Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. seen as smoother regulatory bet than Netflix deal
Paramount Skydance Corp.’s renewed push to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is emerging as a potentially cleaner regulatory play than Netflix Inc.’s $82.7 billion takeover attempt, as antitrust scrutiny intensifies around the streaming giant’s proposal. Sources say Paramount’s all-cash bid — which values the entire WBD at roughly $108.4 billion — offers a clearer regulatory path through Washington, D.C., particularly as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) probes Netflix’s p...
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