PARAMOUNT LAUNCHES HOSTILE BID FOR WARNER BROS., COUNTERING NETFLIX’S $72 BILLION OFFER. (PHOTO).
Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros., countering Netflix’s $72 billion offer Paramount has launched a hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, directly challenging Netflix just days after the streaming giant reached a $72 billion agreement to take over the company. In its announcement Monday, Paramount said it is bypassing Warner Bros. leadership and appealing directly to shareholders with a $30-per-share all-cash offer for the entire company, including the Global Networks division. The company urged investors to reject the Netflix deal, which remains subject to approval. Paramount argued that the Netflix proposal would drag shareholders into a lengthy and uncertain regulatory process across multiple countries, while also tying their financial future to what it described as a complicated mix of cash and stock. The company said it has spent the past 12 weeks submitting six separate proposals to Warner Bros. Discovery in an attempt to reach an agreement. Paramount C...

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