Deadline1d ago

Beyond David Zaslav, WBD Execs & Financial Advisers Also Poised For 9-Figure Merger Paydays
#Executives #News #BruceCampbell #DavidZaslav #ExecutiveCompensation #GunnarWiedenfels #JBPerrette #Mergersandacquisitions #ParamountWBD #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/david-zaslav-warner-bros-execs-paramount-merger-pay-1236756994/

Beyond David Zaslav, WBD Execs & Financial Advisers Also Poised For 9-Figure Merger Paydays

While CEO will profit most from the Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount merger, top execs and financial advisers will reap hundreds of millions from the deal.

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DeadlineMar 10

Paramount CEO David Ellison Meets With Top WBD Brass, Talks Cost Cuts, Movie Outlook & Other Aspects Of $110B Merger
#Executives #News #DavidEllison #Mergersandacquisitions #Paramount #ParamountWBD #WarnerBros #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/paramount-ceo-david-ellison-warner-bros-discovery-merger-1236749350/

Paramount CEO David Ellison Meets With Top WBD Brass, Talks Cost Cuts, Movie Outlook & Other Aspects Of $110B Merger

Paramount CEO David Ellison, whose company is set to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, met with top WBD execs in Burbank.

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DeadlineMar 4

Netflix Has Room To Grow Without Acquiring WBD, CFO Says: “Even Though We’re Pretty Big, We’re Pretty Small”
#News #Mergersandacquisitions #Netflix #ParamountWBD #SpencerNeumann #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/netflix-warner-bros-paramount-merger-cfo-1236744214/

Netflix Has Room To Grow Without Acquiring WBD, CFO Says: “Even Though We’re Pretty Big, We’re Pretty Small”

Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann said the company has plenty of room for growth even though it did not end up acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery.

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DeadlineMar 4

HBO’s ‘Rooster’ Premiere Gives Crowd Jolted By Paramount-WBD Merger Some Welcome Laughs
#News #BillLawrence #HBO #Merger #Paramount #ParamountWBD #Rooster #SteveCarell #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/hbo-rooster-premiere-paramount-wbd-merger-1236743901/

HBO’s ‘Rooster’ Premiere Gives Crowd Jolted By Paramount-WBD Merger Some Welcome Laughs

HBO's bow for "Rooster" Wednesday night was the first premiere hosted by Warner Bros. Discovery since the jolt of its pending acquisition by Paramount.

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DeadlineMar 4

David Zaslav Cashing In Over $100 Million Of Warner Bros Discovery Stock; Other Top Execs Also Sell
#News #Compensation #DavidZaslav #ParamountWBD #Warnerbrosdiscovery #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/david-zaslav-cashes-in-warner-bros-discovery-stock-1236743138/

David Zaslav Cashing In Over $100 Million Of Warner Bros Discovery Stock; Other Top Execs Also Sell

Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav is selling stock in the company worth north of $114 million.

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The Daily PerspectiveMar 3

Trump's FCC Blesses Paramount-WBD Mega-Merger, but Questions Linger

#ParamountWBD #MediaMerger #FCC #Streaming #AusNews #BigTech

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-03-trumps-fcc-blesses-paramount-wbd-mega-merger-but-questions-linger-db97bd96

Trump's FCC Blesses Paramount-WBD Mega-Merger, but Questions Linger

FCC chair Brendan Carr signals the US$111bn Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will face minimal regulatory scrutiny, but critics and state AGs push back.

The Daily Perspective
DeadlineMar 3

S&P Weighs In On Media Mega-Merger: Puts Paramount On CreditWatch Negative But Says WBD Deal Will “Materially Improve” Its Business Profile
#News #Paramount #ParamountWBD #SP #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/sampp-paramount-creditwatch-negative-warner-bros-discovery-1236742351/

S&P Weighs In On Media Mega-Merger: Puts Paramount On CreditWatch Negative But Says WBD Deal Will “Materially Improve” Its Business Profile

S&P put Paramount on CreditWatch negative but said a planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would “materially improve” its business profile.

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DeadlineMar 3

Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: Hollywood Wonders How Combo Will Pull Off 30 Theatrical Films A Year
#News #DavidEllison #Paramount #ParamountWBD #WarnerBros #Wbd

https://deadline.com/2026/03/paramount-warner-bros-merger-movie-release-plans-1236739301/

Paramount-Warner Bros Merger: Hollywood Wonders How Combo Will Pull Off 30 Theatrical Films A Year

Hollywood is asking how Paramount and Warner Bros will pull off a movie release schedule of 30 titles a year like its executives are promising.

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Anthony EalesSep 12, 2025

David Ellison is certainly throwing around a lot of money and making some bold decisions:

"It’s that he wants to do cool stuff. That sounds very basic, but underneath it all ‘making cool stuff’ is the Hollywood dream.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/business/ellison-paramount-warner-bros.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#ParamountWBD #DavidEllison

David Ellison’s Spending at Paramount Has Changed Hollywood’s Mood

David Ellison has gotten off to a fast start as the owner of Paramount, at least when it comes to buying things.

The New York Times