Archive · 13 Sep 2025
David Ellison's Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
David Ellison, who recently took over Paramount, is looking to buy Warner Bros.
Discovery, which owns HBO, CNN, and the Warner Bros.
movie studio.
This potential merger would bring together major news and entertainment brands.
Ellison plans to make the deal mostly with cash.
The deal would cost billions because of WBD's value and debt, but Ellison’s father, Larry Ellison, has the wealth to help.
This could significantly change the media landscape.
David Ellison of Paramount is planning a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The deal could reshape the media industry.
Warner Bros. Discovery owns HBO, CNN, and the Warner Bros. movie studio.
The bid would be made mostly in cash.
News of the potential bid sent Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock soaring.
- Who
- David Ellison and Warner Bros. Discovery
- What
- Potential acquisition of WBD by Ellison
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Hollywood
- Why
- To expand media assets
- Potential Bidder
- David Ellison (Paramount)
- Target Company
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Assets of WBD
- HBO, CNN, Warner Bros. movie studio
- Financing
- Mostly Cash
- Deal Value
- $41 Billion
- WBD Debt
- $35 Billion
- Parent Company
- Oracle (Larry Ellison)
