Warner Bros. Discovery Stock News

Paramount Skydance has the inside track to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, according to well-placed media executives — and it's all about a cable network that has a troubled relationship with Donald Trump.

As Bill Maher rather wryly told his audience Friday night while wrapping his last show of the fall, by the time Real Time with Bill Maher returns to HBO in late January, he and his staff will have yet another new owner. That's if the new owner still wants Maher, a heterodox political satirist with a gift for enraging both sides of the aisle.

Paramount Skydance , Comcast and Netflix are bidding to buy Warner Bros Discovery , Reuters reported on Thursday, but each company's bid faces its own political and regulatory risks.

A bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is brewing between Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix.

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA, XETRA:CTP2), and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, XETRA:NFC) have submitted nonbinding bids to acquire all or parts of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A), according to people familiar with the matter. Paramount is seeking to acquire the entire company, including cable networks such as CNN, TBS, and HBO Max/Discovery+, al...

Paramount Skydance made another offer for Warner Bros. Discovery this week, while Netflix and Comcast bid on the company's studios and streaming assets, according to people familiar with the matter.

The US stock market is on edge today as investors focus on Thursday's crash following the strong Nvidia earnings. Futures tied to the Dow Jones rose by 0.40%, while those linked to the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices barely moved.

Of the three bidders, only Paramount is pursuing all of Warner Discovery, including cable channels.