Deals & M&A
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French Production Company Mediawan in Talks to Acquire Peter Chernin’s North Road
The merger would value North Road at $700 million
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Trump Bought Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery Bonds Following $83 Billion Merger Deal Announcement
A White House financial disclosure shows the president acquired up to $1 million worth of corporate bonds issued by each company in December
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Meets With UK Culture Secretary Amid Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
The executive has also met with European regulators, while his $108.4 billion offer for WBD is under review by the U.S. Department of Justice
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John Oliver Weighs Future of ‘Last Week Tonight’ After WBD Merger: ‘Hard to Justify This Legally’ | Video
The host says the program isn’t going to change no matter who owns them
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UnderCurrent Talent Acquires Next Step Talent, Expanding Creator Roster to Nearly 300 | Exclusive
The move continues the company’s rapid expansion in the creator economy after August’s Project 15 acquisition
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Delaware Judge Dismisses Motion to Expedite Paramount Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison, who will extend the deadline of his $108.4 billion tender offer, is seeking more information about how WBD determined Netflix’s $83 billion deal is superior
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Paramount and Netflix Bidding War: How Much Is Warner’s Cable Business Really Worth?
David Ellison believes that the cable network spinoff has no equity value, but the Warner Bros. Discovery board begs to differ
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Warner Bros. Discovery Slams Paramount Motion to Expedite Lawsuit for Hostile Takeover: ‘Exercise in Urgency Theatre’
The media giant compared the move to “ringing a fire alarm in the absence of any flames or even smoke”
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Congressman Calls on Paramount to Voluntarily Submit Warner Bros. Discovery Bid for CFIUS Review Over Middle Eastern Investment
“No American wants foreign governments lurking behind the screen — quietly accessing personal data or influencing what families watch every night,” California Rep. Sam Liccardo says
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Lionsgate Sells Its Play Streaming Service to Asia President Rohit Jain
The executive, who has scaled the platform for the past eight years, will exit the studio as part of the deal
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Versant Completes Acquisition of FAST Channel Provider Free TV Networks
The previously announced deal expands the company’s reach past traditional pay-television
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Netflix Considers Amending Warner Bros. Deal to All-Cash Offer
The move comes as Paramount is looking to thwart the $83 billion deal with a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid
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Banijay, All3Media Owner RedBird IMI in Advanced Talks to Merge TV Production Businesses
The move would form one of the world’s biggest production groups, bringing IP such as “Big Brother,” “Peaky Blinders” and “The Traitors” under one roof
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Mario Gabelli Urges Netflix to ‘Step Up and Clarify’ $83 Billion Warner Bros. Deal as Paramount Takes Battle to Court
The GAMCO Investors chairman told TheWrap he still plans to tender the majority of his clients’ shares in favor of “superior” Paramount bid
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Paramount Goes Nuclear on Warner Bros. Discovery — and Everyone Will Feel the Pain | Analysis
David Ellison’s lawsuit and proxy battle faces difficult odds of success, experts say, but could complicate and drag out the approval process for Netflix’s $83 billion deal
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