Warner Bros. Is Testing Larry Ellison's Pain Barrier

Published on February 23, 2026

A tweak here, a twiddle there, and now possibly a 3% sweetener on the price. It’s all progress. But the billionaire Ellison family has yet to make an offer for Warner Bros Discovery Inc. that clearly beats the studio’s December deal with Netflix Inc.

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