Disney's Next Acquisition Speculation / Discussion

[Disney Irish]

Semantics. Those two things are not necessarily exclusive. Regardless, Netflix is in exclusive negotiations now. I'm pretty confident they will succeed.

Exclusive negotiations doesn't mean much, and it certainly doesn't mean its a done deal. All it means is that WBD is giving Netflix an opportunity for a set period of time to come up with final terms without other potential bidders. The deal can still fall apart, both can still walk away. If for example the exclusive period is 7 days, if that time expires and there is no deal reached WBD can start entertaining other offers again.

 

[coffeefan]

Exclusive negotiations doesn't mean much, and it certainly doesn't mean its a done deal. All it means is that WBD is giving Netflix an opportunity for a set period of time to come up with final terms without other potential bidders. The deal can still fall apart, both can still walk away. If for example the exclusive period is 7 days, if that time expires and there is no deal reached WBD can start entertaining other offers again.

Sure, but WB wants to make a sale by Christmas. So any time locked in exclusive negotiations is pretty significant. I think it's more likely than not that they reach a deal. We shall see!