Paramount Goes Hostile With $108B Bid for Warner Bros.

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Ed Elson is joined by James Kynge, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House and co-host of China Decode, to break down China’s record trade surplus and what it means for the U.S. Then Jonathan Kanter, former Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, joins to analyze Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and how it stacks up against Netflix’s deal from an antitrust perspective. Check out our latest Prof G Markets newsletter Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram and X Follow Scott on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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