02:00 PM EDT, 10/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ) Chief Executive David Ellison is in talks with private equity firms to explore a potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) that could cost over $60 billion, the New York Post reported Wednesday, citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Among the potential investors is Apollo Global Management ( APO ) , which appears most likely to support a potential deal, according to the report.

Blackstone (BX) has reviewed a possible financing role but is reportedly not interested in joining the bid at this time, the media outlet reported.

Paramount Skydance ( PSKY ), Apollo, Blackstone, and Warner Bros. Discovery ( WBD ) did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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