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forbes.com - Phoebe Liu - What The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Means For Larry Ellison's Fortune
What The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Means For Larry Ellison's Fortune
Forbes

Larry Ellison at the White House in 2025, on one of at least four trips to D.C. last year. If regulators clear it, one of the largest mergers in history will hand billionaire Larry Ellison and his son David unprecedented sway over American…

washingtonexaminer.com - Brady Knox - Paramount announces official merger agreement to acquire WBD
Paramount announces official merger agreement to acquire WBD
Washington Examiner

The deal gives Paramount ownership of several cultural and entertainment titans: Game of Thrones, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter, Top Gun, the DC Universe, and SpongeBob SquarePants. “From the very beginning, our pursuit of Warner Bros.

ajc.com - Savannah Sicurella - FCC approves landmark merger between Cox Communications and Charter
FCC approves landmark merger between Cox Communications and Charter
ajc

The combined company will take the Cox name and will use the name Spectrum for the consumer market, according to a Friday news release from the FCC. It will be publicly traded and based in Connecticut, but it will retain significant operations at…

theverge.com - Emma Roth - Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger
Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger
The Verge

Paramount and WBD expect the deal to close in the third quarter of this year. Paramount and WBD expect the deal to close in the third quarter of this year. Netflix isn't buying Warner Bros: all of the latest updates Emma Roth is a news writer who…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - The Warner Bros. acquisition: a timeline of events so far
The Warner Bros. acquisition: a timeline of events so far
GamesIndustry.biz

The acquisition of movie giant Warner Bros. has become something of a popcorn-munching spectacle, as Netflix and Paramount vie to absorb the storied company. At the time of writing, it seems like Paramount will be the likely suitor, having…

bloomberg.com - Christopher Palmeri - What the Paramount-Warner Merger Means for Hollywood
What the Paramount-Warner Merger Means for Hollywood
Bloomberg

The plan for Paramount Skydance Corp. to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., the owner of one of Hollywood's largest and most venerable film studios, is likely to impact the entertainment industry for decades to come. After a monthslong…

globenewswire.com - Ilkka Oyj - Ilkka Oyj: Acquisition of own shares on 27 February 2026
Ilkka Oyj: Acquisition of own shares on 27 February 2026
GlobeNewswire

Ilkka Oyj Stock Exchange Release 27 February 2026, at 07:00 p.m. EET Ilkka Oyj: Acquisition of own shares on 27 February 2026 Date27 February 2026 Exchange transactionBuy Share trading codeILKKA2 Amount, shares2,491 Average price/share (EUR)4.3211…

arstechnica.com - Scharon Harding - Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite
Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite
Ars Technica

Netflix has dropped out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), making Paramount Skydance the expected owner of WBD. A Paramount-WBD merger remains subject to regulatory approval, but it's likely that we will see a…

independent.co.uk - Lindsey Bahr - What Paramount's Warner Bros deal means for Hollywood after major acquisition
What Paramount's Warner Bros deal means for Hollywood after major acquisition
The Independent

Two of Hollywood's oldest studios may be consolidating into one. In a shocking twist after a monthslong bidding war, Paramount has emerged as the apparent victor in the fight to acquire Warner Bros. Netflix, who backed away from the deal Thursday…

nbcnews.com - Warner Bros. Discovery signs merger agreement with Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. Discovery signs merger agreement with Paramount Skydance
NBC News

Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday formally signed an agreement to be acquired by Paramount Skydance, the two companies announced, setting the stage for one of the most consequential media mergers in recent history. The deal was inked just a day…

tmz.com - TMZ Staff - Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Agree to Historic Merger
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Agree to Historic Merger
TMZ

Paramount and Warner Bros. are officially becoming one... a historic merger -- and a huge Hollywood twist after Netflix bowed out yesterday of the race as the finish line was in sight. Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to the deal…

mirror.co.uk - Mia O'Hare - More toys sold at B&M, Home Bargains and others recalled over asbestos risk
More toys sold at B&M, Home Bargains and others recalled over asbestos risk
The Mirror

Even more popular toys sold across major UK stores have been recalled. This week, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issued a series of recall notices for children's toys as they may contain asbestos. Now, it has added more…

cinemablend.com - Erik Swann - So Many F-Bombs Were (Allegedly) Hurled At CBS After Paramount's Warner Bros. Acquisition Got Confirmed
So Many F-Bombs Were (Allegedly) Hurled At CBS After Paramount's Warner Bros. Acquisition Got Confirmed
Cinemablend

The Warner Bros. acquisition saga took a major turn this past week, as the studio's board determined that a new bid from Paramount Skydance proved to be “superior” to the one Netflix offered. With that, the streamer's heads confirmed…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - M&T Bank Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors
M&T Bank Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of M&T Bank Corp. MTB slipped 3.71% to $216.98 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.43% to 6,878.88 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 1.05% to…

deadline.com - Ted Johnson - FCC Approves Charter's Merger With Cox Enterprises
FCC Approves Charter's Merger With Cox Enterprises
Deadline

The FCC on Friday announced that it has given the greenlight to Charter Communications' $34.5 billion merger with Cox Enterprises. The merger will combine the cable, commercial fiber and cloud businesses of the companies. When the deal was…

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