Warner Bros Hits All-Time High on Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Bid Report

Group 1 - Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) is preparing a majority cash bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), which includes its cable networks and movie studio [2][3] - Warner Bros. stock surged to an all-time high of $17.24 during intra-day trading, closing up 28.95% at $16.17 [1][2] - The acquisition plan may trigger an antitrust investigation due to the size and nature of the merger, involving significant assets like HBO Max and the Harry Potter franchise [3] Group 2 - The acquisition follows the completion of Paramount and Skydance's $8.4 billion merger, which ended RedBird's 38-year control of Paramount [3] - Paramount Global's President and CEO Tom Ryan has stepped down and has been replaced by David Ellison [4]