A hostile streaming showdown for the future of Hollywood

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David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Trump says he just wants to 'do what's right' in the Warner deal

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Trump said he wants to "do what's right" in the Warner deal.

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Paramount's $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is big — but not the biggest-ever hostile takeover attempted

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Paramount Skydance is seeking to buy Warner Bros. Discovery at $108.4 billion in a hostile takeover attempt.

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Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with Disney to keep 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on the air through May 2027

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Jimmy Kimmel extends his contract with Disney to host 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' through 2027.

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Leaked Paramount memo reveals what CEO David Ellison told staffers about its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters are battling Paramount Skydance's David Ellison for control of Warner Bros.

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Netflix's co-CEO Ted Sarandos shares how he pitched Trump on the Warner Bros. deal

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos appealed to President Donald Trump as he battles Paramount Skydance's David Ellison for control of Warner Bros.

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Netflix vs. Paramount: Why each media giant says it has the best Warner Bros. Discovery offer

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David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.
David Ellison of Paramount Skydance and Ted Sarandos of Netflix are mounting rival bids for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Tekpon acquires TNW (The Next Web) brand from The Financial Times

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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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