Who do you believe? The battle for control of Warner Bros. and HBO is coming down to an enormous bet on competing visions of the future of the entertainment industry. On Dec. 5, Netflix landed a whale of a deal that sent shock waves through the community.

The business of Hollywood was in trouble long before the earth-rattling news that Netflix had inked a $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. And while the deal is widely seen as a coup by Netflix, once a scrappy startup that had to fight to be taken seriously,

If the deal goes through, an algorithm-powered streaming titan would gobble up a 102-year-old movie studio synonymous with the romance of old Hollywood.

Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery , challenging a rival offer from Netflix and injecting uncertainty into the future of Hollywood's storied media company.

When a buzzy new movie or show drops on Netflix, it's a pretty safe bet that it'll shoot to the top of the streamer's top 10 most-watched lists. Of course, there are exceptions. For example, I was pretty surprised when the new Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson series got stuck at number three on the list—is that not enough star power to hit number one?

Hollywood industry employees won't get a say in WBD's fate — except when it comes to deciding who should take home Oscars.

Netflix launches the third chapter of the popular Knives Out series today. The film is titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. It arrives as a streaming

Murder is in the air over at Netflix, and no one is safe — not even stars like Glenn Close and Gwyneth Paltrow. At least, that’s what’s in store if you stream one or all of Watch With Us’ Netflix movie selections for the weekend.

Netflix’s proposed $82-billion purchase of Warner Bros. is triggering warnings from unions and theater groups, who fear the deal could accelerate consolidation, reduce jobs, and sharply impact the theatrical box office.