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Warner Bros. shareholders. Discovery (WBD) finally have a stock of growth in your hands – for today, anyway.

In the middle of a Wall Street Journal Point out that Paramount Skydance is preparing an offer mainly in cash for Warner Bros. Discovery, WBD shares jumped almost 36%. The offer would be supported by the Ellison family. David Ellison, the son of the billionaire of Oracle Larry Ellison, recently bought Paramount Global to merge with his own Skydance company. The agreement concluded last month.

A spokesperson for Paramount Skydance refused to comment The Hollywood Reporter; A representative of Warner Bros. Discovery did not immediately refer to appeal.

At their peak, WBD actions exceeded $ 17 each. They opened less than $ 13.

It was a sacred week for the elder Ellison. Wednesday, the net value of Larry Ellison increased by around $ 100 billion. A huge leap in the value of Oracle allowed him to temporarily exceed Elon Musk for the title of the richest person in the world.

According to the WSJ report, the Skydance Paramount offer will be for the entire Warner Bros. Discovery. This is important, because David Zaslav is currently dividing his business into two entities, which he just said that yesterday should now close in April 2026. The plan in place is for Zaslav to execute “Warner Bros. Discovery +).

Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in April 2022 by a merger between Discovery, Inc. de Zaslav and WarnerMedia from At & T. The combination came with a huge debt load, a good part of which has since been reimbursed. The part of the lion of what remains will be transferred with the cable.

It is easy to see the regulatory obstacles that an attempt to combine Skydance Paramount and Discovery Bros. could cause. The good news for Ellison is that such a mega-deal would not force him to sell a distribution network; He has cbs, warner bros. Discovery only does streaming and cable transactions (and films, of course).