David Ellison Courted Warner Bros. Discovery's Zaslav Hard Over 12 Weeks to Win a Deal. Then WBD's Chief Stopped Responding to His Texts VarietyOpinion | Netflix? Paramount? They're Both Terrible for Warner Bros. The New York TimesTakeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN and some fellow cable networks AP NewsDinners, Job Offers and Larry Ellison Zooming John Malone: Inside Paramount's Wooing of Warners The Hollywood Reporter
It only took a weekend. Paramount is jumping into the fray with a hostile takeover bid, challenging Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount's offer is valued at over $108 billion.