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Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

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366 points gniting | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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brandensilva ◴[08 Dec 25 21:01 UTC] No.46197611[source]▶
The dark side of all this is a propaganda network.

The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.

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1. baq ◴[08 Dec 25 21:40 UTC] No.46198022{4}[source]▶
This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.
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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[08 Dec 25 23:18 UTC] No.46199039[source]▶
> This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body

It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers.