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- Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says Paramount’s Hostile Bid For WBD Was “Entirely Expected”, Still “Super-Confident” About Closing Deal - Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery was “entirely expected,” but the exec said he remains “super-confident” in the streaming giant’s plan to close the deal. “Today’s move was entirely expected
- Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - Paramount said Monday it is making a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, swooping in just days after Netflix announced a $83 billion deal to purchase a large part of the media giant.Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders would be offered $3
- Paramount’s Warners Bid Includes $24 Billion From Middle Eastern Funds, Backing From Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners - Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery includes funds from Middle Eastern investors, Jared Kushner and China.
- Netflix’s Biggest Wall Street Backer Downgrades It on Fear That Warner Deal Exposes Weakness to YouTube and TikTok Threat - Downgrading his rating on Netflix shares from "buy" to "hold," Pivotal Research Group analyst Jeff Wlodarczak says the megadeal reflects its concern that short-form is "is doing to streaming what streaming has done to traditional TV."
- “Watch Out, Netflix”: Overseas Analysts Weigh In On Complexities Of Streamer’s Mega-Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery - The combination of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is drawing the attention of analysts around the world – and there are several big question marks around the implications. François Godard, Media and Telecoms Analyst at Enders Anal
- READ: Paramount Accuses Warner Bros of Rigging Sale Process for Netflix in Scathing Letter - Paramount warned the media giant that it appeared to have “abandoned the semblance" of a "fair" bidding process in pursuit of a predetermined outcome.