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Paramount pushes $30-per-share tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount has launched a **$30-per-share tender offer** for Warner Bros. Discovery, positioning a potential mega‑merger that could significantly reshape global studio market power and streaming competition. Analysts highlight that such a deal would accelerate consolidation and alter content economics across film, TV, and direct‑to‑consumer platforms worldwide.
Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition proposal faces scrutiny amid rival bids
Netflix previously announced a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s **streaming and studios division** (including Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO, HBO Max, and DC) in a joint cash‑stock offer valuing the unit at about **$72 billion in equity and $82.7 billion in enterprise value**. The proposal has drawn unfavorable industry reaction due to concerns about market concentration, while a rival all‑cash takeover bid for the entire WBD from Paramount Skydance, valuing the company at about **$108.4 billion**, has intensified strategic uncertainty.
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global jointly reject unsolicited takeover offer
Major U.S. media firms **Warner Bros. Discovery** and **Paramount Global** have jointly rejected an unsolicited takeover approach, according to recent reporting summarized by Unusual Whales. The move signals that both companies prefer to pursue their own strategic paths and combinations rather than accept the unidentified bidder’s proposal, keeping the broader media M&A landscape fluid.
BYD invests in European studio Mediawan, signaling new capital flows into content
Chinese electric vehicle giant **BYD** has taken an investment stake in European studio **Mediawan**, marking a notable entry of industrial capital into premium content ownership. The deal is viewed as a signal that non‑traditional players from manufacturing and tech are increasingly seeking influence in global film and TV production and IP portfolios.
STX Entertainment to be recapitalised under Crown Productions
Independent studio **STX Entertainment** is set to be recapitalised under **Crown Productions**, in a restructuring that underscores how alternative and insurance‑linked financing are becoming key to studio survival. Observers say the move highlights the pressure mid‑tier studios face in a market dominated by streaming giants and large conglomerates.
Fox Entertainment launches Fox Creator Studios to focus on creator-led IP
**Fox Entertainment** has launched **Fox Creator Studios**, a new initiative aimed at developing creator‑led intellectual property and platform‑agnostic franchises. The strategy reflects a broader shift by legacy broadcasters toward partnering directly with digital creators and building content that can move fluidly across TV, streaming, and social platforms.
Middle East expands role as content finance hub with new Abu Dhabi creator fund
**Guggenheim Brothers Media** and **EIH** have launched a **$50–75 million creator fund in Abu Dhabi**, further cementing the Middle East’s ambition to be a global hub for entertainment financing. The fund will back creator‑driven projects and is part of a wider pattern of regional investment in film, TV, and digital media infrastructure.
MoviePass returns with Mogul, a Web3-based entertainment prediction platform
MoviePass co‑founder **Stacy Spikes** has relaunched the brand with **Mogul**, a Web3‑based predictions market focused on entertainment. After buying back MoviePass in 2021 and returning it to profitability by 2024, Spikes secured **$9 million in Series A funding** and a **$100 million token commitment** to pivot the company from ticket subscriptions to gamified speculation on Hollywood outcomes.
AI-first studios and microdrama ‘gold rush’ among key 2026 entertainment trends
Research firm **MIDiA** forecasts that **AI‑first movie studios**, a **microdrama gold rush**, and the re‑localisation of social media will be major themes shaping entertainment in 2026. Its upcoming predictions report also points to renewed use of “rate limiters” in music streaming and evolving strategies around catalogue acquisitions as investors search for new growth.
Singapore moves to tighten merger control rules for media and entertainment sector
Singapore’s draft **Info‑Communications Media Development Authority (Amendment) Bill** proposes a stricter approval regime for mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations in the infocomm and media sectors. The reforms aim to give regulators greater power to review deals that could affect competition or national interests, with implications for global media and streaming companies operating in the market.
Hilary Duff teases new single ahead of February album release
Hilary Duff has teased a **“spicy” new single** ahead of the release of her forthcoming album scheduled for February, according to Australian outlet 91.7 The Wave’s entertainment news feed. The track is billed as a more mature pop direction and is being used to build anticipation for what will be Duff’s latest major music project in several years.