Paramount executives stressed that once merged with Warner Bros. Discovery, the company combined has no plans to unload any legacy cable networks.

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Paramount agreed to acquire WBD for $110 billion, or $31 per share, after Netflix chose not to increase its bid

With Netflix out of the picture, a Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery deal may have fewer obstacles to regulatory approval.

Experts warned TheWrap that the $110 billion deal for Paramount to buy Warner Bros. is likely to face a legal challenge.

Paramount Skydance increased its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) from $30 per share to $31 per share, WBD said today. Amid a competing offer from Netflix for WBD’s movie studios and streaming businesses, WBD said that Paramount’s new bid “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘Company Superior Proposal.’”

The companies also began outlining their vision following the merger, including producing a minimum of 30 theatrically released films per year, or 15 for each studio.

The Writer's Guild (WGA) has come out against a potential merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount after Netflix dropped from the months-long bidding war, The Wrap has learned. "The combination is different but the outcome is the same: the proposed Paramount-Warner merger would consolidate control of two major film and television studios and streaming services,