#Media Mergers

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• 🇺🇸 Paramount Reveals Jeff Shell’s Severance Pay Terms as It Syndicates Debt for Warners Deal — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The company syndicated $49 billion in debt across 18 banks, in a major move toward the closing of the Warners deal.

  Related: #Corporate Finance, #Executive Compensation
• 🇺🇸 Paramount Unlikely To Replace Jeff Shell, Insiders Say; Deep Bench To Step Up As WBD Deal Close Approaches — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Jeff Shell is unlikely to be directly replaced as president of Paramount, numerous insiders and people who do business with the company tell Deadline. Despite weeks of speculation about Shell’s future...

  Related: #Corporate Leadership, #Executive Scandal
• 🇺🇸 Foreign Investments in Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Flagged by Democratic Senators in FCC Letter — 23/03/2026 [USA]

  The senators called for a full review of investments from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and Tencent, which they say could influence editorial decisions at news outlets owned by the combined co...

  Related: #Regulatory Scrutiny
• 🇺🇸 DOJ Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Fast-Track Approval Process for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Because of Politics, Antitrust Chief Says — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has claimed it has “confidence in the speed and certainty of its regulatory pathway” in closing the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111 billion deal. But...

  Related: #Antitrust Enforcement
• 🇺🇸 Exclusive-DOJ antitrust head says Paramount–Warner Bros deal review is not political — 19/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Antitrust Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Paramount’s David Ellison Addresses Warner Bros. Execs at Town Hall: CEO Says ‘Turbulent’ Deal Process Is ‘Now Behind Us,’ Praises HBO as ‘Gold Standard’ in TV — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, made his first formal appearance in front of Warner Bros. Discovery’s senior executive ranks Tuesday, talking about Paramount’s pending $111 billion deal for ...

  Related: #Corporate Leadership
• 🇺🇸 Democratic Senators Slam Trump Administration’s Inaction on Reviewing Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal for National Security Risks Over Backing by Arab Wealth Funds — 07/03/2026 [USA]

  Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are criticizing the Trump administration for failing to initiate a national security review of Paramount Skydance’s deal to acquire Wa...

  Related: #National Security
• 🇺🇸 ITV Chief Flatly Denies Sky Talks Have Slowed, Rejects Subscale Fears After Banijay-All3Media Merger — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall has flatly denied reports that negotiations with Sky over the possible sale of its Media & Entertainment business have lost momentum, telling journalists on Thursday...

  Related: #Corporate Strategy, #Business Negotiations
• 🇺🇸 Banijay Signals Desire To Slash Sales Arm Following All3Media Mega Merger — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  The merged Banijay-All3Media business will prioritize “eliminating duplication” in distribution and sales, as part of cost-saving plans attached to the deal. During an investor call this morning, Bani...

  Related: #Corporate Restructuring, #Cost Optimization
• 🇺🇸 David Zaslav Cashing In Over $100 Million Of Warner Bros Discovery Stock; Other Top Execs Also Sell — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav is selling stock worth north of $114 million, according to an SEC filing Tuesday, with the company’s sale to Paramount pending and the cash starting...

  Related: #Corporate Leadership, #Executive Compensation
• 🇺🇸 S&P Puts Paramount on Negative Credit Watch — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  The ratings firm cited rising debt after acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for revising its credit outlook, while affirming the 'BB+ rating.

  Related: #Corporate Finance, #Credit Ratings
• 🇺🇸 FCC chief tells CNBC WBD-Paramount merger deal is ‘cleaner’ than Netflix's, will be approved 'quickly' — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr told CNBC on Tuesday that Netflix's previous Warner Bros. Discovery offer "raised a lot of competition concerns."

  Related: #Regulatory Approval, #Market Competition
• 🇺🇸 HBO Max U.K. Launch Still Going Ahead Despite Questions Over Paramount Merger (EXCLUSIVE) — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  HBO Max is still going ahead with its U.K. launch, despite questions over its future as a standalone platform. “HBO Max will launch in the U.K. & Ireland as planned,” a source tells Variety. HBO Max i...

  Related: #Streaming Industry, #Corporate Strategy
• 🇺🇸 Paramount Won’t Sell Cable Networks After WBD Merger, Touts “Incredible Footprint” Of Combined Linear Business — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  Paramount executives stressed today that once merged with Warner Bros. Discovery, the company combined has no plans to unload any legacy cable networks.   CEO David Ellison and COO and Chief Strategy ...

  Related: #Cable Television, #Corporate Strategy, #Warner Bros. Discovery
• 🇺🇸 Barclays reinstates Netflix stock coverage with Equalweight rating — 02/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Corporate Strategy, #Financial Markets
• 🇺🇸 Barry Diller Jokes About Jack Warner Being “Succeeded By A Stunt Pilot” As He Takes On Paramount WBD Merger At PGA Awards — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  Barry Diller was full of wisecracks tonight at the PGA Awards. In a rare Hollywood appearance, specifically onstage, the former Paramount CEO, Fox CEO and current Who Knew author took digs at Jack War...

  Related: #Hollywood Leadership, #Industry Evolution
• 🇺🇸 Why did Netflix back down from its deal to acquire Warner Bros.? — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Netflix's co-CEO reportedly told Trump, "I took your advice."

  Related: #Corporate Strategy, #Financial Markets
• 🇺🇸 Paramount and Warner Bros. Could Be a TV Studio Colossus — But Uncertainty Abounds — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  More than 100 productions fall under the two companies’ various studios.

  Related: #Television Industry, #Corporate Restructuring, #Content Production, #Streaming vs. Traditional TV
• 🇺🇸 Netflix Leaders Reassure Staff At Town Hall After Ceding Warner Bros. To Paramount By Not Raising Bid — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  With Netflix employees still absorbing the news that the streamer won’t be buying Warner Bros. per the two company’s December 5 agreement, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters held a brief town hall F...

  Related: #Corporate Leadership, #Business Strategy
• 🇺🇸 The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly signed an agreement on a $110 billion deal. The merger would make one of the largest media empires in the world. Paramount could now control two key mov...

  Related: #Media Consolidation, #Market Dominance, #Media Diversity, #Broadcast News
• 🇺🇸 Massive Merger Confirmed: Paramount And WBD Reveal Details Of $110 Billion Deal — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  It’s official. For real this time. Warner Bros. Discovery is selling itself to Paramount for $31 a share in cash in a deal worth $110 billion. The companies unveiled their formal agreement on Friday. ...

  Related: #Corporate Consolidation, #Entertainment Industry
• 🇺🇸 Netflix Walks With A Cool $2.8 Billion Breakup Fee: Who Gets What In New Paramount-WBD Merger Proposal — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  Warner Bros. Discovery has just jilted Netflix after receiving what it calls a Superior Offer from Paramount. WBD and Netflix announced their deal Dec. 5. Paramount, which had been pursing Warner for ...

  Related: #Streaming Industry, #Corporate Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 WBD-Paramount Reactions: Wall Street Analysts Split, Activist Investor Celebrates & Netflix Stock Rises — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  Stunned though Hollywood and Wall Street were by the flurry of action late Thursday in the Warner Bros. Discovery merger saga, initial reactions to Netflix conceding the fight to Paramount started to ...

  Related: #Market Reactions, #Streaming Wars
• 🇺🇸 With Netflix Out, Cory Booker Calls For David Ellison To Testify On A Paramount-WBD Deal — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  Within minutes of Netflix announcing that it would not try to match the $31 per share Paramount offer, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) was out with an invite to Paramount CEO David Ellison: Testify before an ...

  Related: #Antitrust, #Senate Judiciary, #Corporate Strategy
• 🇺🇸 It’s Over: Netflix Declines to Raise Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  Netflix has declined to increase its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery after the David Zaslav-led media company’s board declared Paramount Skydance’s new bid a “superior proposal.” Per a statement from...

  Related: #Corporate Strategy, #Streaming Wars
• 🇺🇸 Paramount Stock Price Targets Cut After Earnings, But All Eyes Are on Warner Bros. Chase — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  Streaming "still has a long road, but progress is visible," notes one Wall Street observer, while another analyst writes: "Early Skydance playbook on track."

  Related: #Streaming Growth, #Financial Performance
• 🇺🇸 David Ellison to Attend Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address After Paramount Ups Warner Bros. Bid — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison will be in attendance at Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The news comes hours after his studio upped its bid for the entirety of Warne...

  Related: #Politics, #Business, #Entertainment Industry
• 🇺🇸 Netflix Officially Under DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny “To Create A Monopoly” With Warner Bros Merger; Feds Want Details From Producers & Filmmakers On Streamer’s Leverage — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  After months of jabs and feints, the white gloves may have truly come off in Netflix and Paramount’s multibillion-dollar battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. With just 24 hours left to go on ...

  Related: #Antitrust, #Streaming Wars
• 🇺🇸 Warner Bros. may reopen sale talks with Paramount following new deal terms, Bloomberg reports — 15/02/2026 [USA]

  Warner Bros. board members are weighing whether Paramount's sweetened bid may result in a better deal or prompt Netflix to up its offer, Bloomberg reports.

  Related: #Corporate Acquisitions, #Entertainment Industry
• 🇺🇸 Warner Bros weighs reopening sale talks with Paramount, Bloomberg News reports — 15/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Streaming Competition, #Corporate Restructuring