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Warner Bros. Discovery News

WBD Paramount

WBD shareholders approve Paramount acquisition, rebuke David Zaslav payday

Shareholders symbolically rejected Zaslav's potential $550 million payday.

By Matt Yoder OnApr 23, 2026 0
WBD Paramount

Middle East to fund $24B of Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover

The company is informing employees to prepare for the deal to close as soon as the end of July.

By Drew Lerner OnApr 6, 2026 0
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CBS Sports to merge with TNT Sports in Q3 2026 ‘if all goes according to plan’

CBS Sports president David Berson "is seen as the odds-on favorite to run the combined division."

By Drew Lerner OnApr 2, 2026 0
Phantom guard Kelsey Plum

Unrivaled ends Year 2 well below inaugural season’s viewership

Even with the most favorable comparison, Unrivaled viewership dropped at least 16% year-over-year.

By Drew Lerner OnMar 9, 2026 0
Edit via Liam McGuire

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David Zaslav is the luckiest man in American media

WBD Paramount

Paramount: No plans to spinoff cable channels after Warner Bros. Discovery merger

The company believes it can capitalize on the scale and "operational efficiencies" of combining cable assets.

By Drew Lerner OnMar 2, 2026 0
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Paramount confirms it will combine Paramount+ with HBO Max

The new streamer will hold CBS Sports and TNT Sports properties on one platform.

By Drew Lerner OnMar 2, 2026 0
Ted Sarandos, CEO of Netflix

Ted Sarandos: Netflix ‘knew right away’ it would drop WBD deal after Paramount increased bid

"We knew right away, when we got the notice on Thursday, that they had a superior offer and the details of that deal."

By Drew Lerner OnMar 1, 2026 0
Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

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What Paramount’s impending purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery means for sports fans

WBD Paramount

Netflix pulls Warner Bros. Discovery offer after Paramount proposal deemed ‘superior’

Netflix now has four business days to submit a better offer.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 26, 2026 0
WBD Paramount

Paramount raises bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, includes $7B ‘termination fee’ if government blocks deal

The WBD board must now decide if Paramount's new offer is superior to Netflix's.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 24, 2026 0
WBD Paramount

Paramount reportedly prepared to raise bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, pressuring Netflix deal

Netflix will have four days to match a sweetened offer.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 23, 2026 0
Ted Sarandos, CEO of Netflix

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos accuses Paramount of ‘flooding the zone with misinformation’

Sarandos said it's time for Paramount to "put their money where their mouth is."

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 18, 2026 0
WBD Paramount

WBD reopens Paramount negotiations for one week with Netflix’s blessing

Paramount will have to put up or shut up within the next seven days.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 17, 2026 0
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Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly considering reopening Paramount talks

WBD is reportedly weighing whether to reopen negotiations with Paramount after the company sweetened its hostile takeover bid.

By Sam Neumann OnFeb 15, 2026 0
Warner Bros. Discovery has denied that Brody King was blocked from appearing on 'AEW Dynamite' over concerns over 'f*ck ICE' chants.

Warner Bros. Discovery allows ‘F*ck ICE’ chants to be heard during ‘AEW Grand Slam: Australia’

Prior reports indicated WBD took measures to prevent such chants from happening for worry of its pending sale to Netflix. The company refuted those reports to Awful Announcing.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 15, 2026 0
Warner Bros. Discovery has denied that Brody King was blocked from appearing on 'AEW Dynamite' over concerns over 'f*ck ICE' chants.

Warner Bros. Discovery denies blocking AEW wrestler from show over ‘F*ck ICE’ chants

“Warner Bros. Discovery did not have any involvement in Brody King’s upcoming AEW schedule."

By Ben Axelrod OnFeb 12, 2026 0
WBD Paramount

Paramount updates bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, introduces ‘ticking fee’

The fee would see Paramount pay WBD shareholders approximately $650 million for every quarter its deal hasn't closed.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 11, 2026 0
Feb 22, 2023; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Wrestlers battle during a tag team battle royal during AEW Dynamite at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

AEW won’t be part of Warner Bros-Netflix deal, which could complicate its HBO Max future

AEW's deal with HBO Max is set to expire at the end of 2027 or 2028.

By Ben Axelrod OnJan 21, 2026 0
Netflix has officially announced its acquisition of Warner Bros. and its studio and streaming assets.

Netflix formally issues all-cash offer to Warner Bros. Discovery

The move "simplifies the transaction structure, provides greater certainty of value for WBD stockholders, and accelerates the path to a WBD stockholder vote," Netflix claims.

By Drew Lerner OnJan 20, 2026 0
Netflix has officially announced its acquisition of Warner Bros. and its studio and streaming assets.

Netflix reportedly considering revising Warner Bros. Discovery bid to all-cash

The move would seemingly be a response to Paramount's pressure campaign.

By Drew Lerner OnJan 13, 2026 0
WBD Paramount

Paramount sues Warner Bros. Discovery in effort to advance takeover bid

The company is also staging a proxy fight for board seats.

By Drew Lerner OnJan 12, 2026 0
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Warner Bros. Discovery formally rejects Paramount takeover offer (again)

The future of TNT Sports hinges on what happens in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery.

By Drew Lerner OnJan 7, 2026 0
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Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly planning to reject Paramount takeover bid next week

Several WBD shareholder expect Paramount to come back with an even higher offer.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 30, 2025 0
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Networks take another blow in fight against Sling TV’s ‘Day Passes’

A judge ruled against Warner Bros. Discovery's effort to halt the practice just one month after a similar ruling against Disney.

By Drew Lerner OnDec 26, 2025 0

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