Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before July 22 amid Oregon probe

July 9, 2026 9:29 AM

Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before July 22 amid Oregon probe

Paramount has said it will not close its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros before July 22, the Oregon attorney general's office said on Wednesday, pushing out the timeline for the deal's closure by an additional week. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield's office asked a court in Multnomah County on Wednesday to order the company to hand over records ​and delay the deal by 60 days so the state can review them. Paramount had previously told Oregon that it would not close the deal before...

Warner Bros weighing revised bid from Paramount as bidding war escalates

February 24, 2026 6:48 PM

Warner Bros weighing revised bid from Paramount as bidding war escalates

Warner Bros Discovery said on Tuesday it was considering a sweetened bid from Paramount Skydance without disclosing the value of the deal, as the CBS owner races with Netflix in a heated Hollywood takeover battle. The latest offer followed a week of talks between Warner Bros and Paramount to address concerns that prompted the HBO parent to reject previous Paramount bids in favor of Netflix's $27.75 per share, or $82.7 billion, deal for its studio and streaming assets. "The Netflix merger agree...

Paramount extends deadline on hostile Warner Bros bid to February 20

January 23, 2026 9:10 AM

Paramount extends deadline on hostile Warner Bros bid to February 20

Paramount Skydance on Thursday extended the deadline on its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros Discovery by about a month to February 20, buying more time to persuade investors that its bid for the Hollywood studio trumps a rival deal with Netflix. The company did not raise its bid on Thursday. Only about 168.5 million Warner Bros shares, representing 6.8% of the company's outstanding stock, had been tendered by the offer's original January 21 deadline. A successful deal will change the land...