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* The Trump administration has "heavy skepticism" about the newly announced $72 billion deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's film and streaming assets.
* Netflix plans to acquire Warner Bros.'s film studio and streaming service, HBO Max.
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The White House view of the Netflix-WBD deal is 'heavy skepticism': Senior Administration Official
[Squawk on the Street](https://www.cnbc.com/squawk-on-the-street/)
The Trump administration views the [proposed $72 billion deal](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/neflix-warner-bros-discovery-deal.html) for [Netflix](/quotes/NFLX/) to acquire [Warner Bros. Discovery](/quotes/WBD/)'s film and streaming assets with "heavy skepticism," a senior administration official told CNBC's [Eamon Javers](https://www.cnbc.com/id/100916870) on Friday morning.
Netflix said Friday that it would acquire Warner Bros.'s film studio and streaming service, HBO Max.
Paramount Skydance had made [multiple bids](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/wbd-rejected-three-paramount-offers-sources.html) for all of WBD.
[The New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/12/04/media/paramount-skydances-david-ellison-meets-with-trump-officials-as-netflix-makes-highest-bid-for-wbd-sources/) on Thursday reported that, "Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison met with Trump officials and key lawmakers in Washington DC on Wednesday to press his case against Warner Bros. Discovery's potential selection of Netflix as its merger partner."
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title:Trump administration views Netflix and Warner Bros. deal with 'heavy skepticism,' senior White House official says
source:CNBC