Paramount Is Launching a Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Is PSKY Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold Here? Paramount Skydance just launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros. yesterday, driving PSKY stock higher by 9%. Barchart · Dec 9, 2025
Paramount chief reportedly promised Trump ‘sweeping changes’ at CNN as part of Warner Bros. takeover David Ellison’s father has also brought up with White House officials which CNN anchors they’d like to get rid of if Paramount were to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery. The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Skydance, Netflix Vie For Warner Bros. — A Trump-Era Antitrust Meltdown In The Making? Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) has made a hostile all-cash $108-billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), giving rival bidder Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) a run for its money and turning the streaming wars into a TV drama-worthy showdown. Benzinga · Dec 9, 2025
Netflix may have landed the winning bid for Warner Bros., but the streamer previously considered buying Disney instead Netflix once considered buying Disney, among several other media companies Total Film · Dec 9, 2025
David Ellison Said To Assure White House He'd Make 'Sweeping Changes' To Steer CNN 'Pro-Trump' Reports say David Ellison assured White House officials he could reshape CNN's lineup to favour President Trump as Paramount Skydance launched a £81.3bn ($108.4bn) hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, prompting press-freedom alarms and regulatory scrutiny. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
Ignore the Entertainment Companies Plus: Lost Vegas, Gen Z listlessness, Kushner mystique, Nvidia goes to China, and more... Reason · Dec 9, 2025
One Big Pro To Bringing Brandon Sklenar Back Into The Yellowstone Universe, According To Sklenar Himself There's no reason not to do this, right? Cinemablend · Dec 9, 2025
Netflix vows to keep Ted Lasso on Apple TV if it buys Warner Warner shows, like Ted Lasso, won't be switched to Netflix if it buys the studio – but that might not be the case if Paramount is the new owner T3 · Dec 9, 2025
Netflix CEO promises to commit to releasing Warner Bros. movies theatrically after studio sale: "We didn't buy this company to destroy that value" Ted Sarandos responds to concerns about theatrical releases after Netflix's Warner Bros. purchase Total Film · Dec 9, 2025
Behind Paramount's Hostile $108 Billion Bid For Warner Bros Discovery Was— Unanswered Texts? David Ellison-led Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) on Monday, in a last-ditch effort to outbid streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and create a content powerhouse. A regulatory filing on Monday revealed that the HBO owner’s lack of response fueled Paramount’s… Benzinga · Dec 9, 2025
David Ellison's $30 Offer to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery Could Change the Shows You Watch David Ellison offers $30 per share to buy Warner Bros., beating Netflix's $27.75 bid. Shareholders will choose between two contrasting visions for the company's future by 8 January. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
BAT sees signs of recovery for Vuse in US amid crackdown on illicit vapes The group said it has seen recent encouraging sales improvement for Vuse in the US over the past six months. The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Media Giants Clash: Paramount Launches $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery Paramount's $108.4bn hostile, all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery ignites a head-to-head showdown with Netflix's signed, narrower deal. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, some fellow cable networks It's a tough time for CNN, which looks like it will be in management limbo for some time with Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of its parent company, Warner Bros The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025 Asian shares slip after Wall Street pulls back from its record heights Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights
Fortune · Dec 9, 2025 Paramount rips Warner’s sale ‘process’ as it reveals 2-year-long pursuit and escalating bids before going hostile Warner “did not provide a single markup of a single transaction document” or engage in any back-and-forth negotiation for months, its jilted suitor said.
Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025 Trump May Require '60 Minutes' Apology Before Blessing Paramount's Warner Bid A race to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) by Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) intensified with an all-cash offer from the latter for the media company on Monday.
Fortune · Dec 8, 2025 Netflix CEO brushes aside Paramount’s ‘entirely expected’ hostile bid, ‘superconfident’ of closing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery The Netflix co-CEO also said he’s talked with the president “many times” since the election, and that he’ll be good to movie theaters once he’s running a studio.
Cinemablend · Dec 8, 2025 Netflix Head Honcho Ted Sarandos Does Not Seem To Be Sweating That Paramount Counter Deal Netflix is chill.
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025 Stranger Things fans share conspiracy theory as new character posters released Volume Two of the Netflix drama’s final season premieres Christmas Day
The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2025 Why has Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery – and what happens now? The future of some of the world’s most prominent media and entertainment businesses hangs in the balance
Reason · Dec 8, 2025 Donald Trump Says He'll 'Be Involved' in Choosing Who Gets To Merge With Warner Bros. Paramount Skydance is banking on the Ellison family's relationship with Trump following Netflix outbidding the company to acquire Warner Bros.
Kiplinger · Dec 8, 2025 Stocks Slip to Start Fed Week: Stock Market Today While a rate cut is widely expected this week, uncertainty is building around the Fed's future plans for monetary policy.
Inverse · Dec 8, 2025 The Historic Netflix-Warner Merger May Not Be As Certain As You Think A new player has entered the corporate arena.
Cinemablend · Dec 8, 2025 New Report Diving Into Netflix And Warner Bros Merger Also Details How James Gunn (Apparently) Landed The DC Gig If Netflix wants DC to continue soaring, I hope they're listening.