The fight between Netflix and Paramount over who will buy Warner Bros. is heating up. Here's what markets are thinking about the bidding war.

Warner Bros. has a history of disastrous mergers and acquisitions. Can they avoid another bad sequel as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy it?

Paramount launched a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, days after Netflix said it would buy the media giant in a $72 billion deal.

Following the news that Paramount will pay $30 per share for Warner Bros. Discovery, WBD's stock jumped up 7% on Monday. Paramount also saw a boost with its stock rising by 1.9%. Netflix, which won the bidding war around WBD's assets last week,

A high-stakes bidding war heated up this week when Paramount made a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging a multibillion-dollar Netflix deal to buy the entertainment juggernaut.

Early trading suggests the cable-network spinoff is being valued conservatively, a signal that could matter in the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover battle.

David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, would be out of a job if a deal is completed with Netflix or Paramount Skydance. Softening the blow: Zaslav stands to get hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and/or stock if WBD completes a sale to either company,

A hostile bid from Paramount came after Netflix struck a deal with Warner Bros.

Shares of Netflix have fallen 8% in the past five days since announcing its $82.7 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. In addition to Netflix facing public criticism over the deal and concerns about potential regulatory approval,

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