Warner Bros. Discovery(US:WBD) Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-10-24 12:59Group 1 - The American Writers Guild is collaborating with regulators to block Paramount Global's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing concerns over employee interests, market competition, and freedom of speech [1] - The Writers Guild's statement highlights that recent media mergers have wasted hundreds of billions of dollars that could have been used for organic growth, and merging Warner Bros. with Paramount or other large studios would have disastrous effects on writers, consumers, and market competition [1] - Paramount's CEO David Ellison initially offered $20 per share, later increasing the bid to between $22 and $24, and eventually to $25, but Warner Bros. Discovery rejected all three offers [1] Group 2 - Warner Bros. Discovery's CEO David Zaslav indicated that the company has received multiple informal acquisition offers, including interest from Comcast and Netflix, for both the entire company and its studio and streaming businesses [2] - Zaslav noted that the significant value of Warner Bros. Discovery's portfolio is increasingly recognized by other market players [2]