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Parrot Analytics M&A Cheat Sheets

18 January, 2024

With investment bankers restless for a more aggressive dealmaking market in 2024, Parrot Analytics has compiled a look at four potential media and entertainment mega-mergers on the horizon.

Financial, regulatory and human ego factors will of course take center stage as industry consolidation ramps up. 

This analysis focuses on what each company brings to the table from a content demand perspective, with both US and global audiences:

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The four matchups, in no particular order, are:

  • Warner Bros. Discovery & Paramount Global
  • NBCUniversal & Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Netflix & Paramount Global
  • Paramount Global & NBCUniversal 

This is intended to serve as a reference point as deal news breaks over the coming months. Raw data of each chart in the attachment can be provided upon request.



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