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Netflix Offers All-Cash Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Amid Rivalry

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Netflix has revised its acquisition proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), now offering $27.75 per share entirely in cash, abandoning its previous mixed offer of cash and stock. This strategic shift comes as a response to Paramount's hostile takeover bid for WBD, which has prompted Netflix to simplify its transaction structure and enhance certainty for WBD shareholders. The new deal aims to accelerate the shareholder vote on the acquisition and is expected to create a separate publicly traded company for Warner Bros. and HBO. Paramount has also adjusted its offer to be all cash, emphasizing the competitive landscape in the entertainment industry.

Key Details: • Netflix's new offer is $27.75 per share for WBD. • Paramount's competing offer is now also entirely in cash at $30 per share. • The transaction will be financed through available cash and credit lines. • WBD plans to split into two entities: Warner Bros. and Discovery Global.

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