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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 4 MIN

Paramount Skydance's Hostile Bid for WBD

from The Option · host Oil&Cattle

David Ellison launches a $108 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, offering $30 per share to crash Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition. WBD's board rejected it. Here's what's really happening: this isn't about who loves HBO more. It's about whether one company controls enough content to dictate terms to everyone else in the industry.

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David Ellison launches a $108 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, offering $30 per share to crash Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition. WBD's board rejected it. Here's what's really happening: this isn't about who loves HBO more....

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