By Dawn Chmielewski, Amy-Jo Crowley, Dawn Kopecki and Milana Vinn

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Comcast has retained financial advisors and gained access to financial information as it explores a bid for Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming businesses, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

NBCUniversal’s parent company has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to evaluate a prospective offer, two of the sources said. Comcast also has been granted access to the data room, which contains the financial information it would need to make a bid, according to two of the sources familiar with the matter.

Spokespeople for Comcast, Warner Bros Discovery, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley declined to comment.

Comcast President Mike Cavanagh previously told investors that the company i

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