Netflix switches to all-cash offer in battle for Warner Bros Discovery
Streaming group is competing with Paramount over prized studio assets valued at €70.5bn
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Warner Bros rejects Paramount’s ‘inadequate’ $108bn hostile bid
Board warns shareholders over ‘extraordinary’ amount of debt financing and $4.7bn of costs if it backs out of Netflix deal
Rally in tech stocks but shares little changed overall
Traders are navigating lighter volumes at the start of a holiday-shortened week
Warner Bros to rebuff $108bn Paramount hostile offer
Hollywood studio and streaming company open to new bid but there are doubts over Ellison family funding
Déjà vu all over again for Hollywood as Netflix throws down gauntlet
Every generation someone murders the studio system – this time it was always going to be the streamer
Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid
Chief executive David Ellison criticises Netflix’s ‘inferior proposal’
Stocks gain as investors cheer delayed US economic data
S&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s record
Netflix agrees $83bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Deal will transform US tech company into the dominant player in Hollywood
Netflix shares drop as Brazilian tax dispute hits earnings
Platform chief said company has no interest in owning legacy media networks but will evaluate opportunities to buy intellectual property
Warner Bros Discovery to launch strategic review after fielding takeover interest
HBO and CNN owner says it has received unsolicited interest from multiple parties for part or all of company
Stocks dip as markets await interest rate decisions
US Federal Reserve begins two-day monetary policy meeting on Wednesday
Pay, perks and CEO prerogatives
Reducing disclosure of C-suite packages under the guise of cutting red tape carries risks
The Pitt could land in Ireland next year. What is taking so long?
Noah Wyle's new medical drama is taking its time getting to the Old World
Max streaming service, home of HBO series, will launch in Ireland in early 2026
Sky Ireland customers and Now entertainment members will receive the app at no extra cost, succeeding Sky’s current deal with Warner Bros Discovery
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