- Paramount Skydance Makes Hostile WBD Bid, Offers $108B
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 8, 2025
The Paramount deal is an all-cash, $30-a-share offer for all of WB ...
- Netflix-Warner Bros.: Theater Owners Want A Better Movie Ending
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 8, 2025
Legacy movie theater owners don't like the $83 billion deal with Netfl ...
- Netflix, WB Deal Leaves Basic Cable Out In The Cold
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, December 8, 2025
In the process of absorbing Warner Bros., Netflix passed on the basic-cab ...
- Netflix To Buy WBD's Studio, Streaming In $82.7B Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 5, 2025
Netflix will buy WBD's key studio and streaming operations for $82.7 billio ...
- Paramount Cries Foul: Netflix In The Lead To Buy WBD?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 4, 2025
Paramount will "seek confirmation as to whether WBD has appointed an independe ...
- Bids For WBD: Netflix In The Driver's Seat?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 2, 2025
One report last week suggested Netflix may be most favored by t ...
- Desiring Dominant TV, Streaming: Who Really Gains With WBD?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 1, 2025
Paramount's viewing share would jump to an average 14.2% by adding a ...
- What If Netflix Bought WBD? Unfolding The Drama
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Media analysts say that perhaps more than other bidders, Netflix may r ...
- Media Q3: Profits Strong, Linear Decline, Consolidation Threatens
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 24, 2025
"Beneath these comps, the industry remains healthy," writes Laurent Yoon, Bernstein Resear ...
- WBD Shares Climb On News Of $71B Paramount Bid
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 19, 2025
WBD stock jumped 6% on Tuesday with the news of a potenti ...
- HGTV.com Prevails In Video Privacy Battle
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 17, 2025
A federal judge in New York ruled that the allegations against HGTV.co ...
- Paramount Stock Rises, D2C Profitability Expected For 2025
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Ad declines for Paramount Skydance's direct-to-consumer business were due to underperformance fr ...
- WBD Q3: U.S. Ad Revenue Sinks 20%, Theatrical Soars 74%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 6, 2025
WBD's streaming ad business grew, while linear TV ad business continued ...
- Netflix Jumps Into WBD Deal Talk: A Stranger Thing?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 3, 2025
One media analyst doesn't believe WBD would add much to Netflix, especial ...
- A Comcast-WBD Deal: CNN As A Sister Network Of MSNBC?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 31, 2025
Legacy media companies want smaller, more aggressive business units - and ...
- HBO Max Raises Prices Amid Merger Talks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 23, 2025
The announcement came a day after WBD said it would evaluate ...
- Drink Up, Linear TV: But Go Easy On Bubbles And The Sugar Rush
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 23, 2025
Linear TV, the thinking goes, will still be around - with f ...
- Media Landscape Is Changing At Breakneck Speed
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, October 23, 2025
So much is going on in the rapidly changing world of B ...
- WBD's Playground: Who Wants To Play - With What Media Toys?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Many would wonder why Netflix, the dominant premium streaming platform, would consid ...
- A Possible Versant-WBD Deal? FCC Can't Touch This, But...
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 17, 2025
A possible Versant-WBD deal has no broadcast license issues to consider ...
- Netflix's Peters On WBD Deal: What's The 'Track Record'?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 10, 2025
"One should have a reasonable amount of skepticism around big media merge ...
- Paramount-WBD Merger: Adding A TikTok Side Benefit?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 26, 2025
Should we be worried about CBS News being combined with CNN? N ...
- Disney, Fox See August Football Viewing Hikes
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Disney grew 2% to a 9.5% total day viewing share of a ...
- Paramount/WBD Deal: Digital-First Counteroffers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 15, 2025
A bigger story is that the quick all-cash bid was rushed ...
- Tech-Sector Invader Seeks To Disrupt TV Industry
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, September 15, 2025
Skydance's prospective takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery represents the arrival of ...
- Paramount Skydance Reportedly Mulling All-Cash Deal To Acquire WBD
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 11, 2025
WBD's stock price rocketed up 26% to $15.79 in midday Thursday tradin ...
- 'Last Rites' Conjures $83M Box-Office Opening
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 8, 2025
With only $9.1 million spent on national TV advertising, the film ...
- Linear, D2C Ads Take A 'Step Back'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Total "normalized" ad revenue - which excludes seasonal/one-time events - for Fo ...
- MSNBC's Name Change: Will There Be Regrets?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 19, 2025
MS NOW stands for My Source New Opinion World. Will the n ...
- Warner Bros. Scores Another Big Opening With 'Weapons'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 11, 2025
It is the studio's seventh first-place opening this year and the six ...