Discovery Networks
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix weigh bids as deadline nears for Warner Bros
Warner Bros. said it would evaluate strategic options last month after receiving interest in all or part of the business from multiple suitors. The first round of bids are expected today
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Warner Bros rebuffs Paramount's initial takeover approach, citing low offer
Paramount, led by David Ellison, has several options, including boosting its bid, going directly to shareholders or finding additional backing through a financial partner
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Warner Bros Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount Global: Report
Both companies have struggled as consumers have canceled cable-TV subscriptions in favor of a new generation of streaming services
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AT&T to merge media assets with Discovery in $43-billion deal
Discovery shareholders would own 29% of the new company
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Kids shows draw record viewers but fail to cheer advertisers
Of the top 10 kids networks almost all - Viacom 18, WarnerMedia, Disney, Sony Yay, Discovery Kids, and Sun Network - have seen a rise of 20-100 per cent in viewership.
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Discovery Networks appoints Karan Bajaj as SVP and GM for South Asia
Bajaj will be based in Mumbai and report to Arthur Bastings, president and managing director of Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
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