Durchgesickerte Audiodaten: David Zaslav, CEO von Warner Bros. Discovery, erzählt den Mitarbeitern, dass sich der Paramount-Deal „Schleudertrauma“ anfühlte

**From Business Insider’s James Faris:** 

Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO just pitched employees on its impending Paramount Skydance deal, after spending the last few months arguing against it in favor of the now-nixed Netflix deal.

David Zaslav told WBD staffers at a company town hall on Friday morning that he’s excited to join forces with Paramount.

„I think together, we can be a great company,“ Zaslav said on the call, a recording of which was obtained by Business Insider.

Zaslav acknowledged that the decision to switch from its Netflix deal to Paramount’s rival offer „all happened very quickly.“

„It feels a little whiplash-y,“ Zaslav said, adding that he and WBD’s board of directors are still „getting our bearings.“

[Read more takeaways from Friday‘ s WBD town-hall meeting. ](https://www.businessinsider.com/warner-bros-leaked-audio-town-hall-wbd-paramount-skydance-deal-2026-2?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=insider-entertainment-sub-post)

This is absolutely terrible for WB employees but hopefully enough of them have stock options that will fully vest.