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Paramount Skydance made a hostile takeover bid for the company on Monday, days after Warner Bros. Discovery reached an agreement with Netflix, offering $30 per share in cash. Warner Bros. is valued in the offer. at $108.4 billion, debt included.

Netflix’s offer of $27.75 in cash and stock, with an enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion including debt, is comparable to the bid. Warner Bros. as a whole is included in Paramount’s offer. Netflix, on the other hand, is solely focused on the streaming industry, HBO, and Hollywood studios.

 

David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount, has highlighted the positive relationship between his family and President Donald Trump. According to financing terms released on Monday, Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, is taking part in the Paramount bid through his Affinity Partners.

Trump stated that he would participate in the Warner Bros. approval process. Sale claimed he hasn’t spoken to Kushner about the subject. Warner Bros. Investors “deserve a chance to think about our superior all-cash.”

The conflict began several months ago when Paramount, the parent company of CBS, MTV, and other media companies, made several bids for Warner Bros. Netflix and Comcast Corp. were among the companies that submitted multiple rounds of bids after the company decided to put itself up for sale in October. Warner Bros. makes it difficult to compare the two offers, despite Paramount’s claim that its $30-per-share offer is higher than Netflix’s. intends to split off cable networks like the Discovery Channel, CNN, and TNT.

Warner Bros. would sell those networks before the proposed merger. Paramount Chief Operating Officer Andrew Gordon informed investors that the spinoff is worth $1 per share for Warner investors. Each Warner Bros. cable channel is worth $4. share, increasing Netflix’s bid. Additionally, Paramount stated that its offer gives Warner Bros. $18 billion more for shareholders.