I'm guessing this has something to do with the board's decision: https://apnews.com/article/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-netflix-56886b231c132f6eb7d8990f0ede3e32 On Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 8:15:47 AM UTC-5 PGage wrote:
> “The board at Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. said early on Wednesday that its > members had unanimously recommended that shareholders reject Paramount > Skydance’s bid > <https://abcnews.go.com/Business/paramount-launches-hostile-bid-warner-bros-discovery/story?id=128207805> > for > the company in favor of Netflix’s earlier bid. > > "Following a careful evaluation of Paramount's recently launched tender > offer, the Board concluded that the offer's value is inadequate, with > significant risks and costs imposed on our shareholders," Samuel A. Di > Piazza, Jr., board chair, said in a statement.” > https://abcnews.link/jVMs1zm > > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 5:27 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In my imaginary world where people behave in a more socially conscious >> way, Warners would gladly sell itself for less money to a group of industry >> professionals who are more interested in maintaining the studio than >> holding a liquidation sale. >> >> My suggestion was more of a rhetorical exercise. Ultimately, a poorly run >> company will buy it and absorb its assets. Maybe Netflix, maybe Paramount. >> If not them, then Disney… or Coca Cola. >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I know what you mean, but this is the difference between absurdly, rich >>> individuals, and obscenely, wealthy corporations, and assholes. >>> >>> I see they estimate Tom Cruise’s net worth at $600 million George >>> Clooney at $500 million, those are likely to be two of the highest net >>> value actors could have in mind. To match the Paramount offer, The new >>> collection of United artists you have in mind would have to come up with >>> about $109 billion. They would need 200 actors with the net worth of George >>> Clooney to pledge their entire net worth to buy Warner Brothers. Now I >>> suppose for a deal like that, they wouldn’t have to put all their own cash >>> up, But still, the idea of a collection of extremely wealthy, basically >>> wage earners being able to match the capital investment of major >>> corporations, or the top one percent of individuals has not really >>> practical. Maybe more likely is George Clooney and you don’t want Tom >>> Cruise but maybe Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks together scrape >>> together $2 billion and are able to get Warren Buffett to front them the >>> rest. >>> >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 3:31 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I know. Not an original concept.* >>>> >>>> * Preferably not named Cruise >>>> >>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So some sort of UNITED coalition of ARTISTS, then...? >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:34:25 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It would be interesting if a collective of artists, actors, writers, >>>>>> producers, and directors assembled to buy the studio. Specifically, all >>>>>> the >>>>>> ones with more money than they could possibly spend in a lifetime who >>>>>> have >>>>>> vocally opposed the sale. Let them put their money where their mouth is. >>>>>> >>>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> There’s really only two options right now Netflix or Paramount, who >>>>>>> are willing to pay this probably inflated price. But if there was >>>>>>> robust >>>>>>> antitrust in enforcement in both deals were squashed then there would >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> the option for another buyer who is really interested in the film >>>>>>> studio to >>>>>>> come in with a fair offer just for that property and maintain and grow >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> ongoing source of creativity in the film industry. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Of course, more often than that we haven’t really had a robust >>>>>>> antitrust enforcement in this country so it Has seemed inevitable for >>>>>>> quite >>>>>>> some time at the end of the Warner Bros. discovery story is going to be >>>>>>> significant contraction. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 2:13 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Looking at this sale pragmatically, is there anybody with the funds >>>>>>>> to buy Warners who might actually do right by the legacy name? Anyone >>>>>>>> rich >>>>>>>> enough to buy it is either going to merge it or sell it for scrap. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> An unsigned letter to members of Congress from what sources tell V >>>>>>>>> is a group including multiple Hollywood biggies portends the worst >>>>>>>>> from the >>>>>>>>> deal: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://variety.com/2025/film/news/anonymous-filmmakers-netflix-wbd-open-letter-congress-1236600659/ >>>>>>>>> (link) >>>>>>>>> B >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> PGage, to M-D November, Dec 8th: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Precisely. Elizabeth Warren, and her crowd (And me) Would be >>>>>>>>> suspicious of both deals. 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