ExchangeWire on the Warner Bros Bidding Wars and the EU's Moves Against X and Google
by on 12th Dec 2025 in Podcast
In this episode of the MadTech podcast, ExchangeWire co-founder & advisor Ciaran O’Kane and head of content John Still join head of marketing Grainne Reid to look at pivotal changes across media consolidation and transatlantic policy tensions.
They discuss Paramount’s move to gazump Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, US backlash against the EU’s fine on X, and the EU’s investigation into Google’s AI overviews.
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Netflix to acquire Warner Bros Discovery
15:32 X hit with €120m EU penalty
22:31 EU probes Google’s AI overviews
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