Big changes are happening in media — and one last name is at the center of it all: Ellison. David Ellison is showing his ambitions are far greater than using media to buy more influence and Hollywood glamour. The son of tech billionaire Larry Ellison is shaking up storied institutions in news and entertainment as he seeks to build Paramount …
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Paramount preparing bid for entirety of WBD, per WSJ
The newly combined Paramount Skydance could be looking to add the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a report Thursday. Jessica Toonkel of The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Paramount Skydance is preparing a bid to acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery, including the cable networks that are poised to be spun off into a new venture. The …
Read More »Meet Gunnar Wiedenfels, the finance chief about to lead WBD networks
Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels walks to a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images By day, Gunnar Wiedenfels is the chief financial officer of Warner Bros. Discovery and the CEO-elect of Discovery Global, one half of the soon-to-be-split company. In his …
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