Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumps more than 30% on Paramount takeover talk

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Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumps 30% on Paramount takeover talk

Paramount Skydance, backed by the Ellison family, could be about to launch a takeover battle for the parent company of HBO Max

qz.com

 

[savarese04]

My reaction: sure, why not?

insane that they wnat to buy the entire pie, when WBD is prepping to split. If it was me, I'd wait for them to split, let Zazlev 2x the cost of HBO Max like he promised, and then buy them off the bankruptcy pile for 10c on the dollar.

 

[b4pjoe]

CEO David Zaslav: We all think that gives us a chance to raise price," he said. "We think we're way underpriced.

He is insane.

 

[Bruce]

My reaction: sure, why not?

insane that they wnat to buy the entire pie, when WBD is prepping to split. If it was me, I'd wait for them to split, let Zazlev 2x the cost of HBO Max like he promised, and then buy them off the bankruptcy pile for 10c on the dollar.

Agreed, specially based on this-

Warner Bros Discovery total liabilities for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 were $64.404B