BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Discovery Showdown



David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery has declared a new offer by Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, to purchase the studio, a “superior proposal,” with Netflix declining to increase its offer and officially pulling out of the ongoing bidding war:


“…we are pleased WBD’s Board has unanimously affirmed the superior value of our offer…


“…which delivers to WBD shareholders superior value, certainty and speed to closing,” Paramount CEO David Ellison announced.


In the new $111 billion mega-merger, Paramount will now have access to assets TNT, CBS, CNN, MTV, TCM…


…Showtime, Adult Swim and DC Studios. 


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