Larry Ellison, WBD and Paramount

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Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid
Paramount Skydance guaranteed the backing of billionaire Larry Ellison in its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD Chairman Samuel Di Piazza previously said the board was not confident Ellison would be as involved as stated.

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Paramount sweetens its WBD bid with a $40 billion guarantee from Larry Ellison — but doesn't increase the price
Paramount responds to WBD concerns about hostile bid, offering new Larry Ellison financing guarantee
Ellison steps in with personal guarantee as Paramount fights for Warner Bros
Oracle (ORCL.N) co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's (PSKY.O) latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) away from selling its ...

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Larry Ellison gives $40bn personal backing to Warner Bros Discovery bid
Paramount has an updated Warner Bros. Discovery bid
Paramount sweetens bid for Warner Brothers with Ellison guarantee; UK economy growth downgraded – as it happened
Analysts are attributing the rally to growing expectations of further US rate cuts, and also strong safe-haven demand after Donald Trump and his top aides refuse to rule out war with Venezuela.

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US tech billionaire Ellison boosts Warner bid with $40.4bn guarantee
Paramount assures Larry Ellison backing to Warber Bros. Discovery hostile bid

WBD Advises Shareholders Not To Take Any Action As It Reviews Paramount’s Amended Takeover Offer

Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed receipt of Paramount’s amended, unsolicited tender offer, which it "will carefully review and consider”

Market Voices: Paramount-Netflix-WBD, wind farms, Miran on rates

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Here's what Netflix's co-CEOs are saying after WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid

Warner Bros. Discovery just turned down a hostile bid from Paramount Skydance. Netflix's co-CEOs sent a letter about the decision and the deal.

Hollywood actors’ union secretly plotting possible strike over Netflix-WBD merger: sources

Hollywood actors could go on strike over the planned Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery tie-up, with their trade union secretly plotting a possible work stoppage in the New Year over fears
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Paramount Amends Offer For WBD

Trust Assets: Paramount is publishing records confirming that the Ellison family trust owns approximately 1.16 billion shares of Oracle common stock and that all material liabilities of the Ellison family trust are publicly disclosed.

A $108B Challenge: Paramount Forces WBD to Choose Between Cash Certainty and Netflix’s Vision

The hostile offer may outmuscle Netflix on price, but WBD’s decision hinges on competing futures: a clean reset under Paramount or a deeper strategic alignment with the world’s dominant streamer.

As WBD Prepares To Spin Off Its Cable Networks, Diddy & Baylen Dupree Help Oil The Numbers

Discovery Global's cable networks launched 18 of the top 25 new cable originals in 2025, outside of news and sports, per Nielsen.