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As Paramount circles Warners, David Zaslav has been telling friends that he’ll only sell on his terms, and that the looming offer from the world's richest man will be too low. But with the presumed blessing of Donald Trump, there’s not much stopping a deal Zaz can’t refuse.
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David Ellison’s interest in purchasing Warner Bros. Discovery is now Wall Street Journal official, though the WIH community has known this for weeks. Kim Masters reported in early August that Ellison’s next target would be WBD, and I then noted that David would likely go for the whole company, including the CrapCo cable networks, not just the studio and HBO Max side.
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