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Paramount Pictures, under CEO David Ellison, launched a superior $108.4 billion all-cash hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), directly challenging Netflix's $72 billion equity deal.Paramount argues its offer is more likely to receive regulatory approval and close faster, unlike the Netflix deal which it claims could create a monopoly and lead to lengthy antitrust reviews.President Donald Trump also voiced concerns about the potential Netflix acquisition, stating he will "be involved in that decision" due to market share issues.
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