Paramount Loses Bid to Fast Track Warner Bros. Discovery Disclosures on Netflix Deal
The David Ellison-led company filed a lawsuit looking to force Warners into showing its work on how it determined Netflix's offer was better than its own.
Netflix, Inc. is an American over-the-top media services provider, headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, the company's primary business is its subscription-based streaming service, which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs including those produced in-house.
The David Ellison-led company filed a lawsuit looking to force Warners into showing its work on how it determined Netflix's offer was better than its own.
Paramount released a revised tender offer last month, with Larry Ellison agreeing to personally backstop the deal. WBD says the offer would be 'the largest LBO in history.'
Warner earlier recommended that shareholders reject Paramount’s $30-per-share bid for all of the company
Warner raised concerns about the credibility of Paramount’s “illusory” offer and its backing from the Ellison family.
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