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Warner Bros. Sale Could Net Zaslav $500M Amid Rejections

10/27/2025

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Warner Bros. Discovery could net CEO David Zaslav $500 million if a sale completes, with 21 million shares vesting.
Paramount has made multiple offers valuing Warner Bros. Discovery at $60 billion; three bids have been rejected.
Shareholders rejected David Zaslav's $51.9 million pay package in a vote.
The Writers Guild of America warns a merger could harm competition and creative freedom and will work with regulators to block any deal.

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Warner Bros. Discovery could net CEO David Zaslav $500 million if a sale completes, with 21 million shares vesting.
Paramount has made multiple offers valuing Warner Bros. Discovery at $60 billion; three bids have been rejected.
Shareholders rejected David Zaslav's $51.9 million pay package in a vote.
The Writers Guild of America warns a merger could harm competition and creative freedom and will work with regulators to block any deal.