Two and a half decades later, that humble mail-order start-up is preparing to buy the studio that helped build modern Hollywood itself. Netflix\u2019s planned acquisition of Warner Bros \u2013 the century-old home of Casablanca, Harry Potter, DC superheroes, The Lord of the Rings (via New Line), HBO and control of classics like The Wizard of Oz \u2013 for an enterprise value of roughly 82.7 billion dollars marks a transformative moment in entertainment history. For the first time, a company that began its life shipping DVDs is about to take ownership of a film and television library that has shaped global culture for a hundred years.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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