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Paramount launches guaranteed programmatic ad placements for live sports, debuting with Paramount 's UFC debut on January 24 (Bill Bradley/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/paramount-steps-up-its-game-with-programm…

Paramount Steps Up Its Game With Programmatic Ads in Premium Live Sports
Paramount takes a big swing with guaranteed placements in live moments.

Paramount says Larry Ellison "agreed to provide an irrevocable personal guarantee of $40.4B" for its WBD bid, after WBD's board raised concerns about the offer (Sara Salinas/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/22/wbd-bid-paramount-larry-ellison-b…

Paramount guarantees Larry Ellison backing in amended WBD bid
Paramount notably did not increase its bid on Monday, reiterating that it believes the deal is superior to Netflix's.

Congress leaves town until 2026
with no health care deal,
forcing premium hikes
Four Republicans teamed up with Democrats to require a vote to revive ACA funds in early 2026.
But Senate Republicans tell NBC News that bill is dead on arrival across the Capitol.

Congress leaves town until 2026 with no health care deal, forcing premium hikes
The Republican-led House and Senate adjourned Thursday until the new year with no solution on expiring health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, meaning insurance premiums for about 22 million Americans will rise next month.

NFL suspends Chargers LB Perryman two games https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47391841/nfl-suspends-chargers-lb-denzel-perryman-two-games

Chargers LB Denzel Perryman suspended 2 games following penalty for helmet-to-helmet hit https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/chargers-lb-denzel-perryman-suspended-2-games-following-penalty-for-helmettohelmet-hit

Filing: Paramount extends the deadline for WBD shareholders to vote on its $30-per-share offer to February 20 (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/paramount-extends-deadline-warner-bros-discovery-netflix-1236692082/

Paramount Extends Deadline For Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders To Back Hostile Bid
Paramount has extended the deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to throw their support behind the company’s hostile takeover bid. The initial deadline of Wednesday has now been pushed to February 20. Paramount CEO David Ellison, along with his senior exec team and financial backers, have been meeting with WBD investors in recent weeks in […]

A spate of unforced errors by Bari Weiss has kept scrutiny high on CBS News, as Paramount tries to acquire WBD and can ill afford negative attention (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-gaffes-paramount-w…

Bari Weiss' CBS News Gaffes Pile Up as Paramount Tries to Woo Warner
Bari Weiss continues to make unorthodox maneuvers at CBS News that undermine the news division. Could they hurt Paramount's quest to buy Warner?

Chargers' Denzel Perryman suspended 2 games after illegal hit vs. Cowboys https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911839/2025/12/22/denzel-perryman-suspended-chargers-health-safety-violations/

The secret to great NFL defense in this era? Having a premium nickel https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6978455/2026/01/21/the-secret-to-great-nfl-defense-in-this-era-having-a-premium-nickel/

WBD's board says it will "carefully review and consider" Paramount's revised offer, which includes a full backstop personally guaranteed by Larry Ellison (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bus…

Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Will “Carefully Review and Consider” Paramount’s Revised Offer
David Ellison submitted his revised tender offering, backed by his father Larry Ellison, Monday morning.