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@Courtesy of Comcast\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

According to published reports, Comcast has hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as financial advisors in its pursuit of a potential takeover of Warner Bros. studio and streaming services. Last week, the CEOs of the two principals\u2014David Zaslav<\/a> of Warner Bros. Discovery and Brian Roberts<\/a> of Comcast, hunkered down to discuss their options.

Details about their conversations were not available, though Zaslav was quoted as saying that an \u201cactive process\u201d of negotiation is underway. \u00a0Mike Cavanagh<\/a>, the president of Comcast who will soon assume the role of CEO, was also quoted as saying that Comcast woul \u201clook at things that are trading in the space around our industry,\u201d suggesting he would be receptive to making a deal for WBD\u2019s studio and streaming services once its own cable network had completed its spinoff into Versant by the end of 2025. Also last week, CNBC\u2019s Alex Sherman reported that Warner Bros. Discovery would be announcing its future plans by Christmas.\u00a0

Meanwhile, Netflix is also making a bid for WBD\u2019s studio and streaming operations and has hired Moelis & Co. to evaluate its options, while Paramount has to date submitted three bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, which rejected the offers as too low (they ranged between $19 and $23.80 per share).<\/p>\r\n

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All this while Warner is still poised to split into Warner Bros. and Discovery Global by April of 2026. WBD is on the record as considering an alternative plan that would enable the merger while its Discovery Channel would be spun off to its shareholders..<\/p>\r\n

The Comcast bid for Warner Bros. would also need to navigate the challenges involved in obtaining regulatory approval from the Trump administration, but Cavanagh does not place a high priority on this factor.<\/p>\r\n

In a podcast interview with Charlie Rose on October 23, John Malone<\/a>, Warner\u2019s CEO emeritus, was quoted as saying that he believes Comcast shareholders \u201ccan have ownership in a company that combines Warner with Comcast, with NBCUniversal.\u201d But he doubted whether Brian Roberts would be able to have \u201ceffective, hard control\u201d of the merged company. \u201cI believe that if Brian is willing to reduce his level of control of the resulting combination, then I think a deal could be done and get through regulatory approval. But these are all fine-tuning things.\u201d

Check out other articles by Edward.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/ins>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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