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Paramount Raises Warner Bros. Discovery Bid to $31, Potentially Topping Netflix Offer

Sourced from 4 publications

•Paramount increased its takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 per share, up from what PBS NewsHour reported was a previous $30 offer.
•Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount's revised proposal could constitute a 'superior proposal' compared to its current deal with Netflix.
•Warner Bros. Discovery's board continues to recommend Netflix's bid while it reviews Paramount's latest offer.
•If the board deems Paramount's offer superior, Netflix would have the opportunity to submit a revised bid.
•The competing proposals could trigger a broader bidding war for control of the major media conglomerate.

Sources

Paramount has raised its takeover offer to $31 per share, Warner Bros. says

PBS NewsHour

WBD says Paramount’s new, higher offer could be “superior” to Netflix's

Ars Technica

Warner Bros gets new offer from Paramount but still recommends Netflix bid

Al Jazeera

Paramount Raises Its Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

New York Times

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