Netflix co-CEO Sarandos to visit White House to discuss Warner Bros bid, Politico reports

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Feb 25 (Reuters) - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos will attend meetings at the White ‌House on Thursday, underscoring the political dynamics ‌involved in the company's proposal to acquire Warner Bros ​Discovery, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the discussions.

Netflix is locked in a heated battle with Paramount Skydance to ‌acquire Warner Bros' ⁠studios and streaming assets for $27.75 per share or $82.7 billion.

Rival bidder Paramount on ⁠Monday raised its offer for the entire company to $31 per share, up from its initial ​hostile bid ​of $30 per share, ​or $108.4 billion.

Netflix did ‌not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. President Donald Trump had called for the removal of Susan Rice from Netflix's board after she said that corporations who "take a knee" ‌to Trump could face ​consequences if Democrats regained power.

Trump ​said in ​a post that Netflix should fire "racist, ‌Trump Deranged Susan Rice, ​IMMEDIATELY, or ​pay the consequences" on Truth Social, hitching onto a post from right-wing activist Laura ​Loomer that ‌he must kill the Netflix-Warner Bros deal.

(Reporting ​by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Maju Samuel)

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