Analyst: Warner Bros. Discovery networks’ ad revenue down 21% following loss of NBA
Advertising revenue was only down 5% year-over-year in Q1.
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Paramount pushes back target close of WBD deal amid regulatory scrutiny
Paramount will not close its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery until July 22 at the earliest.
European regulators set to approve Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery transaction
Approval in Europe is one of the final major hurdles that merger faces.
CNN to debut new doc ‘Chasing Soccer Glory: America’s Long Game’
The documentary will explore "soccer's rise in the United States and the decades-long pursuit of international success that has captivated generations of American fans."
DOJ staffers opposed to Paramount-WBD merger had no opportunity to object before approval, per report
Career lawyers likely would've recommended a lawsuit challenging the deal.
DOJ approves Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
"The Paramount-Warner Bros. deal has reeked of corruption and influence-peddling. This fight isn’t over."
Paramount accuses Netflix of ‘scorched-earth campaign’ to torpedo Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition in letter to DOJ
Paramount claims Netflix is attempting to "poison regulators and other stakeholders" to torpedo the deal.
DOJ ‘ready to approve’ Paramount takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, per report
Paramount is targeting a combination of operations by the third quarter of 2026.
Senators raise concerns over foreign investment in WBD-Paramount deal
Paramount needs a $24 billion overseas investment to help fund its purchase of WBD and Democratic senators are calling foul.
WBD shareholders approve Paramount acquisition, rebuke David Zaslav payday
Shareholders symbolically rejected Zaslav's potential $550 million payday.
Middle East to fund $24B of Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover
The company is informing employees to prepare for the deal to close as soon as the end of July.
CBS Sports to merge with TNT Sports in Q3 2026 ‘if all goes according to plan’
CBS Sports president David Berson "is seen as the odds-on favorite to run the combined division."
Unrivaled ends Year 2 well below inaugural season’s viewership
Even with the most favorable comparison, Unrivaled viewership dropped at least 16% year-over-year.
David Zaslav is the luckiest man in American media
Paramount: No plans to spinoff cable channels after Warner Bros. Discovery merger
The company believes it can capitalize on the scale and "operational efficiencies" of combining cable assets.
Paramount confirms it will combine Paramount+ with HBO Max
The new streamer will hold CBS Sports and TNT Sports properties on one platform.
Ted Sarandos: Netflix ‘knew right away’ it would drop WBD deal after Paramount increased bid
"We knew right away, when we got the notice on Thursday, that they had a superior offer and the details of that deal."
What Paramount’s impending purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery means for sports fans
Netflix pulls Warner Bros. Discovery offer after Paramount proposal deemed ‘superior’
Netflix now has four business days to submit a better offer.
Paramount raises bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, includes $7B ‘termination fee’ if government blocks deal
The WBD board must now decide if Paramount's new offer is superior to Netflix's.
Paramount reportedly prepared to raise bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, pressuring Netflix deal
Netflix will have four days to match a sweetened offer.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos accuses Paramount of ‘flooding the zone with misinformation’
Sarandos said it's time for Paramount to "put their money where their mouth is."
WBD reopens Paramount negotiations for one week with Netflix’s blessing
Paramount will have to put up or shut up within the next seven days.
Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly considering reopening Paramount talks
WBD is reportedly weighing whether to reopen negotiations with Paramount after the company sweetened its hostile takeover bid.
Warner Bros. Discovery allows ‘F*ck ICE’ chants to be heard during ‘AEW Grand Slam: Australia’
Prior reports indicated WBD took measures to prevent such chants from happening for worry of its pending sale to Netflix. The company refuted those reports to Awful Announcing.
Warner Bros. Discovery denies blocking AEW wrestler from show over ‘F*ck ICE’ chants
“Warner Bros. Discovery did not have any involvement in Brody King’s upcoming AEW schedule."
Paramount updates bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, introduces ‘ticking fee’
The fee would see Paramount pay WBD shareholders approximately $650 million for every quarter its deal hasn't closed.
AEW won’t be part of Warner Bros-Netflix deal, which could complicate its HBO Max future
AEW's deal with HBO Max is set to expire at the end of 2027 or 2028.
Netflix formally issues all-cash offer to Warner Bros. Discovery
The move "simplifies the transaction structure, provides greater certainty of value for WBD stockholders, and accelerates the path to a WBD stockholder vote," Netflix claims.
Netflix reportedly considering revising Warner Bros. Discovery bid to all-cash
The move would seemingly be a response to Paramount's pressure campaign.
Paramount sues Warner Bros. Discovery in effort to advance takeover bid
The company is also staging a proxy fight for board seats.
Warner Bros. Discovery formally rejects Paramount takeover offer (again)
The future of TNT Sports hinges on what happens in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly planning to reject Paramount takeover bid next week
Several WBD shareholder expect Paramount to come back with an even higher offer.
