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Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery: WSJ
- On September 11, 2025, Paramount Skydance was reported to be considering an all-cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that would encompass the entire company.
- This bid follows the Ellison family's recent acquisition of Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery's announced plan to split its TV networks from studios and streaming.
- Warner Bros. Discovery plans to separate cable channels into a distinct company while Warner Bros. will maintain studios, streaming, and related assets under CEO David Zaslav.
- Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery surged nearly 30%, and Paramount stock rose about 7% immediately after the news, with Zaslav stating the spinoff could complete by next April.
- The bid’s progress implies significant consolidation interest in media, highlighting Ellison-backed Paramount’s drive to strengthen its position amid industry restructuring.
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Paramount Skydance prepares bid for Warner Bros Discovery | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, potentially bringing together two storied Hollywood studios and reshaping the entertainment industry.
Hollywood can be ready to watch one of its major revolutions, with Paramount Skydance planning to buy Warner Bros Discovery, which means the merger of two giants of the industry.
Paramount may be preparing bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Studios marquee. (Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood) Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery studios may have another blockbuster Friday as the stocks of both studios are climbing on the heels of news that Paramount is making a cash offer to buy Warner Bros. The acquisition would be another huge Hollywood studio shakeup and would include Paramount acquiring the movie studio and TV assets including HBO, CNN, TNT and o…
The Wall Street Journal reported that media group Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid to buy media company Warner Bros Discovery.
‘Is That Even Legal?’ and Other Burning Questions We Have About the News That Paramount Skydance Wants to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
With a report that Paramount and Skydance could be prepping a bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in full, it leaves a lot of questions.
Paramount Skydance preparing bid for Warner Bros Discovery, Reuters source says
Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday, potentially bringing together two storied Hollywood studios and reshaping the entertainment industry.
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