2 w. ago Warner Bros board takes aim at billionaire family as it rejects takeover bid

Warner Bros Discovery says Paramount has “consistently misled” shareholders with its offer as it pushes investors to reject it in favour of its original agreement with Netflix

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2 w. ago Warner Bros takes aim at billionaire family as it rejects ‘misleading’ takeover bid

Warner Bros Discovery says Paramount has “consistently misled” shareholders with its offer as it pushes investors to reject it in favour of its original agreement with Netflix

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2 w. ago Warner Bros says Paramount has ‘misled’ investors in $164 billion hostile takeover bid

Warner Bros has taken aim at the father-and-son duo behind Paramount’s bid as it pushed its shareholders to vote for its original agreement with Netflix.

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2 w. ago As media moguls show Warner Bros the money, keep an eye on CNN – and US democracy

Paramount and Netflix are (almost) knocking each other out to buy Warner Bros Discovery – but there are bigger things than cable TV and movie studios at stake.

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3 w. ago Hail to the king: Trump will steer battle for the future of Hollywood

Donald Trump is almost certainly going to have the final say on who wins and who gets fired in the $160 billion contest over Warner Bros.

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3 w. ago Warner Bros CEO set to become a billionaire from Netflix deal thanks to controversial tweak

A contract renegotiation earlier this year offered David Zaslav a new opportunity to supercharge his wealth,

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3 w. ago While Americans feasted on turkey, Netflix clinched a $108b deal

The streaming giant’s acquisition of Warner Bros was an unexpected twist in a long-running sales process. Here’s how it unfolded.

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4 w. ago Qld police union discontent persists months after controversial pay deal

Union president Shane Prior has been under fire after accepting a pay deal with the state government earlier this year.

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4 w. ago Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studios, streaming unit for $US72 billion

Buying the owner of marquee franchises including Game of Thrones, DC Comics and Harry Potter will further tilt the power balance in Hollywood in favour of the streaming giant.

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