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Paramount Purchase Of Warner Bros. Discovery Stirs Angst At CNN – Again
Just hours after Netflix ceded the fight for Warner Bros. to Paramount, CNN ‘s CEO Mark Thompson tried to alleviate anxieties over the pending new owners in a staff memo: “Despite all the speculation ...

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CNN Staffers Fear Warner Bros.-Paramount Deal Will Hurt Their Journalism and Network’s Financial Health
What happens to CNN if Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery?
Netflix shockingly bows out, leaving Paramount as the apparent Warner Bros. winner
Paramount emerged as the victor in the months-long battle for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix backed out of the bidding war on Thursday, leaving Paramount poised to acquire Warner’s vast media em...

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Paramount to buy Warner Bros Discovery in $110 billion deal as Netflix bows out of race
Warner Bros signs $110 billion deal with Paramount, its executive discloses in townhall
Warner Bros. Discovery Finds Paramount's Latest Bid 'Superior' to Netflix
If this new bid is approved, Paramount would not only pay $31 per share in cash, but it'd also be on the hook for a $2.8 billion termination fee that WBD would owe Netflix for backing out of their agr...

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Paramount Skydance wins Warner Bros; Netflix walks away and its shares jump
Warner Bros. Discovery Deems Paramount’s $111 Billion Bid ‘Superior’

For CNN, a Change in Ownership Means a Suddenly Uncertain Future

Paramount’s apparent victory over Netflix in securing Warner Bros. Discovery has led to concerns within the CNN newsroom about editorial independence.

What does the Paramount-WBD merger mean for CNN?

Viewers and readers of CNN might be wondering the same thing that CNN employees are asking right now: What will Paramount’s ownership mean?

'Shaken' CNN staffers say they fear what Paramount takeover would mean for newsroom

CNN employees reacted with alarm after Netflix abruptly pulled out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively clearing the way for a takeover of the 24/7 cable channel by Paramount Skydance,