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.
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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."
Media analyst predicts HBO Max will be ‘shut down’ by end of 2027
"We expect HBO Max to essentially be shut down at the end of 2027."
TNT Sports extends Jimmy Rollins, Jeff Francoeur amid uncertainty over network’s future
Both analysts are staying put even as the network they work for may not be.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bold sports media predictions for 2026
Networks take another blow in fight against Sling TV’s ‘Day Passes’
A judge ruled against Warner Bros. Discovery's effort to halt the practice just one month after a similar ruling against Disney.
Hedge fund reportedly in talks to purchase WBD cable assets including TNT
New York-based hedge fund Standard General has been in discussions with WBD.
WBD asserts Paramount’s ‘above-market’ sports rights deals leave company on poor financial footing
"PSKY has signed above-market, multi-year programming and sports licensing deals"
Warner Bros. Discovery to tell shareholders to reject Paramount takeover bid
We will now wait and see if Paramount comes forth with a better offer.
TKO president floats UFC on TNT, HBO if Paramount wins Warner Bros. Discovery
"I like a world in which we could potentially live on HBO."
