Warner Bros. rejects Paramount bid

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Warner Bros. chose Netflix over Paramount again. Now what?
But the battle is far from over. Let’s break down what just happened and what to expect next. So, what just happened? Early Wednesday morning, Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company,

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Warner Bros. urges shareholders to reject Paramount bid. Netflix stock is rising
Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s $108 Billion Hostile Bid, Citing “Significant Risks”
Warner Bros Asks Investors to Reject Takeover Bid From Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers.

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What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.
Here's what Netflix's co-CEOs are saying after WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid
Warner Bros. Discovery board urges shareholders to reject Paramount’s hostile takeover bid, throws support behind Netflix merger
Later on Wednesday morning, Paramount shot back with a fiery statement that accused WBD and its advisers of stonewalling, saying there was an “absolute resistance on the part of WBD to even engage in ...

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Warner Bros board calls Paramount bid ‘inadequate’, ‘inferior’ to Netflix offer
Warner Bros. prepping to decline Paramount's takeover offer (update)

Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid by Paramount Skydance

NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers and creators.

Senators demand AG Pam Bondi recuse herself from Warner Bros. antitrust review

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Wednesday that the regulatory review of Warner’s deal with Netflix has begun, even as Paramount mounts a hostile takeover bid. Two senators are now coming forward and pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to recuse herself from the review of the deal.

Netflix CEOs Defend Warner Bros. Deal in Memo to Employees: ‘We See This as a Win for the Entertainment Industry, Not the End of It’

Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, the co-CEOs of Netflix, issued a memo to staffers that conveyed their belief that the company’s deal to buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max will withstand a counterattack by David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance and will clear regulatory hurdles.

Paramount to Netflix: Your 'YouTube reason' to buy Warner Brothers is like Coca-Cola justifying buying Pepsi because ...

Netflix wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery to challenge YouTube's dominance. Netflix claims this merger would only slightly increase its viewership

'A nightmare' - The battle over Warner Bros is turning Hollywood upside down

Interviews with dozens of actors, producers and camera crews reveal an industry attempting to weigh the lesser of two horrible choices.