On Wall Street, even the losers are winners in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

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A bevy of banks on Wall Street are walking away from the enormous Warner Bros. Discovery deal with hefty fees and newfound bragging rights.

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Read the memo: David Ellison addresses staff as Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. make it official

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Paramount Skydance CEO and chairman David Ellison

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Leaked audio: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav tells employees Paramount deal felt 'whiplash-y'

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav just pitched staffers on the Paramount-Skydance deal.

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Here's what smart people are saying about Paramount winning the Warner Bros. Discovery deal

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Paramount-Skydance made a higher bid than Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Paramount's WBD takeover 'is not a done deal,' says California's attorney general

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California attorney general says, not so fast to Paramount Warner Bros. merger

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It's easy to understand why Netflix walked away from WBD

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos departs the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House Thursday afternoon to discuss his company's Warner Bros. bid. Hours later, Netflix walked away from the deal.

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Netflix drops out of the WBD bidding war, paving the way for David Ellison's Paramount to buy it

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Warner Bros. has been the subject of a monthslong tug-of-war between Paramount and Netflix, which is led by co-CEO Ted Sarandos.

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Warner Bros. Discovery's board says Paramount's latest offer is better than Netflix's. Here's what happens next.

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Warner Bros. Discovery's board of directors just said that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has made a better offer than Netflix.

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David Ellison has a message for Paramount staffers: tech is a key to winning

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Paramount Skydance is investing in tech under CEO David Ellison.

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Warner Bros. Discovery says it thinks Paramount's new bid could be superior to Netflix's offer

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has improved his standing with Warner Bros. Discovery, but Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos may still be in pole position.

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