Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi want to put billions into Paramount/WBD. Why?

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Larry Ellison and David Ellison in 2013
Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They'd like to use money from Saudi Arabia and two other petrostates to make that happen. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

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

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

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Meet the branding agency behind the buzzy TBPN podcast

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Day Job cofounders Spen Madsen and Rion Harmon.
Day Job cofounders Spen Madsen and Rion Harmon.

Yoshihiro Makino

Why Comcast lost the Warner Bros. bidding war to Netflix, according to its president

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Comcast's Mike Cavanagh said the company didn't put as much cash into its bid for Warner Bros. as others did.

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David Ellison fights back: Paramount launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after losing out to Netflix

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David Ellison's Paramount Skydance isn't giving up its fight for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Uber's latest play for ad dollars: turning data about your trips and takeout into insights for marketers

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Uber offers ads in its app, on in-car screens, and on vehicles.

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The CEO of OnlyFans explains how she hires for her tiny, but insanely profitable, team

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Keily Blair, CEO, OnlyFans on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2025 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair said she does not hire middle managers in her company.

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Trump weighs in on the massive Netflix-Warner deal: 'It could be a problem'

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President of the United States Donald J. Trump attends the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 07, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Trump said the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could be a problem.

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Congress defunded PBS. Here's how it's surviving and planning for the future.

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A muppet visits 'Oscar the Grouch' at his garbage can in a scene from 'Sesame Street,' circa 1985.
When PBS was created in the late 1960s, there was no other place to find educational kid's TV like "Sesame Street." There are more options now.

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Netflix has a history of successful self-disruption. Its Warner Bros. Discovery deal will put that to the test.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, attends Netflix's
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarados. The company has shifted its stance on theatrical releases.

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