Meet David Ellison, the 42-year-old Paramount Skydance CEO trying to throw a monkey wrench in Netflix's plan

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David Ellison called Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery "pro-competition."

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Netflix's deal to buy WBD isn't sealed just yet. Donald Trump could stand in the way.

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Donald Trump could be Larry and David Ellison's hope to stop the Netflix-WBD deal.

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The number of billionaires is on the rise — and they are richer than ever thanks to AI

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Billionaires like Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, have seen their net worths skyrocket during the AI boom.

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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison might look to Middle East petrostates to help finance a deal for WBD. That's tricky.

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Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November. Now bin Salman's country is reportedly backing Larry and David Ellisons' bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Larry Ellison was briefly the world's richest man. Here are the politicians he's backed over the years.

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Oracle chairman and cofounder Larry Ellison briefly eclipsed Elon Musk as the world's richest man this week.

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Paramount's Trump alliance is real — and so is Jon Stewart's new deal

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Paramount canceled Stephen Colbert's show. But it has re-signed his friend and fellow Trump critic Jon Stewart.

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The world's 10 richest people lost nearly $70 billion in Friday's market rout

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Larry Ellison is one of the world's richest men, so he can buy anything he wants, like a media company or two. That's what Elon Musk did with Twitter.

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David Ellison won't talk about buying Warner Bros. — but everyone thinks he will. Here's why.

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Larry Ellison and his son, David Ellison, are remaking media.

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David Ellison has a vision for his media empire — whether you like it or not

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Paramount CEO David Ellison isn't afraid to shake up legacy media.

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Is Paramount's Bari Weiss deal a Trump deal? We can't tell. And that's the problem.

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David Ellison; Bari Weiss
David Ellison's Paramount has bought Bari Weiss' Free Press — and appointed her editor in chief of CBS News. Now what?

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