{"slug": "paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-make-hbo-max-a-staple-even-rivaling-netflix", "title": "Paramount–Warner Bros. merger could make HBO Max a 'staple' — even rivaling Netflix", "summary": "Morgan Stanley analyst Sean Diffley said the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger could make HBO Max a staple in streaming, potentially rivaling Netflix, as he discussed AI's impact on the creative process and the streaming outlook.", "body_md": "Investors are still waiting for the Paramount ([PSKY](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PSKY/))–Warner Bros. ([WBD](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WBD/)) merger to finalize. Morgan Stanley head of media & entertainment and cable & telecom equity research, Sean Diffley, chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about AI's impact on the creative process, his outlook for streaming, and more.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-make-hbo-max-a-staple-even-rivaling-netflix", "canonical_source": "https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/video/paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-180000793.html", "published_at": "2026-07-11 18:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-11 18:13:45.434701+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Paramount", "Warner Bros.", "HBO Max", "Netflix", "Morgan Stanley", "Sean Diffley"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-make-hbo-max-a-staple-even-rivaling-netflix", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-make-hbo-max-a-staple-even-rivaling-netflix.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-make-hbo-max-a-staple-even-rivaling-netflix.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-could-make-hbo-max-a-staple-even-rivaling-netflix.jsonld"}}