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Inside the Nasty Fight to Take Over Hollywood

Inside the Nasty Fight to Take Over Hollywood

The Journal. · The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

March 5, 202616m 51s

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Show Notes

After a months-long bidding war, Paramount Skydance has secured a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, snatching the media giant away from Netflix. WSJ’s Joe Flint breaks down how Paramount CEO David Ellison pulled off the $81 billion takeover and what this debt-heavy merger means for the future of entertainment and news. Jessica Mendoza hosts.

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