Another billionaire thinks he can fix Warner Bros.
Decoder with Nilay Patel
- Published
- October 10, 2026
- Duration
- 45:41
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- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses Acquiring Warner Bros. never goes well for anyone. AOL failed, AT&T failed, and Discovery failed — a…
Summary
Acquiring Warner Bros. never goes well for anyone. AOL failed, AT&T failed, and Discovery failed — although it did succeed in flipping the assets to David Ellison’s Skydance. So I’m talking to Peter Kafka, Business Insider chief correspondent and host of Channels, to see if Skydance has a chance at succeeding where nobody else has yet. Spoiler alert: Pete…
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Acquiring Warner Bros. never goes well for anyone. AOL failed, AT&T failed, and Discovery failed — although it did succeed in flipping the assets to David Ellison’s Skydance. So I’m talking to Peter Kafka, Business Insider chief correspondent and host of Channels, to see if Skydance has a chance at succeeding where nobody else has yet. Spoiler alert: Peter doesn’t think Skydance has a clear business plan, either. But he’s got some really good guesses about what might come next. Read the full int