Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Inside: The best art shows in SoCal this year; Golden Globes nominations; sitting down with the composer of "Marty Supreme.‍"  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT December 9, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment Paramount launches hostile $78-billion bid for Warner Bros., with backing from Trump's son-in-law Paramount said it offered $30 a share in the final hours of last week's auction. "We never heard back," says Paramount Chair David Ellison. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Paramount was poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. What went wrong? Tech mogul Larry Ellison made a bold move to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, but lost out to Netflix, setting the stage for a legal fight that could shape the future of Hollywood. Read More Trump says '60 Minutes' is 'worse' under new ownership following Marjorie Taylor Greene interview Trump attacked the CBS News program for the first time since Paramount was acquired by Skydance Partners. Read More ADVERTISEMENT The full list of 2026 Golden Globes nominations The Golden Globe Award nominations were announced Monday on CBS. Here's the full list of nominees. Read More Column: The Golden Globes' ethics are worse than ever, and no one seems to care The Golden Globes came back from the brink of scandal. But the awards' suspect ethics haven't really changed, our columnist writes. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now Golden Globe nominations give 'One Battle After Another' an early edge in the Oscar race Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" leads a wide-open field as the Golden Globes offer an early read on an unsettled Oscar season. Read More Cynthia Erivo makes history with second 'Wicked' Golden Globe nomination Cynthia Erivo, who stars as Elphaba in "Wicked" and its sequel, "Wicked: For Good," made history as the first Black woman nominated twice in her Golden Globes category. Read More 10 best art shows at SoCal museums in 2025, a year full of captivating moments From "Monuments" at MOCA to "Robert Therrien: This Is a Story" to "The Kingdom of Pylos," there was no shortage of captivating art at Southern California museums in 2025. Read More His electronica, a blend of past and future, gives 'Marty Supreme' its swagger Daniel Lopatin discusses the process of composing his synthesized score for Josh Safdies's "Marty Supreme," both evocative of '80s nostalgia and something new. Read More Characters are breaking the fourth wall to confront and galvanize audiences Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess Wohl, Jordan Tannahill, Douglas Lyons) to lend new immediacy to drama. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified. Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 9‌0245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com