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Paramount Threw a Wrench in Netflix's Bid to Acquire Warner Bros.

Netflix and Paramount Skydance are continuing to wage war against each other as they vie for Warner Bros Discovery. See the latest developments here.

MarketBeat

It's a sequel, it's a remake, it's a reboot: Lawyers grow wistful for old corporate rumbles as Paramount, Netflix fight for Warner

Will Paramount or Netflix win the fight for Warner? Hollywood's takeover drama is in some ways a flashback to the 1980s, in other ways quintessentially 2025.

Fortune

Deal or no deal? The inside story of the battle for Warner Bros

As Paramount, with close ties to the Trump administration, entered the bidding, experts predict any merger will ‘raise red flags’ among regulators

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Wall Street Is Souring on Netflix Stock Amid Warner Bros. Deal Drama. Is It Time to Ditch NFLX Now?

Seaport cut its price target on Netflix, and several other analysts have downgraded NFLX stock.

Barchart

Netflix, Warner, Paramount and antitrust: Entertainment megadeal’s outcome must follow the evidence, not politics or fear of integration

Even President Trump is concerned about this situation. But the answers aren’t obvious.

Fortune

Paramount chief does damage control over ‘60 Minutes’ MTG interview that incurred Trump’s wrath

While the Ellisons have looked to temper the president’s rage over the Marjorie Taylor Greene sitdown, they’ve also assured Donald Trump that they’d make sweeping changes at CNN if Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Independent UK

Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? To copy, not kill, traditional TV

The recent news that Netflix has agreed to buy part of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) for US$83 billion (£61.8 billion), followed by Paramount Global’s hostile counterbid to acquire WBD in its entirety for US$108.4 billion (£81 billion), has triggered shockwaves through Hollywood and the wider entertainment industry.

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Berlusconi's MFE backs Paramount over Netflix in Warner Bros ownership battle

Italy’s largest media group, MFE-MediaForEurope, has publicly thrown its support behind Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery, arguing that Paramount’s offer would preserve competition in the global streaming market.

Euronews

Trump Calls Current CNN Leadership 'Dishonest,' Wants New Owner in WBD Sale

Trump urges CNN's sale to new owners, calling current leadership "dishonest" amid Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

International Business Times

Is Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?

Although Warner Bros. Discovery has delivered markedly stronger returns than the Nasdaq Composite over the past year, analyst sentiment remains cautiously bullish regarding the stock’s outlook.

Barchart

Trump says CNN "should be sold" as part of WBD deal

The president said it was "imperative" that CNN gets a new owner in any transaction.

Axios

Why This Analyst Says the Warner Bros. Deal Is Bad News for Netflix Stock

Down almost 30% from all-time highs, Netflix stock trades at a sizeable discount to consensus price target estimates in December 2025.

Barchart

Netflix could kill HBO series like 'Harry Potter' and 'Lanterns' — here's why

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has hinted that HBO won't do major IP-based shows anymore. But that doesn't mean Warner Bros. won't still make them.

Tom’s Guide

HBO Max subscriber sues Netflix in dramatic class-action lawsuit, claiming the Warner Bros deal will cause 'irreparable antitrust injury'

HBO Max member Michelle Fendelander has sued Netflix in a bid to prevent it from merging with Warner Bros Discovery.

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The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 poaches new chief executive Priya Dogra from Sky

Head of advertising and data at Sky will lead C4’s response to threatened Comcast takeover of ITV

PC Gamer

'We actually didn't attribute any value' to Warner's game studios, Netflix boss says about the acquisition deal: 'They're relatively minor compared to the grand scheme of things'

Ouch, that hurts.

Benzinga

Skydance, Netflix Vie For Warner Bros. — A Trump-Era Antitrust Meltdown In The Making?

Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) has made a hostile all-cash $108-billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), giving rival bidder Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) a run for its money and turning the streaming wars into a TV drama-worthy showdown.

International Business Times UK

David Ellison Said To Assure White House He'd Make 'Sweeping Changes' To Steer CNN 'Pro-Trump'

Reports say David Ellison assured White House officials he could reshape CNN's lineup to favour President Trump as Paramount Skydance launched a £81.3bn ($108.4bn) hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, prompting press-freedom alarms and regulatory scrutiny.

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Benzinga

Paramount Uses Trump's Son-In-Law Kushner, Sovereign Fund To Counter Netflix's WBD Bid—Experts Warn Of Risky 'Monolith' Despite Streaming Dominance

Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY) has launched a hostile $108 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), backed by financing from Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds.

International Business Times UK

Media Giants Clash: Paramount Launches $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount's $108.4bn hostile, all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery ignites a head-to-head showdown with Netflix's signed, narrower deal.

Fortune

Paramount rips Warner’s sale ‘process’ as it reveals 2-year-long pursuit and escalating bids before going hostile

Warner “did not provide a single markup of a single transaction document” or engage in any back-and-forth negotiation for months, its jilted suitor said.

Fortune

Netflix CEO brushes aside Paramount’s ‘entirely expected’ hostile bid, ‘superconfident’ of closing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery

The Netflix co-CEO also said he’s talked with the president “many times” since the election, and that he’ll be good to movie theaters once he’s running a studio.

The Guardian - US

Why has Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery – and what happens now?

The future of some of the world’s most prominent media and entertainment businesses hangs in the balance

Kiplinger

Stocks Slip to Start Fed Week: Stock Market Today

While a rate cut is widely expected this week, uncertainty is building around the Fed's future plans for monetary policy.

Benzinga

'Cash Is Still King': Paramount CEO David Ellison Throws $108 Billion All-Cash Bid To WBD Shareholders

In a move that upended the media landscape, Paramount Skydance Corp. (NASDAQ:PSKY) officially launched a hostile, all-cash tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) on Monday.

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