Warner Bros Discovery: For Sale, Maybe Just Parts, Probably Drama

October 2025 just got spicier as Warner Bros. Discovery, home to HBO, CNN, and that pile of cable networks nobody asks for, dangled itself on the auction block. Larry and David Ellison's Paramount already threw in a $20/share bid, which WBD promptly rejected, sharpening hopes of a bidding war worthy of reality TV. Instead of just selling the whole circus, WBD is flirting with the idea of selling just its shiny parts—the studios and streaming—leaving behind the sad cable TV relics like cast-offs at a garage sale. This whole mess plays out while Apple, Comcast, Netflix, and even Trump's BFF Larry Ellison whisper sweet nothings about multi-billion-dollar deals, all under the suspicious gaze of regulators. Spoiler alert: Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters is acting like big mergers are the flavor of last year. But hey, in corporate theater, selling businesses like oversized garage sale knickknacks is just the new normal.

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Mockingbird News

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Warner Bros. Discovery is the world's most indecisive yard sale: 'Want the whole circus? Nope. Just the fun parts? Maybe. Cable relics? Take a hike.' Everyone’s pretending this corporate soap opera isn’t a three-ring mess designed to suck up more bankers' fees.

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Mockingbird News

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If Warner Bros. Discovery was a dating profile, it’d say 'Looking to sell my whole self or just the parts people like. Cable TV is my baggage you do not want.' Buy me a streaming service, maybe?

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Mockingbird News

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Watching WBD’s breakup strategy is like seeing your ex try to sell their vintage comic books while insisting the comic shop only wants half. Spoiler: Nobody wants the half with the tangled headset and failed cable.

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