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Paramount dethrones Netflix on streaming top 10 amid WBD battle | Chart
It has been a busy week for the streaming industry. On Friday, it seemed as if Netflix was on the cusp of becoming an unassailable streaming superpower with the news that it would buy Warner Bros. for $82.

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As Paramount and Netflix battle, Trump's focus turns squarely to CNN
Paramount vs. Netflix: Who should win the battle for Warner Bros.?
Trump, Citing CNN, Sure Seems To Have Picked A Side In Warner Bros. Fight
Paramount CEO David Ellison (and son of prominent Trump supporter Larry Ellison) reportedly promised President Donald Trump he would overhaul CNN if his attempt to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery is s...

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Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison Sends Letter to Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders Making Case for Why Its Bid Is Better Than Netflix Deal: ‘I Am Passionate and Dedicated to This Pursuit’
Stephen Colbert Wonders Why ‘The Late Show’ Was Canceled if Paramount Has $108 Billion to Offer for Warner Bros.
“Wow. I gotta say, if my company’s got that kind of green, I’m sure they can afford to un-cancel one of their best shows,” Colbert said, drawing cheers from the studio audience.

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Scoop: Original Paramount bid for WBD didn't exclude foreign voting rights

Paramount had to make a key change during the process of bidding for Warner Bros Discovery — explicitly promising that its foreign partners and Jared Kushner's fund wouldn't have any voting or governance rights,

A $108B Challenge: Paramount Forces WBD to Choose Between Cash Certainty and Netflix’s Vision

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.

Dems rip Paramount Skydance’s hostile WBD bid over Saudi- and Kushner-linked funding: report

Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) sent letter to board of WBD as well as to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday.

Paramount Claims WBD Is Overvaluing CNN, TBS and Other TV Networks — Alleging That Means Netflix’s Deal Is Worse for Shareholders

Warner Bros. Discovery's cable networks like CNN and TBS are not worth as much as the company's deal with Netflix implies, Paramount claims.

Paramount Unveils Jared Kushner, Middle East Sovereign Funds As Backers Of Now Hostile WBD Bid; China’s Tencent Out

Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery includes public investment funds of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners.
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