Paramount deal for CNN and Warner Bros. draws concerns about news independence

Paramount’s $111 billion Warner Bros. takeover would put CNN and CBS News under Ellison family control, raising concerns about editorial independence amid ties to Trump. The merger threatens more ...

David Ellison Sends Letter to CA Lawmakers Outlining Plan to Keep Hollywood Jobs Local (Exclusive)

In a letter to Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman, the Paramount and soon-to-be Warner Bros. studio chief argued that ...

DOJ Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Fast-Track Approval Process for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Because of Politics, Antitrust Chief Says

The proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. deal is still undergoing Justice Department antitrust review and the new head of the ...
Los Angeles Times

Paramount credit downgraded to ‘junk’ status over debt worries

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Paramount Skydance’s jubilation over its come-from-behind victory to claim Warner Bros. Discovery has entered a ...
AOL

The 'ripple effects' of Paramount's Warner Bros. victory

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) officially won the bidding war to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after Netflix (NFLX) declined to raise its offer. Business Insider chief correspondent Peter Kafka ...
The New York Times

Paramount Raises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount’s new offer of $31 a share could lead to a “superior proposal” to the deal it signed with Netflix. By Lauren Hirsch Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday that a ...
GameSpot

Paramount May Offer Even More Money For Warner Bros. Discovery

Last week, Netflix gave Warner Bros. Discovery a seven-day window to reopen talks with Paramount for a potential buyout. Netflix already has a deal in place to purchase WBD, but it appears that ...
Forbes

Paramount Says It Cleared DOJ Review For Warner Bros. Bid—But There’s A Long Way To Go

Paramount Skydance said Friday its potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery cleared some of the regulatory hurdles needed to see the deal through—though Netflix, which is also looking to ...
Wall Street Journal

Warner Reopens Talks With Paramount After Sweetened Offer

Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it will restart deal talks with Paramount PSKY-5.23%decrease; red down pointing triangle, setting the stage for a potential bidding war with its preferred suitor ...
CBS News

Warner Bros. Discovery restarts takeover talks with Paramount Skydance

Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday that it will resume acquisition talks with Paramount Skydance after Netflix, which last year agreed to buy the entertainment company, gave Warner seven days to ...
MarketWatch

How Paramount brought its failing bid for Warner Bros. back from the brink

Lukas I. Alpert writes about the media and entertainment industries for MarketWatch. He previously worked for the Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, New York Post and the Associated Press. In ...
The Verge

Warner Bros. Discovery gives Paramount one week to present its ‘best and final’ offer

Netflix says the ‘foreign funding’ behind Paramount’s bid is raising ‘national security concerns.’ Netflix says the ‘foreign funding’ behind Paramount’s bid is raising ‘national security concerns.’ is ...