{"id":913537,"date":"2026-04-23T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/913537\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:43:29","slug":"warner-bros-investors-back-us110-billion-merger-with-paramount-skydance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/913537\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros investors back US$110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Warner Bros Discovery shareholders on \u2060Thursday backed the company\u2019s proposed US$110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, but cast an advisory vote against executive compensation plans tied to the deal.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Under the pay packages proposed to executives, CEO David Zaslav could receive \u200cup to US$887 million if the sale is completed.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Attention now turns to regulatory authorities, with both Washington and London expected to examine the merger\u2019s impact on competition.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The US Department of Justice sent subpoenas in late March seeking information on how the merger would affect studio output, content rights, streaming competition and \u2060cinemas.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Paramount triumphed over Netflix in a months-long bidding war, sealing the Warner Bros \u200cdeal and cementing chief executive David Ellison as a powerful force in the rapidly contracting entertainment landscape.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 16. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c2bd4ee6-0395-4080-9489-a158e53c5b0a_ad26305e.jpg\" title=\"David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 16. Photo: Reuters\"\/>David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks during the Paramount Pictures presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 16. 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