US judge orders pause on Paramount–Warner Bros merger
Paramount risks $650m quarterly fees if merger delays extend beyond September, as per the merger agreement terms.
![If the merger moves forward, it would bring CBS News and CNN under one roof [File: Kylie Cooper/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-12-22T211528Z_1863318890_RC2VLIABNM0W_RTRMADP_3_PARAMOUNT-CBS-SIXTYMINUTES-1773758258.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Jamal Rayyan, the first face of Al Jazeera, dies at 73
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network’s first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
![Jamal Rayyan was a presenter at Al Jazeera for nearly three decades [Al Jazeera Mubasher]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-15-at-14.52.19-1773586344.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Netflix stock surges as it walks away from Warner Bros deal
Netflix declined to raise its proposal to match a higher one from Paramount for Warner Bros.
![Investors have until Jan. 21 to accept Paramount's offer [File: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-07T200423Z_1955202342_RC2JWIA4JAIY_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DISCOVERY-M-A-VERSANT-1767901114.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Warner Bros gets new offer from Paramount but still recommends Netflix bid
If Warner’s board changes course and deems Paramount’s latest offer superior, Netflix will be able to revise its bid.
![Paramount has said the board "never meaningfully engaged" with its offers [Adam Gray/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-17T181656Z_290930714_RC2TNJAJGP22_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DIS-M-A-PARAMOUNT-SKYDAN-1771359118.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
FCC reject claims of censorship, announces probe into US show The View
Federal Communications Commission faces backlash after comedian Stephen Colbert blamed its rules for scuttled interview.
Warner Bros rejects latest Paramount bid but open to ‘best and final’ offer
The Warner Bros Discovery board says it remains committed to the Netflix deal.
Paramount expands offer for Warner Bros amid hostile takeover bid
The Ellison-backed US media giant offered a so-called ticking fee for each month the deal fails to close.
![Paramount Skydance also offered to cover the termination fee if Warner Bros. Discovery walks away from the Netflix deal [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-01-22T131001Z_264531435_RC2I0JAF57S4_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DISCOVERY-M-A-PARAMOUNT-SKYDAN-1770741666.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
US FCC notice to broadcasters prompts concerns on curtailing free speech
Critics say such actions and increasing corporate ownership of media is causing a backsliding in US media freedom.
CBS News’ Bari Weiss unveils new strategy amid backlash, viewership lags
The network is set lean into podcasters bringing on more controversial conservative leaning voices.
![The changes to CBS comes as parent company Paramount Skydance continues with a series of hostile takeover bids to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of CNN [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-27T132028Z_183358991_RC2ZZT9VDGMP_RTRMADP_3_MEDIA-CBS-1769538848.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Paramount Skydance extends Warner Bros takeover bid offer
The Ellison-owned media giant will now give investors until February 20 to consider its bid.
![Paramount Skydance has repeatedly pursued a hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery as its deal with Netflix looms [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-22T131001Z_264531435_RC2I0JAF57S4_RTRMADP_3_WARNER-BROS-DISCOVERY-M-A-PARAMOUNT-SKYDAN-1769110402.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Netflix switches its Warner Bros offer to all-cash deal to quell Paramount
The switch in its offer comes as Paramount Skydance has campaigned that its bid is superior to Netflix’s.
![The Netflix CEO said the all-cash deal with expedite the timeline for a stockholder vote [File: Daniel Cole/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-17T014724Z_1688721972_RC2DCIAEVINQ_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-BONDS-1768930362.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
