Paramount Goes Hostile in Fight for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Goes Hostile in Fight for Warner Bros. Discovery  
Podcast: WSJ What’s News
Published On: Mon Dec 08 2025
Description: P.M. Edition for Dec. 8. Paramount has launched a nearly $78 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, going directly to shareholders just a few days after Warner agreed to a $72 billion Netflix deal. Plus, the Trump administration announces a $12 billion bailout for struggling U.S. farmers grappling with the effects of the president’s tariffs. And pharmaceutical companies are shaking up the drug industry, selling some medicines directly to patients. WSJ reporter Peter Loftus joins to discuss the winners and losers from the shift. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices