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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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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David Zaslav rejected Paramount's deal — but here's why he's still trying to sell Warner Bros.

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WBD CEO David Zaslav at a party, September 2025
WBD CEO David Zaslav has officially put his company on the blocks. One big question: Will he sell all of it? Or just part of it?

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Warner Bros. Discovery slaps a for-sale sign on the entire company ahead of spinoff plans; stock soars 10%

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David Zaslav is pursuing a potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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CNN is giving a new streaming app another shot — after its $300 million CNN+ died in less than a month

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CNN All Access will stream CNN's live TV feed, including debates, without a pay-TV subscription.

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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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First Elon Musk, now Larry Ellison: The world's richest men are buying huge media companies — because they can

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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 shows he's serious about fighting Netflix and Disney for Hollywood's crown

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Producer David Ellison at the premiere of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" in 2023

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A Donald Trump ally has a suggestion for Warner Bros. Discovery: Why don't you pay us or give us a TV show?

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Sometimes Donald Trump sues media companies. He also watches and consumes a lot of media.

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A 'Game of Thrones' movie is in the works. It comes after a year of box office hits and misses for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in "Game of Thrones."

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