Deals & M&A
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Warner Bros. Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger
The $110 billion deal, which is expected to close by the third quarter, remains subject to regulatory approval
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Film and TV Workers Hold ‘Block the Merger’ Rally at Warner Bros. Ahead of Shareholder Vote
Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment protests the WBD-Paramount merger at the New York headquarters as the list of entertainment industry signatories crosses 4,000
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Mamdani Urges Warner Bros. Shareholders to Vote ‘No’ on Paramount Merger: ‘Thousands of Jobs at Risk’
“This merger is bad for New Yorkers three times over,” the New York City mayor says
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Jane Fonda Imagines CNN’s Future of Suppression and On-Air Lies Under Paramount: ‘Pete Hegseth’s Dream’ | Video
Harry Hamlin, Natalie Morales and Mary Elizabeth Ellis co-star in a new political sketch from the Committee for the First Amendment
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Nexstar-Tegna Merger Put on Ice by Federal Judge, Bolstering Antitrust Concerns
U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley issued a preliminary injunction on the transaction Friday, freezing further integration as the case moves forward
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Netflix Stock Tumbles 9% on Weaker Than Expected Earnings Forecast
The streamer maintained its 2026 guidance despite a surprise price increase in the U.S. and the collapse of its $83 billion Warner Bros. deal
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Ted Sarandos Says Warner Bros. Bidding War Built Netflix’s ‘M&A Muscle’
“If there’s any emotion in all of this, it was the disappointment of not getting to work with those folks,” the Netflix CEO says
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Netflix Brushes Off Warner Bros. Deal Loss, Growth Concerns as Profits, Revenue Soar in Q1
The streamer’s revenue grew 16% to $12.3 billion, boosted by higher pricing, ad revenue and subscriber growth
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Mark Ruffalo Slams Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger as Threat to ‘Democracy Itself’ at Senate Hearing: ‘Driven By Greed’
“Don’t trust that this new company will somehow make more films with less money and so much more debt,” the actor added by video call
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James Cameron Bolsters Support for Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Says Ellison-Run Mega-Studio ‘Doesn’t Bother Me at All’
“I’m a supporter of it, I know it’s controversial,” the filmmaker says as thousands of industry peers mount a campaign against the deal
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Media VC Deal Activity Falls by More Than Half to $50 Million in March Amid AI Uncertainty | Charts
The Funding File: Aerospace company Xona Space Systems, connected TV advertising platform Keynes and AI platform Halcyon led the month’s biggest venture capital investments
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Does Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Deserve His $887 Million Golden Parachute? | Analysis
The sky-high pay package is criticized by financial expert firms, but some say he earned the payout after sending the share price soaring
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UK Regulators Ready Investigation of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The regulator is asking for views on how the $110 million deal may impact competition by April 27
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Judge Extends Nexstar-Tegna Merger’s Temporary Restraining Order
DirecTV and a group of state attorneys general are suing to block the $6.2 billion deal, which would create a local TV station giant reaching 80% of U.S. households
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David Zaslav’s $887 Million Golden Parachute Rejected as ‘Problematic’ in Shareholder Advisory Firm’s Paramount-WB Assessment
ISS says that the “extraordinary” payout is “inconsistent with common market practice”
