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NEWS: Paramount Makes Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

It was only due to this article that growing up I've heard of hostile takeovers, but never took the time to learn what would even be considered one. Lol

A common response to a hostile bid for your business, is to place a “poison pill” in your company’s charter. Let’s see if WB does this or not.

A common response to a hostile bid for your business, is to place a “poison pill” in your company’s charter. Let’s see if WB does this or not.

And of course Paramount is being helped by Jared Kushner. https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-netflix

For someone who works for the US government he sure puts a lot more effort when it comes to foreign handler- I mean interests. .

If the hope is to win the publicly battle, they’re doing it wrong.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the proposed $72 billion merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery "could be a problem" because of the amount of market share the resulting company would have.

"Well, that’s got to go through a process, and we’ll see what happens," he told reporters as he walked the Kennedy Center Awards’ red carpet in Washington.

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Trump said he would consult "some economists" before the deal get his stamp of approval. "I’ll be involved in that decision, too," he said. Historically, presidents have not often gotten involved in antitrust approvals when companies seek to merge.