Paramount Skydance’s $108B Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Upends Streaming Wars
Paramount Skydance has launched a $108.4 billion all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, eclipsing Netflix's $72 billion offer from last Friday. The $30-per-share proposal, backed by the Ellison family and RedBird Capital, sent WBD shares up 7% while Netflix fell 4%.
The MOVE disrupts Netflix's plan to split WBD into two entities. Paramount CEO David Ellison signaled willingness to increase the bid beyond $30, having previously faced rejections for lower offers. Antitrust concerns loom as the streaming industry consolidates.