Middle Eastern money raised questions about Paramount's WBD bid — but that's not why Netflix won

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Paramount CEO David Ellison wanted to use $24 billion of funding from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to help fund his bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Here's what Netflix's co-CEOs are saying after WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos at the "Black Rabbit" event.

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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount's bid and says shareholders should go with Netflix

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav didn't choose the offer from Paramount Skydance and CEO David Ellison.

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Jared Kushner's Affinity is stepping away from the Paramount-Warner Bros. bid

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Jared Kushner's private equity firm is stepping away from the Paramount bid for WBD.

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Netflix's bid to buy Warner Bros. hinges on a key question: Who does it actually compete with?

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"Stranger Things" maker Netflix could face regulatory scrutiny as it looks to buy Warner Bros.

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Read the letter Netflix's co-CEOs sent to reassure staffers about its bid to buy Warner Bros.

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Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix, Bela Bajaria, CCO, Netflix, Greg Peters, Co-CEO, Netflix and Cody Rhodes attend Netflix's Debut of WWE Monday Night Raw at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California.

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David Ellison told Warner Bros. shareholders it's 'not too late' to switch teams from Netflix to Paramount

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2025.
David Ellison told WBD shareholders that it's "not too late" to switch teams from Netflix to Paramount.

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Why the fate of HBO depends on how little CNN is worth

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Warner Bros. Discovery will spin out its television networks. But how much they're worth depends on the bidder.

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The memes are flying about the Netflix and Paramount bidding battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Some social media users are drawing comparisons to HBO's "Succession."

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David Ellison says he knows the Warner Bros. Discovery board can't accept his most recent offer. Here's why.

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David Ellison's Paramount isn't giving up in its pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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