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• Paramount Skydance Shareholders Approve Hostile $110 Billion Warner Bros Discovery Acquisition

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Mergers & Acquisitions

  Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have officially voted to approve a hostile takeover by Paramount Skydance, valuing the merged enterprise at $110 billion. The deal consolidat...

• Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Approve $110 Billion Paramount Merger Amid David Zaslav Pay Row

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Mergers & Acquisitions

  Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) stockholders overwhelmingly approved a $31-per-share cash sale to David Ellison’s Paramount-Skydance on Wednesday, clearing a pivotal hurdle for the $1...

• Warner Bros. Discovery Investors Back $111 Billion Paramount Merger While Rejecting Executive Payouts

  Published: Apr 23, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company’s $111 billion acquisition by Paramount Skydance during a virtual meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2026. While...

• Proxy Firm ISS Denounces David Zaslav’s $887 Million Golden Parachute in Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger

  Published: Apr 9, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has advised investors to vote against a $1.35 billion executive payout proposal linked to the $77.7 billion merger between Warner Bros. Dis...

• Data Disputes David Ellison’s ‘70% Centrist’ Claim as Basis for Paramount Skydance Editorial Strategy

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Business & Economy

  Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is doubling down on a claim that 70% of Americans identify as "center-left" or "center-right" to justify a neutral pivot for CBS News and CNN....

• Paramount Secures $24 Billion in Gulf Equity Commitments for Landmark Acquisition of Warner

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Mergers & Acquisitions

  Paramount, led by David Ellison, is finalizing approximately $24 billion in equity backing from three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to support its $81 billion takeover of W...

• Paramount Plans Streaming Consolidation Following Landmark Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Mergers & Acquisitions

  Paramount Global has announced a definitive strategy to merge its flagship streaming service, Paramount+, with HBO Max, following the successful acquisition of Warner Bros. Discove...

• Paramount Executives Exclude Gaming Divisions From Initial Investor Call Following Landmark Warner Bros Acquisition

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Online Gaming

  In its first post-merger briefing, Paramount Global focused on streaming consolidation and intellectual property integration while notably omitting any mention of Warner Bros Games...

• Netflix Withdraws from Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition as Paramount Skydance Secures $111 Billion Superior Bid

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Business & Economy

  Netflix has officially abandoned its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, declining to counter a higher $111 billion offer from David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance. The decision marks...

• Paramount Hostile Bid Challenges Netflix Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Assets

  Published: Feb 16, 2026

  Section: Markets

  The high-stakes battle for the future of Hollywood has taken a sharp turn as Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) considers reopening negotiations with Paramount Skydance, potentially dera...