NETFLIX LOST: Paramount Global has officially won the bidding war for Warner Bros. after Netflix pulled out, stating the acquisition was no longer financially viable. Paramount will now control: • HBO / HBO Max • CNN • CBS • DC Studios • Cartoon Network • Adult Swim • Paramount+ • Nickelodeon • MTV • Showtime • TNT • Comedy Central • Turner Classic Movies (TCM) • DC Comics The deal also includes major franchises and intellectual properties: • Game of Thrones • The Lord of the Rings • Harry Potter • Star Trek • Mission: Impossible • Transformers • The Conjuring • A Quiet Place • Mortal Kombat • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • Looney Tunes • Tom & Jerry • Beetlejuice • Gremlins • SpongeBob SquarePants • Avatar: The Last Airbender • Dora the Explorer