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Paramount

also referred to as: paramount+

includes Paramount Pictures, Paramount Skydance Board

0 statements across 0 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 16, 2025 by Jordi Hays · said 23 times in 15 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jordi Hays (6), John Coogan (6)

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2026 17 mentions in 11 episodes 2 per episode
2025 6 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode

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Everything said about Paramount, oldest first

Aug 16, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Hays: Paramount deal roughly doubles UFC's $550M annual ESPN payout
“The fact that it's doing so as part of a deal that will essentially double the roughly five hundred and fifty million per year the UFC currently receives from ESPN likely only made that calculation easier.”
Jordi Hays Aug 16, 2025 ▶ 1:02:29 Weekly Recap: Sam vs. Elon, Cluely's Crazy Ad, UFC x Paramount, Apple's AI Robot
Aug 16, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Hays: UFC events will stream on Paramount+ starting in 2026
“So, beginning in 2026, all UFC events will stream on Paramount Plus with select events also airing on CBS.”
Jordi Hays Aug 16, 2025 ▶ 59:33 Weekly Recap: Sam vs. Elon, Cluely's Crazy Ad, UFC x Paramount, Apple's AI Robot
Dec 10, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hays: Paramount and Ellison offered over $100B for Warner Bros. Discovery
“Like yesterday, we saw that that Ellison and Paramount came in with over a hundred billion. Of course, that included the CNN, the TV assets, but even when you broke it out, it seemed like It was very clear that Ellison was willing to pay more money and make a …”
Jordi Hays Dec 10, 2025 ▶ 1:41 Paramount’s Deal Playbook, Trump Opens Nvidia’s China Door, Saudis Loosen Drinking Laws | Diet TBPN
Dec 10, 2025
Assertion Supported
Hays: Ellison submitted escalating Paramount bids starting at $19 per share
“There's actually been six offers put forward by Paramount. David Ellison is putting on a clinic of Just not taking no for an answer. Cause all the way back on September 14th, he offered 19 dollars a share, and 60% of that was cash. So 60% cash offer. Then Sept…”
Jordi Hays Dec 10, 2025 ▶ 6:01 Paramount’s Deal Playbook, Trump Opens Nvidia’s China Door, Saudis Loosen Drinking Laws | Diet TBPN
Dec 10, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hays: Paramount Launches Hostile All-Cash Takeover Bid for Warner Bros.
“The deal has gone hostile. Paramount Has launched a hostile bid to acquire Warner Brothers. That's an all cash offer.”
Jordi Hays Dec 10, 2025 ▶ 0:26 Paramount’s Deal Playbook, Trump Opens Nvidia’s China Door, Saudis Loosen Drinking Laws | Diet TBPN
Dec 11, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2028
Coogan: Netflix Will Ultimately Win Bidding War for Warner Bros. Discovery
“I feel like it's going to land with Netflix.”
John Coogan Dec 11, 2025 ▶ 16:33 Nvidia’s China Shift, Meta AI Drama, Paramount's Pitch | Diet TBPN
Jan 9, 2026
Assertion Supported
Hayes: Warner Bros. Rejects Paramount's $108.4B Hostile Bid
“Warner Brothers has rejected Paramount's latest 108.4 billion dollar hostile bid and remain committed.”
Jordi Hays Jan 9, 2026 ▶ 21:37 The Jamie Dimon Apple Card, Greenland Ideas, WB-Paramount, TBPN x Vanity Fair | Diet TBPN
Feb 18, 2026
Assertion Supported
Hays: Warner Bros. resumes talks with Paramount after two-month standoff
“He says this morning, Warner Brothers is going to resume talks with Paramount after two months of rejecting them, playing mind games.”
Jordi Hays Feb 18, 2026 ▶ 22:52 The Cournot Equation, Micron’s $200B Bet, Hollywood vs. Seedance 2.0 | Diet TBPN
Feb 20, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Netflix and Paramount launch competing mega-bids for Warner Bros.
“Netflix has bid 27 75 a share or 82.7 billion for Warner Brothers studio and streaming businesses, while Paramount has offered 30 dollars a share or one hundred and eight billion for the whole company.”
John Coogan Feb 20, 2026 ▶ 17:04 The SaaSpocalypse is Cancelled, WB Back in Play, Zuck Grilled in LA Trial | Diet TBPN
Feb 21, 2026 positive
Opinion
Coogan: Paramount-Warner Bros merger presents no legitimate antitrust issues
“I have no idea why there would be any antitrust worries here. The antitrust question is always that there's no antitrust with Paramount here and Warner Brothers.”
John Coogan Feb 21, 2026 ▶ 20:13 Datacenter Protests, Paramount WB Bid Clears Key Hurdle, The Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
Feb 27, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Warner Bros. declares Paramount's new acquisition offer is superior
“And the breaking news is that Warner Brothers says Paramount's new offer is superior.”
John Coogan Feb 27, 2026 ▶ 22:13 Nvidia Earnings, Paramount Emerges Victorious, Block Layoffs | Diet TBPN
Feb 27, 2026 bullish
Assertion Partly supported
Prediction markets give Paramount a 62% chance to acquire Warner Bros.
“When we started tracking this, Netflix was up at 50%, Paramount at 40%. Now, Paramount is starting to run away with it. They're at 62%, and Netflix is down at 33.”
John Coogan Feb 27, 2026 ▶ 22:26 Nvidia Earnings, Paramount Emerges Victorious, Block Layoffs | Diet TBPN
Mar 3, 2026
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Paramount Will Cover $2.8B Breakup Fee to Netflix
“So Paramount will be footing the 2.8 billion dollar breakup fee paid from Warner to Netflix.”
John Coogan Mar 3, 2026 ▶ 26:33 Anthropic v. DoW, Paramount wins WB, OpenAI raises $100B | Diet TBPN
Mar 3, 2026
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Paramount Raised WBD Bid From $19 to $31 Per Share
“So he came in with an offer of 19 dollars per share. Finally got it done at 31 a share.”
John Coogan Mar 3, 2026 ▶ 25:56 Anthropic v. DoW, Paramount wins WB, OpenAI raises $100B | Diet TBPN
Jul 13, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Paramount's Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is Hollywood's Largest Merger
“So the proposed deal was the, and is the largest merger in Hollywood history. It would combine two of the five major film distributors and give the resulting company control of roughly 27% of US film distribution and basic cable channels.”
John Coogan Jul 13, 2026 ▶ 17:55 Apple Sues OpenAI, Experts Sign Another AI Warning Letter, Paramount Threatens CA Exit
Jul 13, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
DOJ and International Regulators Have Cleared the Paramount-WBD Merger
“Worth noting that the Justice Department has already cleared the merger while China and other international regulators have raised no comparable, comparable objections thus far.”
John Coogan Jul 13, 2026 ▶ 19:21 Apple Sues OpenAI, Experts Sign Another AI Warning Letter, Paramount Threatens CA Exit
Jul 13, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Paramount Weighs California Exit After State Blocks $110B WBD Merger
“Paramount is weighing whether to shift major operations out of California after Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general, I always get that wrong, filed today to block its one hundred and ten billion dollar acquisition of Warner Brothers…”
John Coogan Jul 13, 2026 ▶ 16:41 Apple Sues OpenAI, Experts Sign Another AI Warning Letter, Paramount Threatens CA Exit
Aug 12, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Paramount faces seven million dollar daily ticking fee to WBD
“Beginning October first, the company will owe Warner Brothers Discovery shareholders a seven million dollar, seven million dollars per day ticking fee until the transaction closes.”
John Coogan Aug 12, 2026 ▶ 9:26 Nvidia’s $500B Compute Deal, Paramount Threatens CA Exit, Musk’s Shortcut to $1T Payday | Diet TBPN
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