The people at Comcast are saying “We got this in the bag.” Most of Wall Street isn’t so sure.

The word coming from the cable giant is that it has the money that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav wants – and that it will scoop up at least parts of the media conglomerate it’s most interested in: its HBO Max streaming service and its top-ranked Hollywood studio.

But the enthusiasm from Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and his bankers at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley is drawing skepticism on Wall Street and in Hollywood, which have been captivated by the bidding war for one of media’s most prize possessions . Final bids for the company are scheduled to be delivered later this week.

A combination of money issues and regulatory hurdles makes Comcast a dark horse to complete the deal eve

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