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Warner Bros rejects Paramount's revised offer

Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's latest $30-a-share hostile takeover bid, but is giving the Hollywood studio seven days to see if it can come up with a better deal to buy the owner of HBO Max and the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Business • 17 Feb

Warner Bros weighs reopening Paramount talks - report

Warner Bros Discovery is considering reopening sale talks with rival Hollywood studio Paramount Skydance after receiving its hostile suitor's most recent amended offer, Bloomberg News reported yesterday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Business • 16 Feb

Paramount Skydance sweetens its bid for Warner Bros

Paramount Skydance has enhanced its Warner Bros Discovery bid by offering shareholders extra cash for each quarter the deal fails to close after this year and agreeing to cover the breakup fee the HBO owner would owe Netflix if it walked away.

Business • 11 Feb

Netflix will now pay all cash for Warner Bros Discovery

Netflix has switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming assets but without increasing the $82.7 billion price in a bid to shut the door on Paramount's rival efforts to snag the Hollywood giant.

Business • 20 Jan

Netflix prepares all-cash offer for Warner Bros - source

Netflix is preparing to make an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming businesses, a source familiar with the matter has told Reuters.

Business • 14 Jan

Paramount sues Warner Bros for Netflix deal details

Paramount Skydance has sued Warner Bros Discovery for more information on a rival $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, escalating a battle to take control of one of the most storied Hollywood studios.

Business • 13 Jan

Paramount tells Warner Bros its offer trumps Netflix's

Paramount Skydance has reiterated that its $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery was superior to a rival deal from Netflix, saying the value of the cable spinoff central to the streaming giant's offer was effectively worthless.

Business • 09 Jan

Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid

Warner Bros Discovery's board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject.

Business • 07 Jan

Warner Bros expected to reject Paramount's latest bid

Warner Bros Discovery is expected to reject Paramount Skydance's amended $108.4 billion hostile bid, CNBC reported today, despite billionaire Larry Ellison backing the media giant's offer with a personal guarantee.

Business • 30 Dec 25

The Paramount water tower at its studios in Los Angeles

Paramount's new offer for Warner Bros 'not sufficient'

Paramount Skydance's latest offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery still is not good enough for prominent shareholder Harris Oakmark, the investor has told Reuters.

Business • 23 Dec 25

Ellison gives $40.4 billion guarantee for Warner Bros bid

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 streaming giant Netflix.

Business • 23 Dec 25

Netflix refinances part of $59 billion bridge loan

Netflix has refinanced a part of its $59 billion bridge loan to support its potential acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's film, TV studios and streaming assets, according to a regulatory filing today.

Business • 22 Dec 25

Warner Bros Discovery board rejects bid from Paramount

Warner Bros Discovery's board has today rejected Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile bid, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances.

Business • 17 Dec 25

Netflix says position on deal with Warner Bros unchanged

Netflix's decision to acquire assets from Warner Bros Discovery has not changed, its co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos said in a letter to employees today.

Business • 15 Dec 25

Warner Bros Discovery rejects Paramount offer - source

Warner Bros Discovery's board has rejected a nearly $60 billion offer from Paramount Skydance , a source said, and the company announced it would explore its options for the sale of the company.

Business • 22 Oct 25

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