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WBD board chair indicates WBD remains open to a Paramount acquisition, saying David Ellison "stepped up to the table" but "ultimately didn't raise the price" (Tony Maglio/The Hollywood Reporter)
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Warner Bros. Still Sounds Very Open to a Paramount Deal — at a Higher Price Tag
WBD board chair Samuel Di Piazza Jr. is doing his negotiating through the TV media.

Source: Paramount is expected to come back with a WBD offer above its previous $30 per share bid, seeking to outflank Netflix; Paramount has a Monday deadline (Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-d…

Paramount Expected to Raise Price of Warner Bros. Bid, Will Netflix Walk Away?
David Ellison's Paramount Skydance has a Monday deadline to submit its best and final offer for Warner Bros. Discovery -- and Paramount is expected to come back with an offer over its previous $30/share bid for WBD, angling to outflank Netflix to win the deal.

Paramount says it is "prepared to engage" with WBD on takeover talks during a seven-day negotiating window, but doesn't say whether it will raise its bid (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/param…

Paramount Skydance 'Prepared to Engage' With Warner Bros. Discovery on Takeover Talks
Will David Ellison move higher than Paramount Skydance's $30-per-share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery? The company didn't indicate that it is willing to up the price tag in its hostile takeover bid but said it was ready to start talks in a seven-day negotiating window opened by WBD.