Communication Services News

Latest news and updates from the Communication Services sector.

22 days ago • ETF Trends

Don't Overlook the Potential of Communication Services ETFs

When the topic of sector tilts enters the conversation, one sector that might currently be flying under the radar is the communication services sector. Key Takeaways: The communication services sector has not had a breakout performance as of yet t...

about 2 months ago • 24/7 Wall Street

Concentration Risk High as Top Two Stocks Steer U.S. Communication Services ETF Performance

The communication services sector is a concentration bet dressed up as diversification.

3 months ago • defenseworld.net

GIBO (NASDAQ:GIBOW) vs. Xperi (NYSE:XPER) Financial Comparison

GIBO (NASDAQ: GIBOW - Get Free Report) and Xperi (NYSE: XPER - Get Free Report) are both services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, insti...

4 months ago • seekingalpha.com

Paramount Skydance: Be Careful What You Wish For, Mr. Ellison

Paramount Skydance is set for a transformative merger with Warner Brothers Discovery after Netflix exited the bidding. The merger offers franchise expansion and streaming scale, but risks include a $71B debt load and the uncertain health of Warner...

4 months ago • nytimes.com

Paramount Won Over Warner Bros. Now for the Regulators.

Global officials are expected to closely examine the $111 billion deal, which ties together two entertainment powerhouses, over potential competition issues.

4 months ago • deadline.com

Massive Merger Confirmed: Paramount And WBD Reveal Details Of $110 Billion Deal

It's official. For real this time. Warner Bros. Discovery is selling itself to Paramount for $31 a share in cash. The companies unveiled their formal agreement on Friday. WBD jilted previous partner Netflix yesterday after receiving a superior pro...

4 months ago • prnewswire.com

PARAMOUNT TO ACQUIRE WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY TO FORM NEXT-GENERATION GLOBAL MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY

The newly merged company will be well positioned to compete in the rapidly evolving entertainment industry where storytelling combined with world class technology expertise will be an important driver of value creation across the ecosystem and for...

4 months ago • barrons.com

Warner Bros. Says Paramount Is Open to Raising Offer and Restarts Talks

Warner said it had restarted negotiations after Paramount signaled it would be willing to raise its offer to $31 a share.

4 months ago • wsj.com

Warner Reopens Talks With Paramount After Sweetened Offer

The Warner Bros. Discovery board sets a seven-day window for Paramount to make its “best and final” takeover offer.

4 months ago • deadline.com

Warner Board Says Paramount Agreed To Raise Offer To $31 A Share Or More If Two Sides Engaged

As Paramount continued to lob offers for Warner Bros. Discovery, that continued to be rejected, all at $30 a share in cash, the big question from Wall Street to Hollywood has been why not raise the bid.

4 months ago • reuters.com

Warner Bros rejects Paramount's revised offer, but gives studio a week to negotiate better deal

Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance's latest $30-a-share hostile takeover bid, but is giving the Hollywood studio seven days to see if it can come up with a better deal to buy the owner of HBO Max and the "Harry Potter" franchise...

4 months ago • proactiveinvestors.com

Paramount Skydance enhances Warner Bros acquisition offer to compete with Netflix

Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) announced Tuesday that it has amended its $30 per share, all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A), adding new provisions designed to provide shareholders with addition...

4 months ago • prnewswire.com

Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Receipt of Further Amended Unsolicited Tender Offer from Paramount Skydance

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("Warner Bros.

4 months ago • invezz.com

Paramount sweetens deal further, but WBD may still reject it

Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ: PSKY) is in focus this morning after the company sweetened its deal “further” for Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) to woo its shareholders and bypass a resistant board.

4 months ago • marketwatch.com

Paramount still won't raise price for Warner Bros. bid but offers billions in ‘enhancements'

Paramount says it will pay more if its bid is accepted but doesn't close by year's end and will also cover Netflix's break-up fee.

4 months ago • reuters.com

Paramount adds sweeteners to Warner Bros bid

Paramount Skydance has enhanced its Warner Bros Discovery bid by offering extra cash for each quarter the deal fails to close beyond this year and agreeing to cover the breakup fee the HBO owner would owe Netflix if it walked away.

4 months ago • barrons.com

Paramount Spruces Up Its Bid for Warner Discovery. Why It Might Not Move the Needle.

The CBS owner is introducing a so-called ticking fee, but still offering $30 a share for all of Warner Discovery.

4 months ago • wsj.com

Paramount Sweetens Warner Offer

The media company, which is pursuing a hostile bid for Warner, also said it complied with Justice Department request for information about its proposed deal.

4 months ago • deadline.com

Paramount Sweetens Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount has  enhanced its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery with a $0.25 per share so called “ticking fee” payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31, 2026,. The move, it says, underscores “Para...

4 months ago • reuters.com

Paramount revises offer for Warner Bros with 25-cent ticking fee

Paramount said on Tuesday it has revised its $30 per share all-cash bid for Warner Bros Discovery with a 25 cents per share ticking fee for every quarter the transaction is not closed beyond December 31, 2026.

4 months ago • cnbc.com

Paramount sweetens WBD bid, but stops short of raising its per-share value

Paramount has added elements to its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

4 months ago • prnewswire.com

PARAMOUNT ENHANCES ITS SUPERIOR $30 PER SHARE ALL-CASH OFFER FOR WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY AND PROVIDES UPDATE ON REGULATORY PROGRESS

Paramount's $30 per share, all-cash offer provides superior value and greater regulatory certainty than Netflix's sliding scale merger consideration which, according to WBD's own preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC on February 9, ranges...

5 months ago • youtube.com

Netflix's Amended Offer Puts Pressure on Paramount | Bloomberg Tech 1/20/2026

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Netflix's amended, all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business.

6 months ago • prnewswire.com

PARAMOUNT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING SUPERIOR $30 PER SHARE ALL-CASH OFFER TO WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY SHAREHOLDERS

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") notes Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD") decision not to engage on Paramount's $30.00 per share, fully financed al...

6 months ago • feeds.benzinga.com

Warner Bros Chairman Defends Netflix Deal As Superior Over Paramount's Offer Despite Larry Ellison's Guarantee: 'He Didn't Raise The Price'

Mass media conglomerate WBD's Chairman Samuel DiPiazza reaffirmed the company's commitment to its merger agreement with Netflix.

6 months ago • businessinsider.com

David Ellison got some good news this week, despite Warner Bros. Discovery rejecting his latest bid

Warner Bros. Discovery turned down another offer from Paramount Skydance to buy all of its assets.

6 months ago • reuters.com

Warner Bros rejects Paramount bid again. Here's what's new.

Warner Bros Discovery said on Wednesday its board rejected a revised bid from Paramount Skydance, calling it a risky leveraged buyout that posed significant risks, and reaffirmed its support for Netflix's proposal to buy some of its assets.

6 months ago • reuters.com

Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid as risky leveraged buyout

Warner Bros Discovery's board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject.

6 months ago • wsj.com

Warner Discovery Rejects Paramount's Amended Hostile Bid

Warner told shareholders to back its existing deal with Netflix, saying the Paramount deal isn't ‘even comparable.'

6 months ago • nypost.com

Paramount Skydance sees flop debut of Versant stock as argument its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery beats Netflix

Some investors are beginning to worry that the same industry pressures leading to Versant's trading woes will plague the value of the Netflix bid.