Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks: Ellisons Offered Zaslav Pay Package Worth ‘Several Hundred Million Dollars,’ Which Zaslav Said Was ‘Inappropriate’ to Discuss

Dec 17, 2025 6:44am PT Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks: Ellisons Offered Zaslav Pay Package Worth ‘Several Hundred Million Dollars,’ Which Zaslav Said Was ‘Inappropriate’ to Discuss By Todd Spangler Plus Icon Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor xpangler Latest Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks: Ellisons Offered Zaslav Pay Package Worth ‘Several Hundred Million Dollars,’ Which Zaslav Said Was ‘Inappropriate’ to Discuss 30 minutes ago Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount $30/Share Acquisition Offer, Calling It ‘Inferior’ to Netflix Deal and Alleging Ellisons Aren’t Providing ‘Full Backstop’ for Financing 3 hours ago Scripps Rejects Sinclair’s Unsolicited Acquisition Offer 17 hours ago See All The Ellisons came promising boatloads of cash. They told Warner Bros.