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David Zaslav, former Warner Bros.-Discovery CEO, has gone "off the grid" after receiving over $606 million from the sale of Warner Bros.-Discovery to Paramount in a $111 billion deal. Sources say he is currently on an undisclosed vacation and will not be present at this weekend’s Skydance party celebrating the merger. Industry observers speculate about his next career move, with rumors suggesting he might work again with John Malone, his former mentor who advised him during his time at Warner Bros.-Discovery.
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David Zaslav, the outgoing president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has gone "off the grid" following the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Zaslav informed colleagues via email that he would be unreachable for a while after cashing in on his share of the sale worth over $606 million. The exec's departure comes shortly after David Ellison, CEO of Skydance, addressed the press looking "exhausted." Industry insiders speculate about Zaslav’s future plans, including potential collaborations with his former mentor, John Malone.
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David Zaslav has ridden off into the sunset — proverbially, sources tell us — after raking in more than $606 million on the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger.
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sources → ride → merger
“He’s on vacation, out of town now,” said an insider of the outgoing president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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insider → ’ → Discovery
“He’s definitely off the grid for a little while.”
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He → ’ → while
The exec’s vacay comes as Paramount completed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, and an “exhausted”-looking David Ellison addressed the press and Wall Street on Tuesday as Skydance CEO.
Sources also told us that on Wednesday, Zaslav blasted out an email to friends and colleagues informing them of his new contact info.
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Zaslav → come → info
(We can only imagine a message giving Zaslav’s gmail address and saying, “For urgent matters, please contact David Ellison at…”)
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We → imagine → Ellison
We hear there’s a Skydance party celebrating the merger this weekend.
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We → hear → merger
Industry watchers are wondering what the vacationing Zaslav’s next move might be when he returns to the grid.
uncertain
he → wonder → grid
The talk around town is that the tycoon could work again with his former mentor, John Malone, the cable pioneer who Zaslav reportedly still texts daily.
uncertain
Zaslav → work → who
Malone has said he advised Zaslav on the Warner boss’ eye-popping $51.9 million pay package at the studio in 2024, as well as Zaslav’s broadcast negotiations with the NBA.
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he → say → NBA
And while Zaslav relocated to LA from NYC to run WBD and snapped up the famed estate Woodland — the onetime playpen of late Paramount studio boss Robert Evans — insiders insist that Zaslav has no plans to sell the historic home.
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Zaslav → relocate → home
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