WBD, Paramount merger talks: Why debt could be an issue Would create a lot of debt. Kind of doubt it will go through.
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The 2024 predictions thread
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From the last lines of what you just posted:
"For Warner Bros. Discovery, with its $43 billion in debt, and Paramount's $15 billion in debt, and the overlap in terms of business lines, it's going to be difficult, strategically and regulatorily, to get this through. But David Zaslav is nothing if not ambitious. He clearly doesn't think he's done yet in Hollywood. He wants more in Hollywood."
The bottom line here is that Paramount is in play. If WBD doesn’t do a deal, NBCUniversal is also reportedly interested (word is that’s the deal Shari wants, but it would require selling CBS separately, which a deal with WDB wouldn’t.
Might the Universal deal be more likely if that is what she wants?
it would require selling CBS separately, which a deal with WDB wouldn’t.
My head hurts. so TNT and other Turner nets will have another owner? how many is that in the last 10 years? Was this all part of the plan or did WBD quickly discover owning more tv networks is expensive?
WBD will own more stations. Zaslav will be the captain of a big ship.
Ah ok I read one of the sentences wrong in the article. How did cbs get in so much debt?
They re-merged with Viacom. But that is not as much as WBD has
Paramount+ is burning cash.
Paramount Lost *Only* $238 Million from Streaming in First Full Paramount+ with Showtime Quarter
Paramount Global executives now believe the company's streaming losses peaked in 2022, and will not reach a new height in 2023.
www.indiewire.com
Viacom Is Having A Midlife Crisis I din't think remerging with Viacom in 2019 was that smart for CBS. This article was written in 2015, when Viacom was standalone and going downhill.Paramount+ is burning cash.
Paramount Lost *Only* $238 Million from Streaming in First Full Paramount+ with Showtime Quarter
Paramount Global executives now believe the company's streaming losses peaked in 2022, and will not reach a new height in 2023.
Guarantee that everyone from the FCC to the DOJ to international regulators will look at this WBD/Paramount marriage under the microscope to find something else that might force them to give up valuable real estate.
the more realist option is WBD buys off a spun off of Paramount Global CBS Network, their TV stations, their shares of the CW (which is little at this point and most likely sold off to Nextstar to give them full ownership of the remaining 25 percent of shares that CBS & WBD owns combined) a few of the cable network all while the rest of Paramount Global merges into NBCUniversal via Comcast buy out with Paramount Pictures going to NBC Universal.
would combining WB and Paramount movie studios raise anti-trust concerns?
the movie and TV library? a portion of the NFL? they're already partners for March Madness
There’s also key sports entertainment to be considered, like AEW and WOW. The promotions is expected to have a few implications down the road.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see. WBD have been doing tax write offs lately so this could factor in as well but I do see the two spinning off assets or closing down unprofitable divisions to get into compliance with regulations.
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