Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros Discovery

[Sr. Mints]

David Ellison, the media mogul who took over Paramount just last month, has already set his sights on another blockbuster deal: He wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.

Mr. Ellison is planning a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. movie studio, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.

A merger of the two Hollywood giants would reshape the media industry, putting some of the most renowned news and entertainment brands under the same roof. It would unite two of the biggest movie studios and two of the most influential news networks, CBS News and CNN.

The potential bid comes at a delicate time for Warner Bros. Discovery, which is already reorganizing its sprawling media business. The company said earlier this year that it would split its cable networks from its streaming and studio business, following a similar move at Comcast (.........)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/b...-android-share

Don't know if that's paywalled.

https://www.reuters.com/business/med...ts-2025-09-11/

It's quite remarkable how fast media has been consolidating the last decade. I didn't see this coming this fast after Warner Bros split, what, three weeks ago?

[blankall]

Does this mean I will get Paramount+ with my Crave subscription or I'll have to now also subscribe to Paramount+, as they'll move a bunch of the properties in Crave over to Paramount+?

[Finger Cookin]

I support any transaction that ####s Zaslav over. Ellison is probably just as bad or worse, but I will take the devil I don't know in this case.


EDIT: Ah, he is in fact one of those Ellisons.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

I support any transaction that ####s Zaslav over. Ellison is probably just as bad or worse, but I will take the devil I don't know in this case.


EDIT: Ah, he is in fact one of those Ellisons.

His daddy just surpassed Elon as richest guy-who-totally-earned-every-penny in the world. I'm sure this acquisition will do nothing positive for anybody but themselves.

[Sr. Mints]

Correct, same Ellisons. I’m not trying to make this about them specifically, but the bigger picture is hard to ignore: when so much media ends up concentrated in the hands of three or four of the richest people on Earth, each with their own outspoken political leanings, that’s not a win for anyone. Doesn’t matter how many streaming services they package into a single subscription.