Paramount Skydance ‘Prepared to Engage’ With Warner Bros. Discovery on Takeover Talks, but Doesn’t Indicate Whether It Will Raise Price of Its Hostile Bid

Will David Ellison move higher than Paramount Skydance’s current $30-per-share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery? The company didn’t indicate that it is willing to increase the price tag for its hostile takeover bid but said it was ready to start M&A talks in the seven-day negotiating window opened by WBD. “Although the [Warner Bros. Discovery] […] Home Film News Feb 17, 2026 12:20pm PT Paramount Skydance ‘Prepared to Engage’ With Warner Bros. Discovery on Takeover Talks, but Doesn’t Indicate Whether It Will Raise Price of Its Hostile Bid By Todd Spangler Plus Icon Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor xpangler Latest Paramount Skydance ‘Prepared to Engage’ With Warner Bros. Discovery on Takeover Talks, but Doesn’t Indicate Whether It Will Raise Price of Its Hostile Bid 5 minutes ago CBS Denies Forcing Stephen Colbert to Not Air Interview With Democratic Candidate, Says It Provided ‘Legal Guidance’ About FCC Equal-Time Rule 35 minutes ago CBS ‘Censorship’ of Stephen Colbert Slammed by Democratic FCC Commissioner as Latest ‘Corporate Capitulation’ to Trump Administration 2 hours ago See All REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo - RTSHTEV Will David Ellison move higher than Paramount Skydance‘s current $30-per-share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery? The company didn’t indicate that it is willing to increase the price tag for its hostile takeover bid but said it was ready to start M&A talks in the seven-day negotiating window opened by WBD. “Although the [Warner Bros. Discovery] Board’s actions are unusual, Paramount is nonetheless prepared to engage in good faith and constructive discussions,” the Ellison-led company said Tuesday. Related Stories Anderson Cooper Set to Exit CBS News’ ‘60 Minutes’