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Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance
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FILE - Skydance Media CEO David Ellison attends the premiere of "Fountain of Youth" at the American Museum of Natural History, May 19, 2025, in New York. - photo by Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers. “The Board reviewed Paramount Skydance’s most recent unsolicited tender offer with the same care and discipline it has applied throughout this process, including its review of multiple prior proposals," Warner Bros. said Wednesday. “The Board’s evaluation followed a thorough and consistent process and is grounded in its fiduciary duties.” Paramount went hostile with its bid last week, asking shareholders to reject the deal with Netflix favored by the board of Warner Bros. Paramount is offering $30 per Warner share to Netflix’s $27.75.