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BBC
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Warner Bros favours Netflix offer over $108bn Paramount bid
17 hours ago - Paramount had said its offer was "superior" to a $72bn deal that Warner Bros struck with Netflix for its film and streaming businesses. But in a dramatic plot twist in the story of who will take control of one of Hollywood's oldest and most ...
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AP News
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Warner Bros tells shareholders that Netflix's offer is superior to Paramount's | AP News
20 hours ago - Warner Bros. Discovery is telling shareholders to reject an unsolicited takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying an offer from Netflix will be better for them and customers.
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Los Angeles Times
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Warner Bros. rejects Paramount's hostile bid, accuses Ellison family of failing to put money into the deal - Los Angeles Times
20 hours ago - Warner disputes Paramount’s regulatory advantage claims and questions its promised $6 billion in cost cuts if the companies combine, saying they would weaken the entertainment industry.
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CBS News
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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance's hostile bid, saying Netflix's offer is superior - CBS News
1 day ago - Paramount is offering $30 a share for the entire company, while Netflix agreed to buy Warner Bros.'s HBO as well as its streaming and studios business, including HBO Max and Warner Bros.
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Reuters
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Warner Bros Discovery board rejects rival bid from Paramount | Reuters
1 day ago - Paramount has submitted a total of six bids to acquire the entire Warner Bros studio, including its television networks, including CNN and TNT Sports. It has said the Ellison family trust - which Paramount says contains more than $250 billion ...
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Hollywood Reporter
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Warner Bros. Rejects Paramount Offer, Sparking Bidding War
1 day ago - Discovery officially rejected David ... shareholders to tender their shares at that price, or to submit a higher bid than its $108 billion offer that would shift the outcome of the dealmaking....
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Sky News
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Warner Bros set to rebuff hostile takeover bid - as major backer pulls out of deal | Money News | Sky News
1 day ago - ... Warner Bros is reportedly set to reject a hostile $108bn (£81bn) takeover bid from Paramount, with one of the prospective buyer's financing partners confirming it's pulled out of the offer.
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Variety
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Paramount Sticks to $30/Share Offer for Warner Bros. Discovery After WBD Board Rebuffs Hostile Bid
1 day ago - Discovery in its entirety for $30 per share in cash. The stance indicates that Paramount is preparing for a drawn-out fight for shareholder votes against the Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros.
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Axios
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Warner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramount's hostile bid
1 day ago - Warner Bros. Discovery's board has unanimously rejected Paramount's hostile $30-per-share all-cash offer, blasting the bid as risky and accusing the company of misleading shareholders.
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Live Mint
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Warner Bros Discovery to reject Paramount's $108 billion bid? Netflix may emerge winner of mega deal — What we know | Company Business News
2 days ago - Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners has exited the Paramount bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, as per Bloomberg. Paramount's $108.4 billion bid to acquire the TV studio had seen Affinity as one of its financing partners.
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NBC News
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Jared Kushner's private equity firm drops out of Warner Bros. takeover battle
Those assets include the HBO Max streaming service, HBO network and Warner Bros. film studios. But Paramount's hostile offer was for the entire company, and backed by the wealth of Ellison's father, Larry Ellison, who is chairman and majority shareholder of Oracle. The Paramount bid also featured funding commitments from Kushner's Affinity Partners, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, the Qatar Investment Authority and a large Abu Dhabi-based fund.
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Axios
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Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid
2 days ago - Affinity Partners, the fund tied to President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, has backed out of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Axios has confirmed. Why it matters: The news comes ahead of an expected announcement from the Warner ...
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NYTimes
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Paramount Says Money Is No Object. Warner Bros. Isn’t Convinced. - The New York Times
6 days ago - Warner Bros. Discovery said last week it would sell much of its business to Netflix for $83 billion, deeming its bid superior to Paramount’s offer to acquire the entire company. In making that assessment, the Warner Bros.
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Wikipedia
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Proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. - Wikipedia
17 hours ago - On December 8, 2025, Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, announcing an all-cash offer valued at $30 per share, representing roughly $108.4 billion in enterprise value.
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Defector
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Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery | Defector
1 week ago - On Friday, fans of corporate consolidation rejoiced as Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it had reached a deal to sell its movie studio and streaming businesses to Netflix for $72 billion. That was not altogether surprising news, given that Netflix's rival bidder Paramount had already started ...
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BBC
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Netflix and Paramount battle for Warner Bros. Who is likely to win?
1 week ago - Then it announced a deal to sell the most valuable parts of its business - its studio and streaming divisions - to Netflix instead. Undeterred, Paramount chief executive David Ellison launched a hostile takeover bid, taking his suit directly to ...
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Axios
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Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
1 week ago - Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing. Why it matters: Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother ...
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Hollywood Reporter
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It’s a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros.
1 week ago - It’s a bidding war. David Ellison says his Paramount is going on the offensive, launching a $108.4 billion hostile offer “backed by my family” along with RedBird Capital and multiple wealth funds to take over all of Warner Bros.