Progress on the future of Warner Bros Discovery slowed over Thanksgiving, but bidders soon returned from dining table to negotiation table with a revised round of bids summited at the beginning of this week. Per various Hollywood reports, Netflix is still in the running for WBD’s studio and streaming assets, while Comcast has also submitted an improved bid for the same side of WBD. Netflix’s surprise involvement in the bidding has forced Comcast’s hand, with the operator plotting a move to merge NBCUniversal with the WBD studio and streaming business. Comcast is reluctant for this opportunity, namely the iconic HBO brand, to fall into the lap of Netflix, its greatest competitor in entertainment. Skydance Paramount has apparently submitted a fourth…