Björn Jeffery

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 27th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Netflix gives up on buying HBO and its parent company Warner Bros Discovery. A new major streaming giant is being created in the US instead. But despite the loss, Netflix comes out the winner. Sometimes you win in business even when it looks like you’re […]

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 5th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Hollywood shakes as Netflix buys HBO for 83 billion dollars. The deal will redraw the entire streaming market — and more big deals are now on the way. A hidden factor decided the final battle. “Our goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can […]