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Behind Paramount's relentless campaign to woo Warner Discovery, Donald Trump

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December 10, 2025

Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison knew his latest bid for Warner Bros.

- Joe Flint, Brian Schwartz & Natalie Andrews

Behind Paramount's relentless campaign to woo Warner Discovery, Donald Trump

Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery.

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Discovery was in trouble when the company’s CEO, David Zaslav, started ghosting him.Paramount had spent the morning of Dec. 4 finalizing its sixth bid to acquire all of Warner: an all-cash $77.9 billion offer. But Paramount was worried that Warner had already settled on their preferred dance partner: Netflix.

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