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Scoop: Original Paramount bid for WBD didn't exclude foreign voting rights

Paramount had to make a key change during the process of bidding for Warner Bros Discovery — explicitly promising that its foreign partners and Jared Kushner's fund wouldn't have any voting or governance rights,

Dems rip Paramount Skydance’s hostile WBD bid over Saudi- and Kushner-linked funding: report

Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) sent letter to board of WBD as well as to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday.

Paramount Claims WBD Is Overvaluing CNN, TBS and Other TV Networks — Alleging That Means Netflix’s Deal Is Worse for Shareholders

Warner Bros. Discovery's cable networks like CNN and TBS are not worth as much as the company's deal with Netflix implies, Paramount claims.
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Paramount Submits Hostile Bid for WBD After Trump Says Netflix Deal Could Be a 'Problem'

For Netflix's offer to proceed, WBD's cable networks must spin off into a separate publicly traded company by Q3 2026. Netflix also needs regulatory and WBD shareholder approval. Paramount argues that Netflix's deal is unlikely to be approved, whereas its own should go through.

Paramount Says It Has “Air Tight” Financing, Promises Faster, More Certain Approval Than Netflix In Letter To WBD Shareholders

Paramount is taking its case to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders after launching a hostile takeover offer to pry the company away from Netflix.

Netflix Stock Up 13%. Why $82.7 Billion $WBD Buy Makes $NFLX A Sell

Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to buy parts of Warner Brothers Discovery could sink $NFLX by 2030. But shares could pop 125% if Netflix achieves its deal goals.

Netflix's deal to buy WBD isn't sealed just yet. Donald Trump could stand in the way.

Larry and David Ellison have a good relationship with Donald Trump. Is that enough to get him to kill Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery?

Paramount Sees Massive Cost Synergies In A WBD Merger Even After Years Of Cuts At Both Companies

Paramount sees up to $6 billion in cost savings in a Warner Bros Discovery merger by eliminating “duplicative operations."

CNN Got Snubbed In The Netflix-WBD Deal—Why That’s Ultimately A Good Thing

Netflix's Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition excludes WBD's cable assets like CNN. A look at what that means for the news network's future.

A $108B Challenge: Paramount Forces WBD to Choose Between Cash Certainty and Netflix’s Vision

The hostile offer may outmuscle Netflix on price, but WBD’s decision hinges on competing futures: a clean reset under Paramount or a deeper strategic alignment with the world’s dominant streamer.
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