Paramount’s $31 cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery challenges Netflix deal

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By Kim Riley  |  February 25, 2026

Paramount Skydance Corp. (PSKY) sweetened its all-cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD), prompting WBD’s Board to say the revised bid could qualify as a “Company Superior Proposal” under its current merger deal with Netflix Inc. — though directors stressed they have not yet decided that it is superior. “Paramount welcomes the WBD Board's determination and looks forward to continuing to engage constructively with WBD to deliver the benefits of Paramount's proposal t...

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By Kim Riley |
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