WBD Acquisition Thread

[harry580]

given how nexstar & tegna both hit pause and live nation is in big trouble, this merger could be killed due to it

 

[zakawer2]

The sad fact is that the EU has relaxed its laws to make such a takeover possible.

Actually, they're only doing that for domestic European companies to allow those to compete against bigger American ones. You didn't even read that article correctly.

The situation we're dealing with is a major American media conglomerate acquiring another major American media conglomerate, not a European company buying a European company. Of course Paramount buying WBD would attract major scrutiny from overseas regulators such as the EU one. The EU is not relaxing its rules regarding foreign (i.e. non-EU) M&As, despite what you might've thought.

given how nexstar & tegna both hit pause and live nation is in big trouble, this merger could be killed due to it

Yeah, that seems pretty likely. Also, the fact that Paramount and WBD both have major services that extend beyond the United States means that foreign regulators might scrutinize the deal too.

 

[Moe]

The sad fact is that the EU has relaxed its laws to make such a takeover possible.

Their relaxed policy only applied to European companies, so Paramount-WBD won't qualify under their relaxed policy.

 

[awinger24]

Their relaxed policy only applied to European companies, so Paramount-WBD won't qualify under their relaxed policy.

I could see this ending up like Spirit-JetBlue or Kroger-Albertsons. Even Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster. Shareholders have majority vote but regulatory approval will take a long time. All of them were stopped in court and we can expect this. Nexstar and Tegna is going on trial. We can expect the same thing. Live Nation-Ticketmaster dealt a massive loss in court declaring their monopoly illegal.

Simply put, WBD and Paramount Skydance's monopoly looks illegal almost on the scale of Disney's control of the box office.

 

[JulianRO]

Netflix reportedly quietly interfering with Warner Bros.-Paramount merger

Netflix reportedly quietly interfering with Warner Bros.-Paramount merger

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Netflix, you had a chance before!......

 

[Moe]

Netflix reportedly quietly interfering with Warner Bros.-Paramount merger

Netflix reportedly quietly interfering with Warner Bros.-Paramount merger

www.avclub.com

Netflix, you had a chance before!......

I think that is more of troll activity to ruin the Ellison's chance to get WBD.

Like Lowell said if Amazon gets involved, it would ruin Ellison further.

 

[awinger24]

WBD shareholders are starting to vote today.

 

[JulianRO]

Wasn't the vote tomorrow actually?

 

[GRPHX]

I think that is more of troll activity to ruin the Ellison's chance to get WBD.

Like Lowell said if Amazon gets involved, it would ruin Ellison further.

Ironically, this would mean James Bond and Austin Powers coming under the same roof. Hopefully that will happen. Maybe they'll finally get rid of the gritty-tormented-loser-over serious Bond nonsense stemming from their Austin Powers complex.

 

[JulianRO]

Like Lowell said if Amazon gets involved, it would ruin Ellison further.

Imagine Amazon coming with a counterbid higher than Paramount's.

 

[RandomMe]

WBD shareholders are starting to vote today.

Or is the result up tomorrow?

 

[awinger24]

Already expect a Yes by a landslide making this the quickest approved merger in history.

All things WB will eventually die under PSKY.

 

[harry580]

Ironically, this would mean James Bond and Austin Powers coming under the same roof. Hopefully that will happen. Maybe they'll finally get rid of the gritty-tormented-loser-over serious Bond nonsense stemming from their Austin Powers complex.

omg, what's with your bashing of Daniel Craig James Bond

 

[Camping My TV Set]

friendly reminder that if the shareholders say yes to the transaction, it's still not over yet

 

[awinger24]

friendly reminder that if the shareholders say yes to the transaction, it's still not over yet

Thank you. I just don’t want this to be fast tracked or the current leader mandating to make sure this merger gets done so CNN and CBS will fold into one. He might have major stake after his final term.

 

[GRPHX]

omg, what's with your bashing of Daniel Craig James Bond

1-) The approach of the so-called prestigeist, completely arrogant cinema sect towards Danny.

2-) The cinema critic/rotten tomatoes/cinephile sheeple of this sect, which ignores all the past traditions of the series and calls it poor quality-lowbrow.

3-) Those who say that James Bond, which used to be an escapist and larger-than-life series, has now turned into a sleep festival and claims that "this is something to be blessed and mature or significant".

5-) Although he occupied the character for 15 years and destroyed all the values, originality and distinctiveness of the character, he did not add anything to the character.

5-) We cannot go back to the old days even after he is gone. The studio still appoints obnoxious and arrogant auteurs like Villeneuve and Steven Knight as filmmakers.

IN SHORT, JAMES BOND WAS A GIANT EMPIRE, NOW IT'S AN EXTINGUISHED CANDLE AND A RUSTY RUINS IN AN IDENTITY CRISIS.

 

[FirePuppy]

$500 Million Exit: David Zaslav Is Leaving Warner Bros. a Rich Man — but He’d Love to Stay Around Even Longer

Even WBD staff is frustrated with the board and shareholders.

I should point out that Zaslav has been CEO of Discovery Communications since before we had the Hub Network. With him gone, there's a higher chance we'll quickly lose all the Hasbro shows from DFC.

 

[Moe]

Thank you. I just don’t want this to be fast tracked or the current leader mandating to make sure this merger gets done so CNN and CBS will fold into one. He might have major stake after his final term.

It is not up to shareholders nor Ellisons to decide about deal to be fast tracked.

DOJ is one to make a decision about fast tracked, also even if fast tracked, it is not guaranteed and it won't speed up with regulators in other countries.

Hey calm down, Paramount-WBD merger is still under review and it is still very far away from conclusion. Quit listen to Ellison's nonsense.

Again, I said M&A is VERY UNPREDICTABLE and there is no way to know about outcome because any situation can change quickly like if Netflix or Amazon opt to fight, so it will drag further and further. If there is lawsuit to block the M&A.

 

[TVArchive]

Did Hasbro exit its stake in DFC? I recently saw news that they are planning a new channel of their own.

 

[Moe]

Did Hasbro exit its stake in DFC? I recently saw news that they are planning a new channel of their own.

No, just zero investment on DFC.