Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks: Ellisons Offered Zaslav Pay Package Worth ‘Several Hundred Million Dollars,’ Which Zaslav Said Was ‘Inappropriate’ to Discuss

WBD presented a chronology of events and meetings that occurred, leading to its deal to sell Warner Bros. studios and HBO Max to Netflix, following by David Ellison’s hostile takeover bid and the WBD board’s official rejection of the $30/share bid on Dec.

Paramount stands by its WBD offer despite board rebuff, warns Netflix scenario would add to linear TV woes

Paramount is standing by its current proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, warning shareholders that embracing Netflix’s offer would saddle them with a “heavily indebted, sub-scale linear business.

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.

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.

WBD Calls Out “Pressure Tactic” – How Paramount’s Hardball Legal Letter Backfired On Eve Of Final Bids

Reasons Warner Bros. Discovery listed for rebuffing David Ellison include an incendiary and unfortunately timed letter from Paramount's lawyers.

Market voices: WBD-Paramount, Trump's Venezuela blockade, Fed's Waller

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) board is urging shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by Paramount Skydance (PSKY), stating that it has unanimously determined the offer to be inferior to one it has already agreed to with Netflix (NFLX).
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