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Warner Bros rejects Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix
President Trump has warned Netflix’s takeover could give it huge power in film and TV.
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BTS return seen as turning point for K-Pop
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Brazil tax expense drags Netflix profit below expectations, shares fall
Shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading to just under $1163.
Who could own CNN next if Warner Bros. Discovery sells up?
A sale could unite CNN and CBS News under one parent for the first time.
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Sad Mark Ruffalo, TV's most dramatic love-triangle and Charlie Sheen being Charlie Sheen.
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Gregor Paul: The challenge of monetising All Blacks in NZ's small market
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Monica Lewinsky, Amanda Knox unite for new TV drama on Disney+
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Death on stream: French probe into live-streamed abuse incident
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Aubrey Plaza described the bereavement as a 'giant ocean of just awfulness'.
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KPop Demon Hunters has become one of Netflix's biggest film hits. Video / Sony Pictures Animation
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The animated musical has fast become one of Netflix's biggest films ever.