Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Hollywood Reporter: Dan Rather Warns Paramount Buying Warner Bros. Discovery “Would Change CNN Forever”

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Longtime CBS Evening News anchor and regular 60 Minutes contributor Dan Rather does not like what he sees happening at — and to — his old employer.

Advanced Television: HBO Max readies roll out in 14 new APAC markets

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Warner Bros Discovery has announced that its HBO Max streaming service HBO Max will launch direct-to-consumer in new markets across Asia Pacific on October 15th, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post: Warner Bros. Discovery shares spike as CEO David Zaslav shops media group around — setting up bidding war for Paramount Skydance

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David Zaslav wants a bidding war for his media conglomerate — and investors say “bring it on!”

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav wants bidding war for his media giant — even as Paramount Skydance plans takeover offer

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Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav is looking to set up a bidding war for his media conglomerate – even as David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance plans a multibillion-dollar takeover offer, The Post has learned.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Cord Cutters: Warner Bros. Discovery Hopes Amazon, Apple, or Netflix Will Buy Its Struggling Company

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The media industry is undergoing a seismic shift as Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief executive, David Zaslav, maneuvers to ignite a fierce bidding war for his sprawling conglomerate, even while David Ellison’s freshly merged Paramount Skydance gears up for a massive multibillion-dollar acquisition push to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Variety: Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch

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David Ellison’s Skydance Media just completed the $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global five weeks ago.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post: Sizing Up A Possible Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Hollywood Wonders If This Episode Is A Repeat

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News that Paramount is exploring a bid for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, just weeks after closing its merger with Skydance, has bent a few brains from Wall Street to Hollywood despite recent speculation that something was in motion.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - New York Post; The Larry and David show: Flush Ellisons set sights on Warner Bros. Discovery

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Look no further than David Ellison’s father for reasons number one, two and three behind Paramount Skydance’s reportedly likely and imminent bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Broadband TV News: RTL Deutschland expands content partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery

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German broadcaster RTL Deutschland has expanded its long-standing content partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery, securing a new package that includes rights to recent cinema blockbusters, US series and the studio’s extensive film and series library.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Shares Spike on Report David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance Readying Acquisition Bid

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Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery shot up as much as 33% Thursday on a report by the Wall Street Journal that Paramount Skydance is prepping a takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery in its entirety.

Advanced Television: Warner Bros Discovery, Nielsen sign measurement and analytics deal

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Warner Bros Discovery and Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, have signed a new, long-term, multi-year deal, effective immediately.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Soars Amid Report of David Ellison Offer

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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders finally have a growth stock on their hands — for today, anyway.

Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Deadline: Paramount Exploring Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery

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The just merged Paramount Skydance is exploring a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, heralding potentially more change in an entertainment landscape that’s seeing rapid shifts.

Deadline: Elex Michaelson To Join CNN As Los Angeles-Based Anchor

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Elex Michaelson is joining CNN as Los Angeles-based anchor, after departing Fox’s L.A. affiliate last month.

Hollywood Reporter: David Zaslav Says TV Has Become a “Terrible Consumer Experience”

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For a guy who has spent pretty much his entire career in television, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav doesn’t seem to be a fan.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Sees Company Split In April

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said he expects the planned separation of the company to be completed by April of 2026.

Deadline: Warner Bros Discovery, Second Media Major To Sue Sling For Mini TV Passes, Says Other Distributors Now Want Them

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Warner Bros Discovery has followed Disney to file a lawsuit against Dish Network for its livestreaming service Sling TV offering limited-time programming packages.

New York Post: Media mogul John Malone tells CNN anchor network must shed ‘leftist, or left-of-center bias’ in return to neutrality

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Media mogul John Malone told CNN anchor Pamela Brown that the left-leaning network risks irrelevance if it cannot shed politics, reclaim neutrality and make its live signal easier to access worldwide.

Broadband TV News: TNT Sports will have separate app after Discovery Global split

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Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels has said a dedicated TNT Sports app is in preparation ahead of the next year’s planned company split.

Variety: John Malone Wishes Discovery Could Have Seen WarnerMedia’s Full Financials Before Closing the AT&T Deal

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John Malone, the billionaire power broker and investor who has shaped the cable and media industries for more than five decades, has made his share of savvy deals.