Tag: media mergers

Paramount’s Q4 results show why its Warner Bros. Discovery gamble just got riskier. The company posted a $573 million loss as linear TV revenue fell 5% to $4.7 billion, with advertising down 10% and distribution off 7%, reinforcing that its…

Paramount Global reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $70 million and a full-year net loss of $3.13 billion in 2025, driven by programming write-downs and restructuring charges tied to its Skydance merger. Revenue declined modestly, but profitability fell sharply, with…

Skip explores what would happen to Max if Netflix or Paramount Global acquires Warner Bros. Discovery, and whether the app and studio assets would operate independently or be folded into a larger platform. He breaks down how identity systems, billing…

Netflix is preparing an all-cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets, restructuring its original cash-and-stock proposal to speed up the approval process. Backed by $59 billion in financing, the move comes as Paramount Skydance intensifies its…

ESPN’s takeover of NFL Media, part of a broader deal granting the NFL a stake in the network, could receive regulatory approval as early as April, according to Front Office Sports. The timing is critical, as ESPN is set to…

Warner Bros. Discovery formally rejected Paramount’s $30 per share hostile takeover bid, calling the offer “illusory” and lacking firm financial backing from the Ellison family. The board cited significant regulatory and execution risks, while reiterating support for its signed Netflix…

The E.W. Scripps Company has rejected Sinclair’s unsolicited acquisition offer, which valued the broadcaster at approximately $7 per share. After acquiring a 9.9% stake in Scripps, Sinclair initiated a takeover bid, prompting Scripps to adopt a poison pill strategy. The…

Sinclair Broadcast Group has made an unsolicited offer to acquire E.W. Scripps for $7 per share, following its recent disclosure that it had accumulated nearly a 10% stake in the company. The proposed deal would create a combined broadcaster valued…

Donald Trump hinted at a U.S.–China deal involving TikTok, likely placing Oracle, cofounded by Larry Ellison, back in the spotlight as a key player. This comes amid Ellison’s recent $8 billion Paramount Skydance merger and rumors of a potential $70…

John Malone and Rupert Murdoch held serious discussions in 2024 about merging Warner Bros Discovery and Fox Corporation, but the deal collapsed over the incompatibility of CNN and Fox News. While the merger would have combined major strengths in sports,…