Deals & M&A
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Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels Renews Contract Through April 2028
The new deal will kick in on July 11, with the executive set to receive an annual base salary of $2.5 million
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Universal Music Group to Sell Half of Its Spotify Stake, Increase Share Buybacks
The moves come after Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square submitted a $64.4 billion takeover bid for the company
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David Ellison Attends Trump-Hosted State Dinner for King Charles III
The Paramount Skydance CEO’s presence at the White House event comes a day after his company asked the FCC to approve Middle East investment in the Warner Bros. merger
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Paramount Asks FCC to Approve Middle East Investment in Warner Bros. Merger
The media giant’s petition notes that indirect foreign ownership of equity interests in Paramount will total 49.5% and will not result in a transfer of control
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iHeartMedia in Talks to Merge With SiriusXM
The combination, facilitated by Irving Azoff, would create a satellite and terrestrial radio giant with some of the biggest names in the podcast world
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WBD Shareholder Vote Shows ‘Cracks in Their Armor’ Over Paramount, Block the Merger Group Says: ‘Not a Done Deal’
The Future Film Coalition’s open letter topped 4,000 industry signatures Thursday, including Robert De Niro and Sofia Coppola
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Warner Bros. Shareholders Sign Off on $110 Billion Paramount Deal. Now the Fight Begins | Analysis
The deal must still make its way through regulators in the U.S. and overseas, with state attorneys general weighing legal action
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Jane Fonda Committee Condemns WBD Merger Shareholder Approval: ‘This Fight Is Far From Over’
“A handful of powerful decision-makers should not be allowed to quietly reshape American media, culture and creative life without accountability,” the Committee for the First Amendment says
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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
