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Paramount squeezes out Netflix with Gulf-backed bid for Warner

Paramount Skydance's pursuit of Warner was supported by the Qatar Investment Authority, the Saudi Public Investment Fund and UAE's L'imad

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David Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance at U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address this week

A $111 billion Gulf-backed bid for Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have prevailed after streaming giant Netflix dropped out of the fight.

Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav said the $31-a-share offer from David Ellison’s Paramount...