Pull to refresh
Logo
Daily Brief
Following Why Ranks Sign Up
David Ellison

David Ellison

American executive and film producer

Appears in 4 stories

Born: 1983 (age 43 years), Santa Clara County, CA
Spouse: Sandra Lynn Modic (m. 2011)
Production companies: Skydance Media, Paramount Skydance, and Skydance Animation
Parents: Larry Ellison and Barbara Boothe
Education: University of Southern California and Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton

Notable Quotes

“We believe our offer will create a stronger Hollywood… in the best interests of the creative community, consumers and the movie theater industry.”([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/347540ae7a4f83fced833fe882f25680))

Stories

The CBS News kill switch

Rule Changes

Overseeing CBS News restructuring after merger completion

Three hours before airtime on December 22, CBS News killed a 60 Minutes investigation into Venezuelan migrants tortured in an El Salvador prison after Trump deportations. The segment had passed five screenings, legal review, and standards checks. New editor-in-chief Bari Weiss—appointed two months earlier when Paramount Skydance bought her media company for $150 million—demanded the piece include Trump administration comment or an interview with hardline advisor Stephen Miller. When the White House refused, she spiked it.

Updated 14 hours ago

Paramount Skydance’s $108 billion hostile bid ignites a fight for Warner Bros. Discovery

Money Moves

Leading hostile tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery

In late 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) put itself in play, drawing bids from Netflix, Paramount Skydance, and Comcast in a rare open bidding war over a century-old Hollywood studio. On December 5, 2025, WBD's board took Netflix's $72 billion cash-and-stock offer for its studios and streaming arm (HBO, DC, and Warner Bros. film and TV operations), excluding CNN and the cable networks.

Updated 6 days ago

Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid for Warner Bros. rewrites the streaming wars

Money Moves

Escalating hostile takeover attempts through litigation and board challenges; extended tender deadline to February 20

On December 5, 2025, Netflix announced a definitive deal to acquire Warner Bros.' film and television studios and streaming businesses, including HBO and HBO Max, valued at $72 billion in equity and $82.7 billion including debt. On January 20, 2026, the parties amended to an all-cash structure at $27.75 per share, with a shareholder vote expected by April 2026.

Updated 6 days ago

Netflix’s $72 billion bid for Warner Bros. reshapes the streaming power map

Money Moves

Driving hostile $30/share tender offer to acquire all of WBD and supplant Netflix deal

After Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced their $72 billion equity-value agreement on December 5, the transaction quickly became a live bidding contest and a regulatory test case. On December 8, Paramount Skydance launched an unsolicited all-cash tender offer at $30 per share to derail the Netflix deal and keep WBD intact, including networks slated for its Discovery Global spin-off. Within days, Netflix began a coordinated shareholder push backing its signed merger agreement and emphasizing regulatory execution, while WBD prepared formal filings to respond to the tender offer.

Updated 7 days ago