↑ Warner Bros. Timothy Busfield Faces Arrest Warrant for Child Sex Abuse Charges Involving Boy Actor - Actor and director Timothy Busfield is facing two counts of sexual abuse involving a minor in New Mexico after an arrest warrant was issued on Friday. The investigation involves twin boys who were actors on the TV series “The Cleaning Lady”Warner Bros rejects takeover offer from Paramount, tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid - Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix. Warner’s leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramount’s overtures — and urged shareholders jParamount's new offer for Warner Bros is not sufficient, major investor says - Paramount Skydance's latest offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery still is not good enough for prominent shareholder Harris Oakmark, the investor told Reuters on Friday. Warner Bros' fifth largest shareholder, owning 96 million shares or aboLarry Ellison Agrees to Personally Guarantee Paramount Bid for Warner Bros. in Revised Offer - The company also agreed to raise its termination fee $5.8 billion to match Netflix, and extended the end date for the offer to Jan. 21.Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Says Paramount’s Hostile Bid For WBD Was “Entirely Expected”, Still “Super-Confident” About Closing Deal - Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery was “entirely expected,” but the exec said he remains “super-confident” in the streaming giant’s plan to close the deal. “Today’s move was entirely expectedParamount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - Paramount said Monday it is making a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, swooping in just days after Netflix announced a $83 billion deal to purchase a large part of the media giant.Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders would be offered $3Paramount’s Warners Bid Includes $24 Billion From Middle Eastern Funds, Backing From Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners - Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery includes funds from Middle Eastern investors, Jared Kushner and China.Netflix’s Biggest Wall Street Backer Downgrades It on Fear That Warner Deal Exposes Weakness to YouTube and TikTok Threat - Downgrading his rating on Netflix shares from "buy" to "hold," Pivotal Research Group analyst Jeff Wlodarczak says the megadeal reflects its concern that short-form is "is doing to streaming what streaming has done to traditional TV."“Watch Out, Netflix”: Overseas Analysts Weigh In On Complexities Of Streamer’s Mega-Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery - The combination of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is drawing the attention of analysts around the world – and there are several big question marks around the implications. François Godard, Media and Telecoms Analyst at Enders AnalREAD: Paramount Accuses Warner Bros of Rigging Sale Process for Netflix in Scathing Letter - Paramount warned the media giant that it appeared to have “abandoned the semblance" of a "fair" bidding process in pursuit of a predetermined outcome.