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David Ellison lobbies Warner Bros shareholders to desert Netflix
Warner Bros Discovery investors met with Paramount chief executive David Ellison in New York on Tuesday as he tried to convince them that his company was a better bet than Netflix in the fight to cont...

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David Ellison fights back: Paramount launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after losing out to Netflix
Why Paramount’s David Ellison can’t afford to lose the battle for Warner Discovery
Netflix faces consumer class action over $72bn Warner Bros deal
Netflix has been hit with a consumer lawsuit seeking to block the online video giant's planned $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming businesses.

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Paramount's $102 billion bid to sideline Netflix and buy Warner Bros Discovery — What you should expect
Warner Bros' lack of response fueled Paramount's hostile bid, filing says
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix
Emerging just days after Netflix reached a $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., the takeover attempt means Paramount will go straight to Warner shareholders with a bid worth about $74.4 billion, ...

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Paramount launches $108.4 bn hostile bid for Warner Bros., challenging Netflix’s $72 bn
Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Dinners, Job Offers and Larry Ellison Zooming John Malone: Inside Paramount's Wooing of Warners

In the days leading up to Warner Bros.' deal with Netflix, executives at the company saw their push slipping away.

David Ellison courted Warner Bros. Discovery's Zaslav hard over 12 weeks to win a deal. Then WBD's chief stopped responding to his texts

David Ellison fought hard to win Warner Bros. Discovery. But despite his strenuous efforts, he lost out to Netflix — and now Ellison is switching from carrots to sticks: Paramount Skydance is taking its case directly to shareholders in a hostile takeover bid for WBD.

Paramount accuses David Zaslav of ghosting right before Netflix sale

Variety took the liberty of combing through the lengthy filing, which states that David Ellison first visited Zaslav at his Beverly Hills home on September 14 with an offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery at $19 per share.

Meet David Ellison, the 42-year-old Paramount Skydance CEO trying to throw a monkey wrench in Netflix's plan

David Ellison is officially chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance after an $8 billion tie-up. Next on his wish list: Warner Bros Discovery.

David Ellison Says Paramount-WBD Deal Would 'Strengthen the Entertainment Industry as a Whole' in Leaked Staff Memo

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison shared in a memo to his employees Monday his intentions for acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery and how the deal could shape the entertainment ecosystem. "We believe the combination of Paramount and Warner Bros.

LISTEN: David Ellison Tries to Pry Warner Bros. and HBO From Netflix; ‘Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Impresses at Box Office

On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Paramount Skydance goes hostile for Warner Bros. Discovery. Will David Ellison bust up WBD's engagement to Netflix? And Variety’s Brent Lang breaks down the weekend box office as "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" adds another win for video game adaptations on the big screen.

David Ellison Net Worth: How Much Money the Paramount CEO Has

David's decisions as Paramount Skydance's CEO are under a microscope. Find out his net worth here.

Netflix's deal to buy WBD isn't sealed just yet. Donald Trump could stand in the way.

Larry and David Ellison have a good relationship with Donald Trump. Is that enough to get him to kill Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery?
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