Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Netflix has ended its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and is clearing the way for a Paramount acquisition. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports.

• Feb 27

Toccara Jones reacts to explosive documentary

Toccara Jones, who competed in the "America's Next Top Model" reality show, joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings with her take on the new Netflix documentary exploring the competition show created by Tyra Banks.

• Feb 26

Subscribing to digital apps has gotten a lot pricier, new data shows

Consumers today can easily spend more than $1,000 a year for streaming TV, music and other widely used apps, new analysis finds.

• Feb 26

Paramount Skydance raises bid for Warner Bros. Discover to $31 per share

Warner Bros. Discovery said it will engage with Paramount Skydance to assess if its latest offer is superior to Netflix's $83 billion bid.

• Feb 24

New developments in battle for Warner Bros.

There are new developments in the major media merger battle over Warner Bros Discovery. In December, Warner Bros agreed to a $83 billion deal with Netflix - rejecting a $108 billion bid from Paramount Skydance. But on Tuesday, Netflix agreed to give Warner Bros. one week to reopen negotiations with Paramount.

• Feb 18

Constance Zimmer on "The Lincoln Lawyer"

Constance Zimmer, who stars in the new season of "The Lincoln Lawyer," talks about how she channels her powerful character in the series and why it's important for her to always make her characters relatable.

• Feb 12

3/31: The Takeout: Brian Knappenberger

For this edition of "The Takeout," Major Garrett speaks to filmmaker Brian Knappenberger about directing the nine-part documentary series, "Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War." The Netflix series offers a comprehensive look at the Cold War and its aftermath. Knappenberger says the aim of his documentary was to reflect and to also explore present-day tensions.

• Mar 31, 2024

Netflix revises its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, making it all cash

The streaming service is sweetening its offer amid Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid for the Hollywood studio.

• Jan 20

Behind Ron King's mission to protect donkeys

Oscar's Place, a donkey sanctuary in California, now has 210 donkeys and it has successfully resettled 189 others. Ron King, the co-founder and CEO of the sanctuary, helped to create the new docuseries "Donkey King," which follows the work he and volunteers do to rescue, rehabilitate and resettle the animals to protect them. He speaks to "CBS Mornings" about his mission and why he says donkeys are misunderstood.

• Jan 15

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance's latest hostile bid

Warner Bros. Discovery's board again urged shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance's offer, calling it inferior to Netflix's bid

• Jan 8

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects takeover bid

Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected the latest hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News. Sabrina Escobar, a reporter for Barron's, joins with more.

• Jan 7

The Uplift: Fortune Feimster

Comedian Fortune Feimster talks about finding yourself and your comedy. A TikToker combines two very different niches – graveyards and baking. A woman spreads joy in a simple way – holding signs on the side of the road. Plus, our viral videos you just need to see.

• Nov 18, 2022

"Stranger Things" cast on show's last episodes

The series finale of Netflix's "Stranger Things" will premiere on New Year's Eve after five seasons of taking fans "Upside Down." Julianne Ferreira spoke with members of the cast in New York City about the last episodes.

• Dec 24, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance's hostile bid

Warner Bros. Discovery's board told its shareholders that Paramount Skydance's offer "provides inadequate value" for the business.

• Dec 17, 2025

Matt Rife tackles holiday chaos in new show

Comedian Matt Rife is known for poking fun at everything and everyone. Now, he's taking on Santa. He joins "CBS Mornings" to preview his new Netflix special, "Matt Rife: Unwrapped - A Christmas Crowd Work Special."

• Dec 16, 2025

Touting Warner Bros. offer, Netflix execs vow to keep releasing movies

Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos sought in a letter to tamp down concerns that the streaming giant is not committed to the movie business.

• Dec 15, 2025

U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast

The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Trump confirmed on Wednesday. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.

• Dec 10, 2025

Taliban detains 4 men for dressing up as "Peaky Blinders" characters

For the Taliban religious police, four young friends' passion for Thomas Shelby's flat cap fashion was a step too far in the "spread of harmful cultures."

• Dec 9, 2025

Details on Paramount bid for Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance has announced a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix reached a deal last week to buy part of the company. The Paramount Skydance offer to purchase the entire company was presented directly to Warner Bros. shareholders. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady explains.

• Dec 9, 2025

Details on Paramount's bid for Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News, has launched a $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery just days after WBD said it had agreed to a nearly $83 billion deal with Netflix. Fortune business editor Nick Lichtenberg joins with analysis.

• Dec 8, 2025

Paramount makes bid for Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News, has launched a hostile takeover offer to acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery, days after it was announced Netflix agreed to buy a part of Warner Bros. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has the latest.

• Dec 8, 2025

Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could face hurdles

Netflix says it is buying studio giant Warner Bros. in a deal valued at more than $82 billion. Fortune business editor Nick Lichtenberg joins CBS News to break down the hurdles facing the merger.

• Dec 5, 2025

Breaking down Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros.

Netflix said it is buying Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion, merging the biggest streaming service with a storied studio that has produced films such as "Casablanca" and the "Harry Potter" franchise. Elaine Quijano has more on what it means for those watching at home.

• Dec 5, 2025

Netflix wins bidding war for Warner Bros.

Netflix announced a deal to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion. Barron's writer Paul La Monica joins CBS News with more.

• Dec 5, 2025

Steve Hartman on his new Netflix documentary

Since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, more than 200 students, educators and other individuals have been killed on school campuses across the U.S., according to the Brady Group. Some victims' families have preserved the bedrooms of their children. The new Netflix documentary "All the Empty Rooms" follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they travel across the country to see some of these sacred spaces. Hartman joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

• Dec 4, 2025

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