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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Jeremy Barr in Washington

Warner Bros Discovery vote to approve $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance

water towers for Warner Bros and Paramount
The pending merger caps a dizzying saga for Warner Bros. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC Images

Shareholders of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) voted “overwhelmingly” to approve the company’s $110bn merger with Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News, on Thursday.

But shareholders voted against generous proposed compensation packages for WBD executives, including a $550m payout to the outgoing chief executive, David Zaslav.

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