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Warner Board Backs Netflix’s $27.75-Per-Share All-Cash Bid for Studio and Streaming Assets

The deal now heads to regulatory review with a shareholder vote expected in the spring.

Overview

  • Netflix converted its bid to pay $27.75 per share entirely in cash for Warner’s studio and streaming business, replacing a cash‑plus‑stock structure.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery’s board unanimously approved the revised agreement and continues to question the credibility of Paramount’s financing.
  • Paramount Skydance is pushing a roughly $108 billion, whole‑company offer and is suing Warner in Delaware over the process.
  • Warner plans to spin off its cable channels, including CNN and TNT, into a separate company called Discovery Global for existing shareholders.
  • An extraordinary shareholder vote is anticipated in the spring, with Netflix citing committed financing and a simpler deal structure to speed approval.