All Warner Bros Discovery sale articles
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NewsDavid Zaslav hails WB Oscars triumph as further payout details emerge
Warner Bros Discovery CEO is selling the company to Paramount and will earn more than $550m in the process.
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NewsDavid Ellison talks film, avoids detail on cuts, in first town hall with WBD execs
Meeting took place at Steven J. Ross Theater on Tuesday.
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NewsThe future of the Berlinale, Baftas and the Warner Bros sale: what we’re hearing - The Screen Podcast
Screen’s contributing editor Wendy Mitchell is joined by editor-in-chief Matt Mueller and deputy editor Louise Tutt to analyse the developments.
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NewsWBD head David Zaslav cashes out $114m after Paramount deal
Exec takes advantage of limited window.
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NewsFirst reactions to Warner Bros-Paramount deal: “Mega-mergers raise red flags”, “An antitrust disaster”
The UKCA, Film Export UK and Bectu are among the first industry bodies to weigh in on the deal.
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NewsParamount, WBD confirm $110bn merger, pledge 30 theatrical releases a year
Press release says both studios will be maintained. Minimum 30 releases a year, 45-day theatrical window.
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NewsWBD-Paramount deal: Exhibitor lobby group head urges regulators “to heed lessons of the past”
Michael O’Leary cites consolidation concerns. Dialogue with Capitol Hill, DoJ state AGs continues.
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NewsNetflix signals end of WB pursuit, WBD head David Zaslav “excited” about Paramount merger
“This transaction was always a ‘nice to have’ at the right price, not a ‘must have’ at any price,” says Netflix co-CEOs.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery execs avoid merger talk in Q4 earnings
Streaming growth, overall revenue decline.
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NewsWBD board says Paramount bid is superior; Netflix has four days to respond
Development caps remarkable turnaround in ongoing merger battle.
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NewsWBD board says latest Paramount offer could lead to superior proposal
Talks continue after new offer of $31 per share. WBD agreement with Netflix remains in place.
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery reviewing revised offer from Paramount
The new offer follows a one-week negotiating window between WBD and Paramount that expired last night.
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NewsParamount and Netflix weigh in on latest Warner Bros Discovery takeover twist
Paramount calls Warner Bros Discovery moves “unusual,” Netflix pans rival’s “antics.”
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NewsWarner Bros Discovery sets March date for Netflix deal vote
Paramount has until February 23 to make its “best and final offer”.
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NewsWarner Bros streaming boss insists “more is not better” ahead of HBO Max UK launch
JB Perrette also touched on the potential acquisition of Warner Bros by Netflix.
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NewsNetflix’s Ted Sarandos defends Warner Bros merger plan in US Senate grilling
”Netflix has no political agenda of any kind.”
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NewsNetflix, Warner Bros change agreement to all-cash transaction which could speed up deal
WBD statement says all-cash deal provides “faster path to stockholder value”.
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NewsTed Sarandos says Netflix will theatrically release Warner Bros films for 45 days
“I want to win opening weekend. I want to win box office.”
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NewsCinema body UNIC flags Warner Bros Discovery takeover concerns with European Commission
At the same time, Netflix and Paramount execs are lobbying European governments about a WBD takeover.
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NewsParamount sues Warner Bros Discovery, steps up attempt to kibosh Netflix deal
Warner Bros Discovery responds, calls lawsuit “meritless”.