5 h. ago Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, some fellow cable networks

It's a tough time for CNN, which looks like it will be in management limbo for some time with Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of its parent company, Warner Bros

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12 h. ago Plot twist from Paramount as Netflix seeks to upset the Hollywood old order: RUTH SUNDERLAND

Paramount Skydance's £81bn hostile bid to gatecrash Netflix's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery has dramatically raised the stakes.

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13 h. ago Kushner, Gulf money and desperate texts: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros

Ellison’s approach was rebuffed over concerns about financial backing from China and Middle East sovereign funds

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18 h. ago Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it | Jesse Hassenger

The proposed acquisition would see yet more of Hollywood controlled by a tech company and one that doesn’t seem to care about the theatrical experienceDid Netflix just exacerbate a bunch of seasonal affective disorders in cinephiles? Timed to ruin holidays like a round of end-of-year layoffs, the streaming giant announced plans to buy Warner Bros, a movie and television studio with a full-century legacy. It’s possible that the acquisition won’t actually go through – and if it does, it won’t be for at least a year. But the news still looms over year-end awards and list-making, and it’s going to take more than a jingle-bell heist to steal back any holiday cheer for the entertainment industry, much less halt the march of corporate consolidation and monopolization. Even more depressing: the entity that seems most able to take action against this is another attempted consolidation. Paramount has launched a bid for a hostile takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, which would bring two big stu...

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19 h. ago Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros challenging Netflix’s $72bn buyout plan

Trump says deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery ‘could be a problem’

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19 h. ago Paramount launches $108.4bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery

Offer for $30 a share for entire company comes after Netflix agreed to buy studio and streaming operationDavid Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is not giving up in its aggressive campaign to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), launching a hostile bid despite the announcement on Friday that Netflix had agreed to buy the company’s studio and streaming operation.Netflix’s accepted bid valued the company at $27.75 a share, though the entertainment company did not agree to acquire WBD’s traditional television assets, including the news network CNN. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix

Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros

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2 w. ago Netflix, Paramount and Comcast submit bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery: Here are the challenges

The DOJ will need to assess whether such consolidation harms competition in theatrical distribution

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