Can David Ellison pull off Hollywood’s megamerger?
The audacious deal to combine Paramount and Warner Bros has huge repercussions and steep challenges
The audacious deal to combine Paramount and Warner Bros has huge repercussions and steep challenges

Hollywood studio and streaming company open to new bid but there are doubts over Ellison family funding

Paramount chief executive met investors in New York to push his hostile bid for the Hollywood studio group

David Ellison is keeping his powder dry since WBD shareholders do not vote on rival Netflix deal until March at earliest

Personal guarantee from Oracle’s Larry Ellison insufficient to persuade Hollywood studio’s board

Ellison father and son viewed deal as a matter of survival to compete with tech giants that now dominate Hollywood

Warner’s recommendation to reject Ellison offer adds twist to takeover saga that could reshape Hollywood