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WBD May Engage With Paramount After Ellisons’ Latest Offer As State Of Play Shifts

David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters and David Ellison Warner Bros. Discovery could reveal as early as Tuesday that it will engage with Paramount following the Ellison family’s latest offer, which included some significant concessions, Deadline has learned. WBD has a signed deal with Netflix but Par has been lobbing consecutive unsolicited takeover offers, all rejected outright thus far.

David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters and David Ellison

David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Greg Peters and David Ellison

Credit: Deadline

Key Highlights

  • The amended bid with a series of sweeteners led to some WBD shareholders, including activist investor Ancora Capital, becoming vocal that the board needed to consider all options.
  • Watch on Deadline WBD’s boilerplate response last week said it was reviewing the amended offer from Paramount but, meanwhile, was sticking with Netflix.
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  • Studios and streaming assets for $27.75 a share, all in cash.
  • The giant streamer had improved that from an initial cash and stock deal amid ongoing pressure.
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  1. WBD May Engage With Paramount After Ellisons’ Latest Offer As State Of Play Shifts

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