shade called Cloud Dancer is, quote, a symbol of calming influence in a frenetic society, a blank canvas upon which we can start anew, peace, unity, and cohesiveness. Others saw it quite a bit differently, saying white was a bailout choice and at odds with the tempestuous political climate. Either way, Toby, I think this means you have to wear a white tux to your wedding next year.
I think that's a good idea. I think there will be a white dress involved. So we got half of it covered already. Pantone's Instagram announcing this was a kind of a battlefield, honestly. There was 13,200 comments under the post. The general vibe was white for real. Some people called it a recession indicator because how can the color of the year have no color? And I thought I was going to be a hater of this too, if not for one specific fact, the name. Cloud Dancer is sick. Oh, what color is that wall? Oh, that's Cloud Dancer. What color is that cable knit sweater you're wearing? Oh, this? This old thing? This is Cloud Dancer. So the color itself?
Eh.
The name?
Why is Hollywood upset about Netflix’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery?
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Netflix has sent an earthquake rippling from SoCal to DC after agreeing on Friday to buy Warner Brothers Discovery. Worth $83 billion, it's Netflix's largest purchase by far and cements the Silicon Valley disruptor as the new emperor of Hollywood. In buying WBD, Netflix will acquire one of the most valuable and iconic movie studios and libraries in existence, which includes DC Comics, Harry Potter, and HBO's entire portfolio. Speaking of HBO, Netflix will also take control of HBO Max, the third largest streaming service with about 130 million subscribers. You already know who's number one. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos acknowledged the deal was a departure from the company that has typically built things internally instead of buying them from the outside.
I know some of you are surprised we are making this acquisition, he told analysts on Friday, but this is a rare opportunity that will help us achieve our mission to entertain the world. He's right about one thing. This is going to be entertaining because the merger announcement is just the start of what could be years of drama.
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