Todd Spangler

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Hollywood Petition to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Tops 4,000 Names as Robert De Niro, Sofia Coppola, Holly Hunter and More Join the Fight - Variety

Business April 24, 2026

The $111 billion deal that would see Paramount Skydance swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery took another step closer to reality Thursday after WBD shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of the merg�...

Warner Bros Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger, Vote Against Zaslav Pay Package - Variety

Business April 24, 2026

As expected, Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders gave the green light to Paramount Skydance‘s $111 billion deal to acquire the media company — moving David Ellison one step closer to controlling a...

David Zaslav Paramount Deal 'Windfall' Payout: ISS Says Warner Bros Shareholders Should Vote Against Measure - Variety

Business April 10, 2026

Does David Zaslav deserve to receive more than half a billion dollars in connection with the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance? Influential shareholder advisory s...

Paramount Skydance Confirms Investments by Middle Eastern Wealth Funds - Variety

Business April 8, 2026

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance on Tuesday confirmed that it has brought on the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi as investors in connection with its Warner Bros. Discov...

Warner Bros. Discovery Says Its Board Will Review Paramount’s Upgraded Hostile Takeover Offer - Variety

Business February 12, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery said its board will review Paramount Skydance‘s latest hostile takeover offer — which includes some new financial commitments — before it officially accepts or rejects the...

Paramount Skydance Says It Will Pay Warner Bros. Discovery an Extra $650 Million per Quarter if Its WBD Takeover Isn’t Completed by End of 2026 - Variety

Business February 11, 2026

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is adding some additional financial promises to its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery as it continues to try to kill Netflix’s deal for WB. Paramo...

FCC Chairman Says There Are ‘Legitimate Competition Concerns’ With Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal — but His Agency Has No Authority to Review It - Variety

Business January 25, 2026

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, offered his opinion that Netflix‘s proposed $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’s studios and HBO Max businesses raises “competition c...

Warner Bros. Discovery Says 93% of Shareholders 'Rejected Paramount's Inferior Scheme' - Variety

Business January 23, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery fired back at the latest salvo from David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, saying that more than 93% of its shareholders have rejected Paramount’s “inferior scheme” in favo...

Judge Rejects Paramount Skydance’s Motion to Expedite Warner Bros. Discovery Trial Seeking Details on Netflix Deal - Variety

Business January 16, 2026

Paramount Skydance said “time is of the essence” in its lawsuit seeking to force Warner Bros. Discovery to divulge more financial info about its deal with Netflix. But a judge disagreed with that ...

Spotify Is Raising U.S. Subscription Prices in the Next Month - Variety

Business January 16, 2026

As expected, Spotify is increasing the prices of its premium, ad-free streaming plans in the U.S. over the next month, the company announced early Thursday. It’s the third price hike in four years f...