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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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walthamstow ◴[08 Dec 25 14:53 UTC] No.46192876[source]▶
> [Paramount say Netflix deal] would lead to “a challenging regulatory approval process.”

"Only we have sufficiently greased the current government to get this deal done"

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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[08 Dec 25 15:41 UTC] No.46193542[source]▶
They’re both at least trying to play [1].

The wild move for Ellison would be to bid for one of Trump’s crypto projects if the shareholder vote looks like it could fail.

[1] https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/netflixs-sarandos-w...