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Paramount Lays Out Plans in its Warner Bros. Discovery Bid, including Cuts

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The fight over Warner Bros. Discovery continues and Paramount Skydance‘s David Ellison has laid out its plans to save $6 billion if it were to win the bidding. The purchase of WBD by Warner Bros. Discovery has kicked off new fears of massive job losses.

Paramount has stated it would look to cut “duplicative operations across all aspects of the business — specifically back office, finance, corporate, legal, technology, infrastructure and real estate.” It would also “shave” about 10% from program spending.

Ellison has stated he would look to release 30 movies a year from the combined Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., leaving them as stand-alone studios. Warner Bros. is planning on releasing 17 films this year and Paramount has stated it wants to double its output to 15 movies.

If the merger were to happen, the combined company would spend about $30 billion a year on programming. Walt Disney Co. has plans to spend about $24 billion this year to compare.

Netflix has currently won the bidding war offering $27.75 per share in cash for just Warner Bros. television, movie studios, HBO, and HBO Max. The cable channels would be spun off into a new company. Paramount has offered $30 a share for everything.

Any deal still needs to be approved by shareholders and pass regulatory hurdles.

(via LA Times)

Invincible Season 4 Gets an Official Trailer

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To save the universe, he really will need to be… [slam to title card]

Invincible is an adult animated superhero series that revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson, who’s just like every other guy his age — except his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man. But as Mark develops powers of his own, he discovers his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it seems.

Invincible Season 4 arrives March 18 on Prime Video!

Netflix revises its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery to All Cash

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Earlier this week, Netflix revised its bid for assets of Warner Bros. Discovery to an all cash offer. Netflix is offering $27.75 per share for “half” of WBD compared to Paramount Skydance‘s offer of $30 per share for all of WBD.

Netflix would purchase WBD’s movie studio and streaming assets while a new entity called Discovery Global would keep the channels.

Netflix had previously offered $23.25 a share in cash plus more in stock for a total of around $27.75 per share.

The next step is for a review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and then the deal will be put to a vote. Any deal would involve some major hurdles and would need to be approved by the US government, the current administration has close ties to Paramount’s owners and others involved in that bid, as well as European regulators.

Paramount has waged a hostile attempt to take over WBD after their offer was rejected by the board. They have gone to the shareholders to not only reject the Netflix offer but install a board of directors who will accept the Paramount offer.

Paramount’s offer is for $30 a share for all of the company and has stated that the channels have little to no equity value. Warner Bros. Discovery has recently revealed in an SEC Filing that CNN, one of the channels it owns, will collected $1.8 billion in revenue this year and is projected $2.2 billion by 2030. It has said that its overall network business will decline even though CNN will rise. U.S. networks other than CNN will bring in $9.9 billion in revenue in 2026 and projected to bring in $7.7 billion by 2030. “Profit” will fall from $3.8 billion to $1.9 billion from 2026 to 2030.

Paramount’s offer values the channels of WBD at $2.50 a share with 2.48 billion shares coming out to about $6.2 billion, about two to three years of profit based on the recent filing.

Paramount’s attempt to speed up its litigation against Warner Bros. Rejected

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A Delaware Chancery Court judge Morgant T. Zurn has denied Paramount‘s attempt speed up its litigation against Warner Bros. Discovery concerning its attempt to take over the company. The judge said that Paramount failed to identify any “irreparable harm.”

Paramount is suing to expedite some disclosure of information regarding the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery. They are looking for WBD to disclose how it has valued Global Networks.

Paramount and Netflix are currently fighting over WBD. Netflix, which has offered a total of $27.50 a share, would purchase just Warner Bros. Studios, HBO, and HBO Max, with the “broadcast” part of the company would be spun out and shareholders would likely receive shares in that new company. Paramount’s offer is an all-cash offer of $30 per share for all of WBD, it’s studios as well as the various networks it controls.

Paramount keeps emphasizing their $30 all-cash offer is superior to Netflix’s $23.25 cash plus $4.11 in shares (roughly $27.50) offer though consistently fails to mention that Paramount is purchasing the whole company compared to Netflix’s offer for “half.” In theory, current WBD share holders would receive shares for the new network focused company which is believe to be called something like Discovery when the company splits some time this year into two. Are the networks worth $2.50 a share more which with 2.48 billion share which “values” that part at about $6.2 billion? Before its merger with Warner Bros., Discovery Inc. in 2022 reported $10.67 billion in revenue and $34 billion in assets. Add in that the Warner Bros. also has TBS, TNT, truTV, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and TCM on top of Discovery’s channels that aren’t factored into that value, you can see how Paramount’s offer is likely far inferior.

In early December, Netflix won a bidding war that included Paramount Skydance and Comcast for Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount Goes Hostile Against Warner Bros. Looking to Elect its Own Board of Directors and Filing a Lawsuit

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Paramount Skydance through its website “Stronger Hollywood” is going all in with its hostile takeover for Warner Bros. Discovery. In early December, Netflix won a bidding war that included Paramount Skydance and Comcast for Warner Bros. Discovery.

In its latest press release, Paramount Skydance has said they have sent a letter to shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery calling their offer “superior, fully financed, all-cash.”

In the letter, Paramount says this process began “about four months ago” when they offered in private a “significant premium” to Warner Bros’ $12.54 a share price. They have now offered $30 all-cash offer for all of Warner Bros. Discovery while Netflix has offered $27.50, a mix of cash and stock.

Paramount is “committed to seeing (its) tender offer through” stating the deal will likely come down to a vote at the shareholder meeting.

Paramount has stated that it is nominating a slate of directors whose entire role will be to enter into a “transaction with Paramount,” stating its their “fiduciary duty.”

It also stated it is proposing an amendment to the bylaws to require shareholder approval for “any separation of Global Networks.” It was a plan of Warner Bros. Discovery to again split into two companies with one focused on its networks and the other studios and HBO. Netflix’s offer would purchase just the studios and HBO while Paramount is attempting to purchase the entire company. The split was to begin to take place in 2026.

Paramount keeps emphasizing their $30 all-cash offer is superior to Netflix’s $23.25 cash plus $4.11 in shares (roughly $27.50) offer though consistently fails that Paramount is purchasing the whole company compared to Netflix’s offer for “half.” In theory, current WBD share holders would receive shares for the new network focused company which is believe to be called something like Discovery. So, are the networks worth $2.50 a share more which with 2.48 billion share which “values” that part at about $6.2 billion? Before its merfer with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in 2022 reported $10.67 billion in revenue and $34 billion in assets. Add in that the Warner Bros. also has TBS, TNT, truTV, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and TCM on top of Discovery’s channels that aren’t factored into that value, you can see how Paramount’s offer is far inferior.

In their latest release, Paramount is also pushing that WBD hasn’t included disclosures as to how it valued Global Networks. They have therefore filed a lawsuit to get WBD to provide the information.

They’re urging WBD shareholders to “register their preference” for Paramount’s offer.

The Beauty gets its First Trailer

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FX‘s The Beauty. One shot makes you hot. Premieres January 21 on FX, Hulu and with Hulu on Disney+.

In FX’s The Beauty, when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways, FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) uncover a conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity. The investigation leads them directly into the crosshairs of “The Corporation” (Ashton Kutcher), who will stop at nothing to protect his trillion-dollar empire.

The Beauty is based on the comic series by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley. It was originally published by Image Comics debuting in August 2015 running for 30 issues which includes a one-shot. In 2025, a new volume was released as well as reprinting of the original series by Ignition Press.

Introducing The Beauty. Get a look before the January debut on FX

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In FX’s The Beauty, when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways, FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) uncover a conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity. The investigation leads them directly into the crosshairs of “The Corporation” (Ashton Kutcher), who will stop at nothing to protect his trillion-dollar empire.

The Beauty is based on the comic series by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley. It was originally published by Image Comics debuting in August 2015 running for 30 issues which includes a one-shot. In 2025, a new volume was released as well as reprinting of the original series by Ignition Press.

FX’s The Beauty. 1.21 on FX, Hulu, and Disney+.

Marvel Television’s Wonder Man gets its first Official Trailer

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He was born to play this role, but the spotlight reveals everything.

We’ve got the first trailer for Marvel Television‘s Wonder Man, which gives us a tease of a rather self-aware series that pokes fun of the superhero genre.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays the title character of Simon Williams who in the comics becomes Wonder Man. He’s no stranger to comic films, having play Black Manta in the Aquaman movies for DC and was Cal Abar in the Watchmen television series. Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor Slattery. That character debuted in Marvel Studio’s Iron Man 3 in 2013 and returned in multi Marvel projects like the All Hail the King one-shot and most recently in 2021’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Wonder Man, an 8-episode series, premieres January 27 at 6PM PT only on Disney+.

SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table to stream worldwide alongside Japanese TV broadcast

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Winner of the Excellence Award at the 18th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Awards and ranked #1 in the “New Works” category of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2024 (published by TAKARAJIMASHA), SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table will become available on select streaming services, alongside its Japanese television broadcast.

  • Worldwide: Netflix
  • North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, Indian subcontinent: Crunchyroll
  • CIS: Amediateka / Crunchyroll
  • Asia (Pan-Asian): iQIYI/MUSE (YouTube)
  • Asia (by Territory)
  • Korea: Aniplus/Laftel
  • Taiwan: Twitch / MOD&Hami Video / MyVideo / FriDay / 巴哈姆特動畫瘋 / LiTV&Ofiii / LineTV / catchplay / Renta! / CNS bbTV
  • Hong Kong: 巴哈姆特動畫瘋
  • Indonesia: Transvision / catchplay
  • Singapore: catchplay
  • Thailand: True Visions / Bilibili

This is a story from a certain twisted world.

Girls known as Players are thrown into games where death is always within reach.

Those who survive are rewarded with prize money, but no amount of preparation can guarantee survival.

This is how people live in this world.

There are those who exist for no other reason than to endure it.

Player Name: Yuki

Occupation: Professional death-game player.

Today, as always, she earns her living by playing death games to put food on the table.

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