By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski Dec 5 (Reuters) – Netflix on Friday agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to the streaming pioneer. The deal represents a dramatic plot twist for Netflix, which rewrote the Hollywood script, upending how and when consumers watch movies and television shows. Suddenly, it has become the thing it disrupted – a mainstream studio. "I know some of you are surprised that we're making this acquisition – and I certainly understand why," Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on a call with investors. "Over the years, we have been known as builders, not buyers … but this is a rare opportunity that's going to

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