Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount has gone straight to Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholders with an all-cash provide in a rare endeavor to achieve management of Hollywood’s most sought-after prize – a bid that Netflix beat on Friday. Paramount was extensively anticipated to be the frontrunner for Warner Bros., however WBD opted as a substitute for Netflix, which it mentioned supplied a extra profitable deal. Paramount supplied $30 per share in an all-cash deal for all the firm, whereas Netflix supplied $27.75 for Warner Bros. and HBO — $23.25 per share in money and $4.50 in inventory.
Warner Bros. Discovery is the dad or mum firm of CNN.
CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter stories, and Dana Bash speaks with Puck founding accomplice William Cohan. #CNN #News
