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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 5 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Previously: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46160315 (1333 comments)
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linhns ◴[08 Dec 25 15:53 UTC] No.46193743[source]▶
Sounds like Paramount bosses are bidding in anger.
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moffers ◴[08 Dec 25 16:14 UTC] No.46194053[source]▶
I think the political angle of this should not be discounted
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clumsysmurf ◴[08 Dec 25 20:21 UTC] No.46197131[source]▶
Some context:

"Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing."

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-war...

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1. kulahan ◴[08 Dec 25 20:39 UTC] No.46197338{3}[source]▶
Thank you, I had no idea how this was politically related, and honestly cannot keep track of all the corruption these days anyways. How does anyone? This is pretty much a genuine question.
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2. red-iron-pine ◴[08 Dec 25 20:51 UTC] No.46197506[source]▶
are executives breathing? then there is corruption. start following the money and you'll find it, we're in the new gilded age
3. mmooss ◴[09 Dec 25 00:16 UTC] No.46199617[source]▶
"all" is a high standard. This issue has been in the news for awhile. Read a major, serious news source like The Economist or NY Times.
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4. renegade-otter ◴[09 Dec 25 05:14 UTC] No.46201485[source]▶
The Bulwark is fairly on top of the pillaging that's happening in the US government.
5. renegade-otter ◴[09 Dec 25 05:15 UTC] No.46201491[source]▶
The news are flooded with these stories, for anyone who cares, but I imagine what we don't know is even more shocking.