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Paramount Skydance gained fresh ammunition in its campaign to convince Warner Bros Discovery shareholders that its $108.4 billion bid for the storied Hollywood studio, HBO, and Discovery Channel is the better offer: the market's response to Comcast's spin-off. ...

Warner Bros. Discovery rejected an amended takeover offer from Paramount Skydance and encouraged shareholders to stick with a deal it has in place with Netflix. Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the news with Quickplay Chief Business Officer Paul Pastor, who previously held senior executive positions at Discovery Communications and the Walt Disney Company. They speak on "Bloomberg Tech." ...

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) has once again turned down Paramount Skydance's (NASDAQ: PSKY) takeover attempt – its third in recent months. ...

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Warner Bros. Discovery just rejected David Ellison's takeover offer for the eighth time — and its CEO is telling employees why. WBD CEO David Zaslav sent a companywide memo on Wednesday morning, which was viewed by Business Insider, explaining why WBD is sticking with its Netflix deal.Zaslav told staffers that WBD's board of directors did a "thorough review" of Paramount's latest offer and said they believe Netflix's offer is still superior. "This review was conducted with discipline and rigor, and was su ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The board of directors at Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday that it unanimously recommended shareholders reject the hostile bid by Paramount Skydance and stick with Netflix. The board said the Paramount offer was "not in the best interests of WBD and its shareholders and does not meet the criteria of a 'superior proposal' under the terms of WBD's merger with Netflix." "The board unanimously reiterates its recommendation in support of the Netflix combination and recommends that WBD ...

Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday that its board unanimously rejected Paramount’s tender offer, saying it’s not in the best interest of shareholders and Netflix is the preferred partner.  Netflix agreed last year to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's film and television studios and streaming platform, HBO Max, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $27.75 per Warner Bros. Discovery share. Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, then launched a hostile takeover bid for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, including ...

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Board of Directors has again unanimously recommended that WBD stockholders reject the revised offer from Paramount Skydance (PSKY) announced December 22, 2025, and continues to recommend that stockholders approve the deal with Netflix, which said it welcomed Warner’s latest reaffirmation of their binding deal. “The Board unanimously determined that the Paramount’s latest offer remains inferior to our merger agreement with Netflix across multiple key areas,” said Samuel A. Di Piaz ...