Succession in Real Life: Paramount’s $108B Bid vs Netflix’s ‘Done Deal

Hollywood didn’t just step in it this time… Warner Bros Discovery managed to fall face-first into a $108 billion corporate knife fight.
First, Netflix “wins” the bidding war for Warner Bros. The trades declare it over. The water tower is sold. Zaslav rides off into the sunset with Ted Sarandos.
Then Paramount Skydance shows up with a $30-per-share, all-cash, $108.4 billion HOSTILE TAKEOVER backed by Larry Ellison, sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East, and yes… Jared Kushner.
In this video, we break down how we got here, what Netflix thought it bought, why Paramount’s going nuclear, and whether the WBD board and David Zaslav betrayed their own shareholders by ignoring a superior all-cash offer before signing with Netflix.

👊 In this breakdown we cover:
• What’s actually in the Netflix–WBD deal (WB, HBO/Max, DC, TNT Sports… but not CNN, Discovery, HGTV, etc.)
• How Paramount’s $30 all-cash hostile tender offer works and why it’s aimed directly at shareholders
• The SEC filing timeline that makes WBD’s board look real bad on fiduciary duty
• Who’s bankrolling this: Larry Ellison, RedBird, Saudi/Qatar/Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners
• The Trump / regulator factor and why antitrust hawks on BOTH sides hate the Netflix deal
• What this means for DC, HBO, movie theaters, streaming, and the people who actually work at WBD
• Three possible endgames: Netflix wins, Paramount wins, or everyone loses and WBD limps on alone
This isn’t really “Who will save Warner Bros?” anymore…
It’s “Who gets to carve up the body and sell the organs?”

🤝 Sources / outlets referenced in this video include (but are not limited to):
Deadline, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, The New York Post, That Park Place, Geeks + Gamers, IGN, World of Reel, PR/SEC filings and investor materials related to the Netflix–WBD deal and the Paramount/Skydance hostile bid.

👇 Question for YOU:
Who do you think wins this fight — Netflix or Paramount?
And which outcome is less bad for fans, theaters, and the DC/HBO future?
Drop your take in the comments — I’ll be reading them and may pull some of the best ones for a future update when this saga gets even crazier.

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