WBD shareholders approve the Paramount merger — but reject David Zaslav's pay package

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Shareholders don't like Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's pay package.

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Here's how much cash David Ellison's right-hand man is getting as he leaves Paramount

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Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount Skydance, but not without his salary or annual bonus.

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David Ellison's top lieutenant is out at Paramount after a strange legal fight

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Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is splitting from Paramount after less than two years.

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Paramount just hired a former Google exec to help level up its tech

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Paramount Skydance is investing heavily in technology under CEO David Ellison.

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Why Hollywood cares about this year's Oscars, but not about Gulf money buying Warner: A chat with insider Matt Belloni

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Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet.

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David Ellison won Warner Bros. Now he has to prove Paramount can beat Netflix at its own game.

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's ambitions go beyond buying Warner Bros. Discovery.

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A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.'

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (middle) sits next to Elon Musk (right) and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent (left) at a U.S.-Saudi business conference in Washington, DC., November 2025.
In the second Trump administration, American businesses and government officials have been eager to do deals in the Middle East. Paramount's deal to acquire Warner Bros.

We answered 11 big questions about the Paramount-WBD deal and what happens next

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Aspiring media mogul David Ellison's Paramount Skydance plans to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, which is led by David Zaslav.

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Paramount just told employees what their year-end bonuses are — and changed how they are calculated

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David and Larry Ellison are charging ahead in their bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery.

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Paramount won't say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, at a US-Saudi event in Washington, DC; November 2025.
Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammed bin Salman at a US-Saudi investment event in Washington DC, in November 2025. In December, Paramount said a Saudi-controlled fund would pitch in $10 billion towards its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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