Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced Dec. 5 that the streaming giant will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.

Netflix's deal to buy Warner Brothers Discovery's storied movie studio and popular HBO streaming networks, is a real-life tale of a conquering giant.

Netflix has promised that the newly-combined media giant would offer “more choice, more opportunities, more value”, but it does not take a business genius to suppose that the whopping price tag – comb...