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Several Hollywood unions, including the Writers Guild of America and Teamsters, have expressed serious concerns over a potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery or its assets to Netflix or Paramount.
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Paramount sent a letter from CEO David Ellison addressed to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders that 'clearly sets out why Paramount’s $30.00 per share all-cash offer to acquire all of WBD is superior to WBD’s transaction with Netflix.
Paramount is taking its case to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders after launching a hostile takeover offer to pry the company away from Netflix.
No, it’s not Netflix’s quest to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. It’s Sumner Redstone’s long and painful struggle with Barry Diller to control Paramount three decades ago. The outcome reordered the media industry and created a new Hollywood dynasty.
After winning the award for best game adaptation for HBO series The Last of Us, Druckmann took to the stage to make his speech. In the clip, now posted on Twitter, the Naughty Dog Studio Head thanked the relevant studios before adding, "Do we need to thank Netflix or Paramount, or whoever our streaming overlord is now?"
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The hostile offer may outmuscle Netflix on price, but WBD’s decision hinges on competing futures: a clean reset under Paramount or a deeper strategic alignment with the world’s dominant streamer.