The Feeding Frenzy Fueling Food Media M&A
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Why Unilever Gave Up Its Most Beloved Food Brands
My father spent 39 years at Nestlé, and infrequently described the meals enterprise as one of the…
Netflix’s Warner Bros. Bid Failed. What Should It Buy Now?
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Netflix Declines to Up Offer After WBD Chooses Paramount Bid [UPDATED]
UPDATE—6 p.m. ET: Netflix is out. Following Warner Bros. Discovery’s choice to name Paramount’s new merger bid…
The Netflix–WBD Sale Means Fewer Seats for Black Creatives and Culture
Netflix intends to buy Warner Bros. for $72 billion. The deal would give the world’s largest streamer…
Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré Denies WPP Deal Rumors
Havas CEO Yannick Bolloré on Monday shut down speculation that his company was exploring a deal with…
Warner Bros. Discovery Takes Lesson From HBO Max for New Company Names
After rebranding its HBO Max streamer as Max in 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery just lately reverted the…
Paramount Global-Skydance Media Merger Gets FCC Approval
High of the Ticker: Late Thursday, the Federal Communications Fee approved the long-planned merger between CBS Information’…