Paramount Skydance Corp. reaffirmed its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., insisting its $30-a-share bid is superior to one from Netflix Inc. in part because the rival deal would hand investors stock in a cable-TV spinoff that Paramount deems worthless. Paramount’s offer “represents the best path forward” for Warner Bros. shareholders, Paramount said in a statement on Thursday. The company has “cured every issue raised” by Warner Bros., most notably by providing an irrevocable personal guarantee by ...

Skydance Media CEO David Ellison attends the premiere of Netflix's "Spellbound" at the Paris Theater on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Paramount is staying the course on its $30-a-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, again appealing directly to shareholders. The move comes after Warner Bros. Discovery's board voted unanimously this week to reject Paramount's revised bid, in which billionaire Larry Ellison agreed to personally guarantee the equity portion of ...

How much are Warner Bros. Discovery's cable networks worth? Nothing, says Paramount Skydance, the company trying to buy them.Paramount said in a letter on Thursday that it valued WBD's cable TV networks at $0.00 per share, when including expected debt and other costs. The letter came a day after WBD rebuffed Paramount's attempted acquisition for an eighth time in favor of Netflix's offer. In the letter, Paramount acknowledged "the theoretical possibility" that WBD's cable assets "could trade with up to ~$ ...

华纳兄弟探索公司董事会拒绝了派拉蒙天舞修订后的收购要约，对派拉蒙千亿杠杆收购的可行性存疑。 周三华纳兄弟董事会在致股东信中表示，相比Netflix以每股27.75美元现金加股票收购其影视和流媒体业务的方案，派拉蒙的提议存在重大风险和 不确定性。 尽管亿万富翁Larry Ellison承诺个人担保404亿美元股权融资，支持派拉蒙以每股30美元的现金发起敌意收购，但华纳兄弟怀疑派拉蒙能否完成交 易，依旧选择拒绝修订后的收购要约。 华纳兄弟第七大股东Pentwater资管公司警告称，董事会若不与派拉蒙接洽是在"犯错"，并威胁在下次选举中反对所有董事会成员并投票反对 Netflix合并。 华纳兄弟股价周三涨0.33%至28.55美元，仍低于派拉蒙的报价。 融资结构引发交易风险担忧 派拉蒙的融资安排仍是关键症结。 华纳兄弟董事会重申了对超过500亿美元借款要求的担忧。据华纳兄弟在信中所述，市值约140亿美元的派拉蒙正在尝试一项需要946.5亿美元债务 和股权融资的收购，几乎是其总市值的七倍。 华纳兄弟表示： 如此巨额的债务融资以及派拉蒙报价的其他条款加剧了交易失败风险，尤其是与Netflix合并的确定性相比。目标公司或 ...

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’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 ...

Paramount, with facilities in Hollywood, is continuing to pursue Warner Bros. Discovery. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Paramount's campaign to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery was dealt another blow Wednesday after Warner's board rejected a revised bid from the company. The board cited the enormous debt load that Paramount would need to finance its proposed $108-billion takeover. Warner’s board this week unanimously voted against Paramount’s most recent hostile offer — despite tech billionaire Lar ...

Core Viewpoint - The stock market can be irrational but generally identifies top companies, making it rare for industry leaders to trade at cheap valuations. However, overpaying for even the best stocks can lead to disappointing returns [1] Group 1: Investment Opportunities - The best strategy for capitalizing on obvious winners is to buy when they fall out of favor, often due to temporary adversity [2] - Netflix has evolved from a DVD rental service to a global streaming leader with over 300 million subscribers, turning a $100 investment in 2002 into over $78,000 [3] - Netflix's recent $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. would significantly enhance its content portfolio, including HBO and HBO Max [4] Group 2: Financial Considerations - The acquisition must pass regulatory review, and Netflix's stock has declined 30% from its all-time high since the announcement, primarily due to concerns over increased debt [5] - Post-acquisition, Netflix's debt would rise to approximately $75 billion, but this leverage is manageable at roughly 3x its trailing-12-month EBITDA [6] - The acquisition could allow Netflix to reduce its first-party content budget while attracting new subscribers [6] Group 3: Market Sentiment - Buying high-quality stocks when they are unpopular can be a rewarding strategy, as seen with Netflix's pending acquisition affecting its stock price [7] - Uber Technologies remains a strong performer despite investor concerns regarding competition in autonomous driving [7]

Company Overview - Netflix has been a top-performing growth stock over the past few decades and is entering 2026 with strong momentum, showing healthy revenue and profit growth alongside record viewership in the U.S. and U.K. [3] Acquisition Strategy - The pending acquisition of Warner Bros for $82 billion is a strategic move that could solidify Netflix's competitive position in the entertainment industry, adding a vast library of iconic content including titles like Game of Thrones and Friends [4][5] - The acquisition is seen as a favorable deal for Netflix, as it equates to the amount the company spent on content production in five years, enhancing the service's appeal to both current and new subscribers [5] Financial Implications - Analysts project Netflix's earnings per share to grow at an annualized rate of 23% over the next several years, and the addition of Warner Bros is expected to further enhance long-term earnings growth prospects, with anticipated cost savings of approximately $2.5 billion post-integration [7] Market Position - Despite the acquisition, Netflix is already considered an excellent investment, indicating strong underlying business fundamentals and growth potential [6][7]

派拉蒙由拉里·埃里森及其子大卫·埃里森控制，大卫是一名电影制片人，目前正在组建一个媒体帝国。埃里森父子于 8 月取得了派拉蒙的控制 权，此后多次向华纳兄弟提交收购要约，旨在为他们规模尚小的公司增添另一家好莱坞老牌制片厂，并在流媒体领域获得更大的规模。 知情人士称，华纳兄弟董事会仍不为所动，正等待派拉蒙提高其报价中的财务条款。多位股东表示，他们预计派拉蒙会提供更多资金。董事会还 担心，与派拉蒙的交易会导致华纳兄弟在未经埃里森父子批准的情况下无法管理自身债务，且派拉蒙尚未保证会承担华纳兄弟必须支付给奈飞的 解约金。 知情人士 表示，华纳兄弟董事会尚未做出最终决定，但将于下周开会。董事会的担忧之一在于派拉蒙尚未提高报价，华纳兄弟此前曾拒绝该报 价，认为其劣于流媒体巨头奈飞(NFLX.US)提出的方案。 派拉蒙拥有同名电影制片厂和 MTV。为了争取对其收购华纳兄弟(旗下拥有 HBO 和 CNN)提议的支持，派拉蒙发起了一场公开活动。12 月 8 日，派拉蒙公开提交了每股 30 美元的现金报价，而就在三天前，华纳兄弟刚刚接受了奈飞的交易方案，后者仅收购华纳兄弟的制片厂和流媒体 业务。此后，派拉蒙已两次修改其要约，最近一 ...