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Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery hostile bid has a catch for cable networks
View original at finance.yahoo.comParamount Warner Bros. Discovery hostile bid has a catch for cable networks Verbal meme: Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the TV — "Succession" fans will recognize the latest turn in the Warner Bros…
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Just the cash elements of Paramount's offer should be enough to push the deal Paramount's way
80% confidenceWBD internally has valued the linear cable business at about $3 per share
80% confidenceParamount values the linear cable networks at just $1 per share
80% confidenceThere are significant synergies in the linear portfolio, and CBS is a crown jewel asset; all linear is not equivalent
80% confidenceBy putting the creative content engines of Paramount and Warner Bros. together, they can win in content and have an IP portfolio competitive with Disney
80% confidenceParamount can do more with linear cable assets than Netflix because of Paramount's news experience with CBS
80% confidence