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Paramount seeks FCC approval for foreign investors backing Warner Bros acquisition

Middle Eastern-linked funds have agreed to back its proposed takeover

After a contentious, months-long battle, Paramount outbid Netflix in February to win the deal, which will create a sprawling media empire.

Hollywood stars unite to oppose Paramount-Warner deal

The combined company will control two legacy studios

Paramount Skydance in February said it has agreed to buy its peer in a US$110 billion deal.

Paramount in talks for Gulf backing in Warner takeover: WSJ

The Gulf backers will not have voting rights in the new Paramount-Warner entity

David Zaslav is the engineer of the 2022 merger between cable-TV programmer Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia business. 

Warner Bros CEO to make US$667 million on Paramount sale

He could also receive up to US$335.4 million in reimbursement for taxes

Tencent already holds a minority nonvoting stake in Paramount.

Tencent is said to be back on Paramount-Warner Bros deal with fresh funding

Chinese ownership of US assets has been a cause for concern in Washington, resulting in a deal for social media site TikTok’s US operation this year

The Warner Bros board still has to terminate the Netflix deal and adopt Paramount Skydance’s offer.

Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros; Netflix walks away and its shares jump

Still, the bid is likely to face antitrust scrutiny in Washington, foreign countries and US states, including California

The latest offer is higher than Paramount’s previous bid of US$30 per share in cash, or US$108.4 billion including debt, for the whole of Warner Bros.

Warner Bros weighing revised bid from Paramount as bidding war escalates

Netflix will have a chance to match if Warner Bros deems new Paramount bid superior

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of the company's buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery may squeeze theatrical releases, analysts say

The DOJ is asking questions about Netflix’s ability to leverage its market power in negotiations with independent content creators.

US Justice Department probes Netflix’s power over film-makers in Warner Deal review

The broad scope is a strong sign that it will take months before the United States decides whether to challenge the deal in court