Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance’s latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from selling its prized Hollywood assets to Netflix.
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) board of directors urged shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid for the company, arguing that the offer is “illusory” and “imposes numerous, significant risks and costs.”
Read More Warner Bros. Discovery board urges shareholders to reject Paramount’s bid, argues Ellison family has ‘consistently misled’ shareholders
Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers and creators.
Read More Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid by Paramount Skydance
By John M. Pierce
December 12, 2025
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Netflix says it must acquire Warner Bros Discovery to compete with YouTube, but antitrust experts doubt regulators will buy that argument.
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President Donald Trump recently asserted that it is “imperative” that left-wing news outlet CNN is sold alongside its parent company, as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares for a potential merger with Netflix.
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