Warner Bros Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger, Vote Against Zaslav Pay Package
- David Zaslav, Entertainment, LIFESTYLE, Netflix, News, Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery
- April 23, 2026

As expected, Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders gave the green light to Paramount Skydance‘s $111 billion deal to acquire the media company — moving David Ellison one step closer to controlling a new Hollywood empire. But investors weren’t OK with the lavish golden parachutes that CEO David Zaslav and other WBD top brass are set to
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On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider examines the questions swirling around HBO as the storied brand braces for Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Casey Bloys and Co. are waiting on word of how the premium TV pioneer will operate under Paramount Skydance, if the $110 billion acquisition is completed. (Pictured:
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