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David Zaslav’s WBD-Paramount deal payout highlights new 'golden parachutes' for CEOs

CNBC 20 Mar 2026
WBD CEO David Zaslav could see a payout of more than $800 million after the Paramount Skydance merger ... .
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Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Denies Trump ‘Interference’ in Scrapped WBD Deal

The Wrap 17 Mar 2026
Netflix last month dropped its bid to purchase WBD’s streaming and studios business after Paramount sweetened its competitive offer for the entire company, which includes cable channels like CNN and TNT.
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WBD CEO David Zaslav’s Merger Payout Could Reach Hundreds of Millions

Coming Soon 17 Mar 2026
Photo Credit. Jakub Porzycki . NurPhoto via Getty Images. David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros ... The post WBD CEO David Zaslav’s Merger Payout Could Reach Hundreds of Millions appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. .
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The Streaming Super-Giant That Wasn’t: Why the Netflix-WBD Merger Collapsed Under DOJ Pressure

The Call 17 Mar 2026
WBD) ... The $83 billion enterprise value offer was intended to swallow WBD whole, effectively merging the world’s most sophisticated distribution platform with the most storied content library in Hollywood ... WBD).
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Anti-Monopoly Mobile Billboard Warning Against Paramount-WBD Merger Will Circle Oscars Ceremony

The Wrap 15 Mar 2026
The billboard’s message is plain. “Call Your Agent. Speak Out. The Deal Is Not Done.” ... The post Anti-Monopoly Mobile Billboard Warning Against Paramount-WBD Merger Will Circle Oscars Ceremony appeared first on TheWrap. .
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California AG takes huge swipe at Trump over Paramount’s $110B WBD deal, opens ‘vigorous’ probe

New York Post 13 Mar 2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta took a shot at President Donald Trump on Thursday as he announced a probe into the massive $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery ... 3 ... AP 3 ... REUTERS ... 3 ... California Post News ... ....
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David Ellison talks film, avoids detail on cuts, in first town hall with WBD execs

Screen Daily 11 Mar 2026
David Ellison spoke to Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) executives in a first town hall meeting on the Warner Bros lot on Tuesday (March 10), less than two weeks after the Paramount and WBD boards agreed to a $110bn merger ...  . .
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YouTube now generates more ad revenue than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and WBD — combined

Business Insider 10 Mar 2026
It also generated more viewership on US TVs in January than Disney, NBCU, Paramount, and WBD's streamers combined, according to Nielsen.
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Is Paramount’s AI-first merger a “force multiplier” or “Flyboys all over again”?

Vanity Fair 10 Mar 2026
Hollywood is bracing for layoffs and big creative changes if the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery mega-merger goes through ....
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Why Hollywood Is Afraid of the Paramount-WBD Deal

Slate 08 Mar 2026
Hollywood’s workers are bracing for a less-than-Hollywood ending here ... .
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Democratic Senators Call Out Lack of National Security Review for Paramount-WBD Deal: ‘Head in the Sand’

The Wrap 07 Mar 2026
In February, after Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison emerged victorious in the WBD bidding war, Mason Champion — who serves as the principal deputy assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the U.S.
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