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Paramount’s Precipice: How David Ellison Could Salvage $111B WBD Merger (Hint – Call Kamala)

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Paramount’s Precipice: How David Ellison Could Salvage $111B WBD Merger (Hint – Call Kamala)
Deadline
Deadline1 hrs ago
Paramount’s Precipice: How David Ellison Could Salvage $111B WBD Merger (Hint – Call Kamala)
Accustomed to getting what he wants, David Ellison now looks to be running out of moves, time and maybe even money when it comes to his $111 billion Warner Bros Discovery acquisition. Which begs the question, can the Oracle scion regain the upper hand for his deal with the Polo Lounge crowd and within the…
David Ellison's Paramount beats earnings estimates — but may owe WBD shareholders more than $1 billion
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's company may soon have to pay up to WBD investors. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Paramount Skydance beat revenue and earnings estimates, but its backers may soon have to pay up. The trial for Paramount's proposed merger with WBD won't start until March 2, a federal judge ruled. Param
New York Post
New York Post2 days ago
Paramount-WBD merger criticism based on David Ellison’s politics, future of CNN, CEO writes
"I believe that anyone who oversees a news organization — I am chief executive of Paramount, which owns CBS — shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on matters involving his own company," Elllison wrote.
Fox News
Fox News2 days ago
David Ellison breaks silence on Paramount-WBD merger fight, CNN insiders don’t buy ‘lip service’ about network
Paramount CEO David Ellison says the real fight over his $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger is whether he can be trusted as a steward of CNN news.
Breitbart
Breitbart2 days ago
Nolte: David Ellison’s Pledge that News Must ‘Be Based on Facts and Truth’ Should Terrify CNN
In an effort to get his Paramount-Warner Bros. merger approved, Paramount CEO David Ellison took to the far-left New York Times on Tuesday, hoping to ease the left’s mind about his intentions regarding CNN (which is part of Warner Bros.).
Paramount CEO David Ellison says antitrust lawsuit is about CNN ownership, not market share
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison broke his silence on the antitrust litigation facing his company’s proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a New York Times guest essay published Tuesday, Ellison argued that legal pushback against the deal has been motivated by concerns over his ownership of CN
David Ellison claims opposition to his mega-merger stems from potential CNN control
With $111bn deal to acquire cable network’s parent company stalled in courts, Ellison courts public Speaking out on the lawsuit against the big merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), Paramount’s CEO, David Ellison, said that the legal backlash against the deal is “not really about market sha
HuffPost
HuffPost2 days ago
David Ellison Pens Op-Ed Defending ‘My Politics’ After CBS News Disaster
David Ellison Pens Op-Ed Defending ‘My Politics’ After CBS News Disaster  HuffPost
The Hill
The Hill2 days ago
Ellison defends Paramount merger, argues he can ‘be trusted as a steward of CNN’
Media executive David Ellison is defending Paramount’s bid to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery and defending himself against accusations of implementing political bias at his media properties. In an op-ed published by the New York Times on Tuesday, Ellison said he “shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on m
Paramount CEO David Ellison defends his politics after accusations of MAGA turn at CBS News
‘The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,’ Ellison wrote. ‘There has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions’
New York Times
New York Times🏁 first to report2 days ago
David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN