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A few months ago, Larry and David Ellison's Paramount said it had lined up big backers for its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery: three Middle Eastern countries, which would contribute a total of $24 billion to help buy the media conglomerate. via: Variety Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is not just a Hollywood deal. Powered by $24 billion from sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, the proposed merger is sparking deb

David Ellison isn’t planning for a Game of Thrones-style Red Wedding scenario at HBO. via: THR David Ellison wants to forge a modern media and entertainment empire, and Warner Bros. Discovery will become its centerpiece. The CEO of Paramount on Monday spoke for the first time about the $110 billion megadeal, which will see the smaller company, backed by tens of billions from his father Larry Ellison and tens of billions in debt from a consortium of lenders, swallow the larger

Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, is promising to conduct a “vigorous” review of Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery as he warned the companies not to get ahead of the regulatory process in their celebrations. via: THR “Paramount/Warner Bros. is not a done deal,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday. “These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation

In a stunning twist, Netflix is declining to raise its bid for Warner Bros., positioning David Ellison’s Paramount as the winner in the battle for the fabled studio. via: Variety Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in its entirety after a whirlwind afternoon in which Netflix dropped out of the hunt despite having reached an agreement in December to acquire most of WBD. Netflix on Thursday afternoon formally declined to increase its offer for Warner

Mark Ruffalo has shared his thoughts on James Cameron‘s letter in opposition to Netflix buying Warner Bros. Discovery, with the filmmaker instead sharing support for Paramount to acquire the company. via: Deadline The 4x Oscar-nominated actor called out the Avatar writer/director over his recent letter claiming that the deal would be “disastrous for the theatrical motion picture business,” asking if Cameron feels the same about a potential Paramount sale. “So… the next questi

Netflix's CEO, Ted Sarandos, has given new insight into Superman's digital release rollout. via: CBM During a recent Senate hearing, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos appeared to confirm that Superman early Digital release last summer was because it had underperformed at the box office. Superman was released in theaters on July 11 last year, and despite sluggish returns overseas, it was still the biggest superhero movie of 2025. The James Gunn-helmed blockbuster was closing in on $600

With a new report coming from Comic Book Movie stating that, should Paramount merge with Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount's CEO intends to use AI to ramp up the number of films and TV shows produced by the combined studios per year. Now comes word that they also plan on absorbing HBO Max into Paramount+ via: CBM The potential merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery presents a lot of intriguing scenarios for the entertainment industry. The possibility of

Sounds like Warner Bros. Discovery is for sale after all. via: CBM Earlier this month, word began to spread that the recently-merged Paramount Skydance had made an offer to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery. This initial offer was rebuffed, but we now have confirmation that the company is for sale. In a lengthy press release, WBD CEO David Zaslav revealed that they have received "unsolicited interest from multiple parties" for the entire company, as well as for Warner Bros. sep

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