Deals & M&A
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Versant Stock Plunges 13% in Nasdaq Debut
The company, which houses USA Network, MS NOW, CNBC and more, completed its spinoff from Comcast on Friday
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How Major Entertainment Companies’ Stocks Performed in 2025
Netflix is down. Disney holds steady. Warner stock is soaring due to a bidding war
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The Funding File: The Biggest M&A and VC Deals in Media and Entertainment in 2025
A sleepy start and big finish was the story for media M&A (thank you Warner Bros. Discovery), and AI was the spark for lots of venture capital investments into startups
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Warner Bros. Plans to Reject Paramount’s Latest Bid Despite Larry Ellison’s ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’
Paramount adjusted its hostile takeover bid last week to reassure shareholders of its financing and raise its breakup fee to $5.8 billion
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Warner Bros. Bidding War, Paramount-Skydance Merger Headline an Active Year of Media M&A
Industry consolidation and dealmaking focused on building cross-platform scale will be major themes in 2026 and beyond, experts tell TheWrap
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Why Isn’t Paramount and the Ellisons Showing Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders the Money? | Analysis
Larry Ellison adding his personal guarantee shows they’re not walking away, but shareholders are really looking for a sweeter bid
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Warner Bros. Discovery to ‘Carefully Review and Consider’ Paramount’s Amended $30-Per-Share, All-Cash Bid
The latest offer includes an “irrevocable personal guarantee” from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and a $5.8 billion breakup fee
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Calls on Netflix to Revise Offer After Paramount Clarifies All-Cash Bid
Mario Gabelli posted that the streaming company needs to simplify its structure, increase its cash portion and address “tax issues”
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Larry Ellison Makes ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’ of $40.4 Billion Towards Paramount’s WBD Bid
The media giant also raised its breakup fee to $5.8 billion
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Netflix-Warner Bros. Combo Would Eclipse Disney’s 18% Share of TV Demand | Chart
A Paramount-WBD merger, meanwhile, would create an even larger conglomerate with 27% share of demand for TV series
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Harris Associates ‘Very Open’ to Revised Paramount Bid
Warner’s fifth largest shareholder says the Netflix deal is “superior on deal terms” but “comparable on value”
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Sony Acquires ‘Peanuts’ Majority Stake From WildBrain for $457 Million
“We are deeply committed to carrying forward the legacy of Charles Schulz and the Schulz family,” Sony’s Shunsuke Muramatsu says
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TikTok Signs US Divestment Deal, Setting Joint Venture With Oracle, Silver Lake
CEO Shou Chew tells employees the Trump-backed deal is on track to close Jan. 22
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Standard General Holds Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cable Networks | Report
The media giant’s networks, such as CNN and TNT Sports, are set to be spun off into Discovery Global in the third quarter of 2026
