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Merger Meeting?: WBD’s David Zaslav & Paramount Global’s Bob Bakish Sit Down To Talk Possible Deal, “Preliminary” Says Source

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Deadline has confirmed that Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global have held talks on a possible merger. Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish and WBD boss David Zaslav sat down on December 19 at th…

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  1. Deadline

    Merger Meeting?: WBD’s David Zaslav & Paramount Global’s Bob Bakish Sit Down To Talk Possible Deal, “Preliminary” Says Source (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline has confirmed that Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global have held talks on a possible merger. Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish and WBD boss David Zaslav sat down on December 19 at th…

  2. CNN

    Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount CEOs discuss possible merger (opens CNN)

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    Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav met on Tuesday with Paramount Global Chief Executive Bob Bakish, and they broached a potential merger between the two companies, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

  3. Bloomberg

    Warner Bros. In Talks to Merge With Paramount Global, Axios Says (opens Bloomberg)

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    David Zaslav, chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., met with Bob Bakish, his counterpart at Paramount Global, on Tuesday in New York to discuss a possible merger, Axios reported.

  4. NBC News

    Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global in early merger talks (opens NBC News)

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    Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount CEO Bob Bakish are said to have met this week to discuss a possible deal.

  5. The Hollywood Reporter

    Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global Have Held Meeting to Discuss Possible Merger (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    WBD CEO David Zaslav and Paramount CEO Bob Bakish met in New York this week.

  6. Insider

    Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is laying plans for another merger that would rock Hollywood, but a deal with Paramount won't solve either company's woes (opens Insider)

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    Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav is in deal talks with Paramount, a pact that could kick off more media consolidation.

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