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

BusinessFebruary 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 riva…...

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

BusinessFebruary 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. Paramount…...

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

BusinessJanuary 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 concer…...

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

BusinessJanuary 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 favor of th…...

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

BusinessJanuary 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 ass…...

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

BusinessJanuary 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 fo…...

Netflix Prepping All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Studios and HBO Max Amid Paramount Skydance Pressure: Report - Variety

BusinessJanuary 15, 2026

Netflix is readying a revised offer — in all cash — to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streaming and studios businesses, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Under the terms of Netflix…...

‘CBS Saturday Morning’ Taps Adriana Diaz, Kelly O’Grady as Co-Hosts

CryptoJanuary 10, 2026

CBS News has picked its new two-person anchor team for “CBS Saturday Morning”: Adriana Diaz and Kelly O’Grady. On Saturday, Jan. 10, Diaz and O’Grady will debut as co-hosts of “CBS Saturday Morning,…...

Jake Paul KO’d by Anthony Joshua in Fight Streamed on Netflix, Paul Suffers ‘Double Broken Jaw’ - Variety

SportsDecember 21, 2025

Jake Paul knew the odds were against him in the bout against Anthony “AJ” Joshua, two-time unified heavyweight world champion and Olympic gold medalist. Paul, the YouTube creator who became a pro box…...

Trump Media to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Company in Deal Worth Over $6 Billion

CryptoDecember 19, 2025

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, announced a merger agreement with nuclear-fusion company TAE Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at more than $6 billion. …...