38 h. ago What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders of the company that it believes a $72 billion buyout offer from Netflix is superior, and to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. Paramount went hostile with its bid last week, asking shareholders to reject the deal with Netflix favored by the board of […]

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43 h. ago Le CA de Warner Bros Discovery recommande à ses actionnaires de refuser l'offre hostile de Paramount

Warner Bros Discovery rejette la contre-offre de Paramount face à Netflix

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8 d. ago Netflix, Paramount fight for Warner Bros. merger aligns with political divides across U.S.

In Republican circles, it’s become fashionable to root against Netflix. Rival Paramount is run by Trump-ally David Ellison and its bid backed by Jared Kushner

Politics

8 d. ago Terence Corcoran: Hollywood’s new blockbuster hit: A Monster Mash

The real monsters in the Netflix-Warner Bros.-Paramount mash-up could turn out to be regulators and politicians

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9 d. ago China’s Tencent quits Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros to avert national security questions

BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings has withdrawn from Paramount Skydance Corp.’s bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to a revised filing of its takeover bid by Paramount with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing seen Wednesday shows the Chinese company dropped its $1 billion financing commitment […]

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9 d. ago Paramount says China’s Tencent withdrew from its Warner Bros bid to avert national security issues

BANGKOK (AP) — Paramount Skydance says the Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings withdrew from its bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery to avert a possible national security review. Paramount’s revised filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of its takeover bid said the Chinese company had dropped its $1 billion financing […]

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9 d. ago Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Features Obscure Abu Dhabi Firm

Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is being bankrolled by a list of influential Middle Eastern investors, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the Qatar Investment Authority. Joining them is an Abu Dhabi group that few even in the region have heard of: L’imad Holding Co.

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1 week ago Paramount counters Netflix with US$108B hostile bid for Warner Bros

Paramount said its deal gives greater regulatory certainty than the Netflix one, which it said would give Netflix 43% of global streaming subscribers

Economics

1 week ago Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. amid ‘inferior’ deal with Netflix

The company went up for sale in October and received several rounds of bids from Netflix and Comcast Corp.

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1 week ago Rachat de Warner Bros.: Paramount dépose une offre hostile évaluée à 108 G$ malgré l’accord avec Netflix

Le géant Paramount a fait lundi matin une contre-offre dite «hostile» évaluée à 108 G$ dans le but de mettre la main sur le conglomérat médiatique.

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1 week ago Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros. days after Netflix’s $72B deal

Paramount has gone hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a US$72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago.

Economics

1 week ago Paramount surenchérit sur Warner Bros Discovery pour écarter Netflix

Cette offre d’achat hostile propose, contrairement à son concurrent, l’acquisition de tout le groupe, dont les chaînes.

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1 week ago Netflix set to buy Warner Bros studios, streaming unit for US$72B

The agreement follows a weeks-long bidding war where Netflix seized the lead with a nearly US$28-a-share offer that eclipsed Paramount Skydance's nearly US$24 bid.

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2 w. ago Paramount calls Warner Bros. sale ‘tainted’ in letter to CEO

Warner Bros. officially put itself up for sale in October after receiving offers from Paramount

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