TEST First Take 12/5/25

TEST First Take 12/5/25

Plus: Ted Sarandos speaks, Meet the casting directors of awards season and more

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1. Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War With $82.7 Billion Offer, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks

2. The Casting Directors of Awards Season 2025-2026

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3. Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Will Still Support WB Movie Theater Output — Though the Windows Will Evolve

4. Netflix ‘Highly Confident’ It Will Receive Regulatory Approval of $82.7 Billion WB Deal: ‘We Are Running Full Speed’

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5. New York Times Sues Perplexity AI, Alleges Copyright Violations

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6. Theater Owners Slam 'Unprecedented Threat' to Movie Business in Looming Netflix Acquisition of Warner Bros

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7. Thanksgiving Ratings Roundup: 'Stranger Things' Season 5, NFL Games Among Holiday's Record-Breaking Winners

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Connie Chung attends the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on December 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) and Bari Weiss speaks onstage during Book Club Event With Peggy Noonan on November 19, 2024 in New York City. (Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Connie Chung Slams Bari Weiss, Says CBS News Has Crashed ‘Into Crumbles’ Under ‘Greedy Owners’

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David Zaslav Calls Netflix Deal a ‘Clearer Path Forward’ for WBD in Memo to Staff

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Matt Reeves Stands Up for Paul Dano After Quentin Tarantino's Dig

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Creatorverse: How Brands Will Drive the Future of Shortform Shows

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AFI Names ‘Hamnet,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Sinners’ to Annual Top 10 List

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