Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros./Discovery Global

[Navjot Singh]

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/paramount-skydance-prepares-bid-warner-bros-discovery-source-says-2025-09-11/

It will be a majority cash bid and backed by the Ellison family, said the Wall Street Journal, which reported the news first, citing unnamed sources.

A bid has not yet been submitted and the plans could still fall apart, WSJ said. It would be for the entire company, including Warner Bros Discovery's cable networks and movie studio, the report said.

 

[Sushubh]

Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Spike on Report David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance Readying Acquisition Bid

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery spiked as much as 33% Thursday on a report by the Wall Street Journal that Paramount Skydance is prepping a takeover bid of WBD in its entirety.

variety.com

 

[Sushubh]

David Ellison’s Warner Bros Bid Takes Shape; No Clear Role for Zaslav – The Dish

David Ellison Focusing On Buying Warner Bros; No Clear Role for WBD Chief Zaslav

deadline.com

 

[Sushubh]

Netflix taps bank to explore bid for Warner Bros Discovery

Comcast Chief Reacts to Warner Bros. “For Sale” Sign, Suggests Interest in Studios and Streaming

Mike Cavanagh was asked about the reported interest in Warner Bros. Discovery, adding that the bar remains high for any deals.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Sushubh]

Netflix Bid for Warner Bros. Raises Antitrust Concerns, GOP Rep. Says: Streamer ‘Wields Unequaled Market Power’

A prominent Republican U.S. representative has weighed in on the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery -- warning that Netflix's potential acquisition of WBD's HBO Max and its entertainment studios "raises antitrust concerns that could result in a harm to consumers."

variety.com

 

[Kaiju404]

WB should never fall into the laps of Netflix oh god please no

 

[Sushubh]

Paramount Skydance Denies That Its Warner Bros. Discovery Bid Involves Arab Sovereign Wealth Funds

Paramount has formed an investment consortium with the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to submit a $71 billion bid for WBD.

variety.com

 

[Sushubh]

Netflix’s Warner Bros. Bid Would Include Releasing Movies In Theaters - Bloomberg

lol.

 

[Navjot Singh]

How many theatres though? 10, 15 or 30?

 

[Navjot Singh]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/business/media/warner-discovery-bids-paramount-netflix-comcast.html

And So It Begins: Paramount, Netflix And Comcast Formally Submit Bids For Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount, Comcast and Netflix have submitted bids to acquire all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, ushering in a dramatic period of evolution for the media business.

deadline.com

WBD has indicated that they believe the sale process can be concluded by late December, though the transaction would then require at least a year to be cleared by regulators.