DOJ probes Netflix for potential anticompetitive leverage in $72B Warner Bros merger

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/doj-probes-netflix-power-over-233132671.html The Justice Department’s investigation of Netflix Inc.’s (NFLX) proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) includes scrutiny of the streaming giant’s behavior and whether it wields anticompetitive leverage over creators in negotiations for acquiring programming. The …

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Larry Ellison backstops $40.4B Paramount bid for Warner Bros. PSKY +4.3%, WBD +3.5%

Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oracles-larry-ellison-agrees-to-backstop-404-billion-in-financing-for-paramount-acquisition-of-warner-bros-145133265.html Shares in Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) spiked Monday after Larry Ellison, the centibillionaire founder and executive chairman of Oracle (ORCL), agreed to personally backstop $40.4 billion in equity financing for Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Paramount …

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