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Stephen Colbert Mocks Paramount for Cancellation After Warner Bros. Bid
Stephen Colbert opened his latest episode of The Late Show by poking fun at Paramount ’s 108 billion dollar attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Elizabeth Warren says both bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery are bad for consumers
Paramount wants to buy Warner Bros. What to know about hostile takeover bids
Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison Sends Letter to Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Making Case for Why Its Bid Is Better Than Netflix Deal: ‘I Am Passionate and Dedicated to This Pursuit’
David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance who has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, is urging WBD shareholders to tender their shares and “register their view with the WBD...

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Warner Bros.’ Bidders Brace for a Fight That Will Last Months
Stephen Colbert Wonders Why ‘The Late Show’ Was Canceled if Paramount Has $108 Billion to Offer for Warner Bros.
Paramount’s hostile takeover bid is one of the largest
If Paramount’s $30-per-share, all-cash bid worth $108 billion (including debt) for complete ownership of WBD succeeds, it’ll be the fourth-largest hostile takeover to be completed over the past 20 ye...

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Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix
Paramount Skydance makes $108B hostile bid to buy Warner Bros.

Don't believe video showing Netflix logo on iconic Warner Bros. water tower

A video shared online soon after Netflix announced it was acquiring Warner Bros. was edited so the Netflix logo would be on the iconic water tower.
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The battle for Warner Bros is a prelude to the real streaming war

H ollywood has produced another gripping drama. Netflix’s and Paramount’s $100bn battle to buy Warner Bros Discovery has juicy plot ingredients, from an ambitious billionaire to mysterious Saudi investors and even a cameo from the president’s son-in-law. As the studio weighs its options, expect weeks of entertainment.

Bob Iger weighs in with concerns over Netflix pricing leverage over the consumer if streamer acquires Warner Bros' streaming & studio assets

As the battle between Netflix and Paramount over who will own Warner Bros heats up again, Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday strategically stepped in with some opinions of his own. With his eyes on the streaming wars endgame,

Overheard: David Ellison says he knows the Warner Bros. Discovery board can't accept his most recent offer

Paramount's David Ellison said that if Warner Bros. Discovery's board took his current offer, it would be "admitting breach of fiduciary duty."

Netflix Proposes $82-Billion Warner Bros. Purchase, Sparking Industry Outcry

Netflix’s proposed $82-billion purchase of Warner Bros. is triggering warnings from unions and theater groups, who fear the deal could accelerate consolidation, reduce jobs, and sharply impact the theatrical box office.

Saudi, Qatari And Emirati Funding In Paramount-Warner Bros. Takeover Bid Raises National Security Concerns, Democrats Say

A future Congress controlled by Democrats would “review many of the decisions of the current Administration,” two House Democrats said Wednesday.

How the Warner Bros. Discovery sale will actually impact viewers and Hollywood jobs

The real story of the fight for Warner Bros. Discovery is viewers shifting from studios to tech platforms, impacting how and what you watch.