WBD · Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
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Ellison went public with an op-ed and told analysts he's "highly confident" the Paramount-WBD deal will close, and framed the lawsuits as a trust issue rather than competition. That matters because a closed deal would immediately add scale to WBD's streaming and content footprint. Market action so far is muted and slightly negative; WBD is down about 1.1% and RSI sits near 67, so the market isn't pricing a foregone outcome. Legal risk from 12 states plus the Writers Guild keeps a real probability the deal slows or is blocked. Our take: we lean bullish. The CEO's vocal confidence raises the odds the merger crosses the finish line, but regulatory timing and litigation optics warrant caution, so conviction is high on the signal but not reckless.