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Bonjour,

Happy Friday!

Returning from Miami today, leaving for Abu Dhabi on Monday. It’s all for the love of the game, and we’re very excited to be live streaming from Solana Breakpoint next week. We’ve got an all-star lineup of guests, and I do my best work under these conditions:

But wait, there’s more! The Boys are kicking off the week with Helium at their Beach House event on December 10. We’re promised big announcements, poolside programming, and all on what looks from Google Images to be a gorgeous man-made beach (complimentary). See you there? Register here.

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Writer: Natasha 
Editor: Deana 

Polygon looking pretty good for a dead chain if you ask us.

Big tech/ media news hit the timeline today. Netflix has acquired Warner Bros., which includes HBO Max and HBO.

It’s a cash and stock deal with a total value of about $82.7 billion. The deal is expected to go through in Q3 2026, after Warner Bros officially separates from Discovery Global.

The internet had a variety of concerns and passion points to discuss.

For the first time ever, there’s quite a bit of empathy for those who call movies, films.

This stems from a fear that the quality of the content will inevitably suffer post-acquisition.

And that the legacy brand that brought you shows like The Sopranos and The Wire shouldn’t be sitting in the same camp as the group that brought you The Hunting Wives.

Many are saying, movie theaters were fun while they lasted!

Others are having thoughtful conversations about IP, licensing, and the revenue streams Netflix is about to unlock.

Some are feeling like is the dog walking the owner?

And most are saying:

As well as greatly missing Lina Khan, the former head of the Federal Trade Commission, who was famously a cock block for mergers and acquisitions and consistently came down tough on monopoly regulation.

But primarily people are concerned about their monthly subscription fee.