<p>派拉蒙的亿万富翁老板与文化大臣进行了会谈，游说反对 Netflix 以 830 亿美元（620 亿英镑）收购华纳兄弟。</p>
<p>甲骨文创始人拉里·埃里森的儿子大卫·埃里森于周四前往伦敦，与丽莎·南迪会面，作为一项更广泛的魅力攻势的一部分，旨在击败 Netflix 在日益激烈的收购战中的竞争。</p>
<p>派拉蒙试图说服股东支持其每股 30 美元的收购报价，并鼓励监管机构阻止 Netflix 的竞争性报价，该报价在去年年底被华纳兄弟接受。</p>
<p>华纳兄弟一再拒绝派拉蒙的接触，坚称上个月与 Netflix 达成的 830 亿美元交易仍然更具优势。</p>
<p>派拉蒙的活动集中在合并 Netflix 和华纳兄弟将对流媒体市场的主导地位造成重大竞争担忧的论点上。</p>
<p>华纳兄弟拥有 Discovery+，该平台包含 TNT 体育和 HBO Max，这是一个计划于 3 月在英国推出的主要美国流媒体服务。</p>
<p>高管们还强调了该交易对电影院的影响，担心 Netflix 可能会减少发行院线电影的数量。</p>
<p>除了与南迪女士的会面，派拉蒙还与竞争与市场管理局和监管机构 Ofcom 的官员进行了会谈。</p>
<p>埃里森先生还会见了担心 Netflix 会削减华纳兄弟院线投资的影院高管。</p>
<p>一位接近派拉蒙的消息人士表示，这些会议旨在建立关系，因为埃里森家族去年以 80 亿美元的交易控制了这家美国制片厂。</p>
<p>派拉蒙拥有第五频道，同时还在英国制作了多部重要影片，包括《碟中谍》系列的最新一部。</p>
<p>计划收购华纳兄弟将标志着好莱坞的重大重塑，因为传统制片厂寻求扩大规模以在竞争激烈的流媒体时代中立足。</p>
<p>任何交易在英国也将产生重大影响，华纳兄弟在这里雇佣了约 4000 人。近年来，该公司在沃特福德附近的利夫斯登制片厂制作了一系列大片，包括《芭比》和《旺卡》。</p>
<h2>派拉蒙的公关攻势</h2>
<p>Netflix 淡化了竞争担忧，并坚称其致力于在电影院上映影片，尽管它承认监管审查过程可能需要长达 18 个月。</p>
<p>派拉蒙自身也将面临对其合并好莱坞两大主要制片厂计划的监管审查，尽管内部人士表示他们对拟议交易能够通过任何审查充满信心。</p>
<p>埃里森先生和派拉蒙高管的会议是该公司在欧洲进行更广泛魅力攻势的一部分，旨在巩固来自布鲁塞尔监管机构的支持。彭博社报道，资深高管们最近还会见了法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙。</p>
<p>该制片厂已聘请城市公关公司 Brunswick 协助其讨论，同时美国律师事务所 Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore 和 Latham &amp; Watkins 正在为该交易提供建议。</p>
<p>派拉蒙的主要财务顾问是 Centerview Partners 和 RedBird Capital 的银行家，后者是由杰里·卡迪纳尔领导的美国私募股权公司，也是该公司的第二大股东。</p>
<p>卡迪纳尔先生是派拉蒙董事会成员，也被认为与 Greenlight Group 合作，该监管咨询公司由阿里·尼克帕伊、丹尼尔·吉夫和亚当·阿塔什扎伊于去年底成立。</p>
<p>吉夫先生曾是政府投资办公室的首席执行官。</p>
<p>阿塔什扎伊先生也曾在保守党执政期间短暂担任过首相办公室的顾问，而尼克帕伊先生则是律师事务所 Gibson Dunn 的前合伙人。</p>
<p>派拉蒙本周通过起诉华纳兄弟来加大其活动力度，试图获取 “基本信息”，称这些信息未与投资者共享。</p>
<p>它还概述了计划向华纳兄弟董事会任命董事，并与 Netflix 交易进行代理战。</p>
<p>然而，该公司在周四遭遇挫折，特拉华州法官拒绝了其加快诉讼的请求。派拉蒙已给华纳兄弟的股东设定了 1 月 21 日接受其报价的截止日期，尽管这一截止日期可能会延长。</p>
<p>派拉蒙和数字、文化、媒体和体育部均拒绝置评。</p>

派拉蒙环球

<p>亿万富翁派拉蒙首席执行官大卫·艾利森正在游说反对奈飞以 830 亿美元收购华纳兄弟，已与英国文化大臣丽莎·南迪及其他官员会面，表达对流媒体市场竞争的担忧。派拉蒙正在推动其自身的每股 30 美元的报价，并旨在影响监管机构阻止奈飞的收购提议。该活动包括针对信息的法律行动和可能的华纳兄弟董事会任命。尽管在法庭上遭遇挫折，派拉蒙仍在加大力度重塑好莱坞的竞争格局，这对英国市场具有重大影响</p>

<p>The billionaire boss of Paramount has held talks with the Culture Secretary to lobby against Netflix’s $83bn (£62bn) takeover of Warner Bros.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙的亿万富翁老板与文化大臣进行了会谈，游说反对 Netflix 以 830 亿美元（620 亿英镑）收购华纳兄弟。</p>
</div><p>David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, travelled to London on Thursday for a meeting with Lisa Nandy as part of a wider charm offensive designed to defeat Netflix in the escalating takeover battle.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>甲骨文创始人拉里·埃里森的儿子大卫·埃里森于周四前往伦敦，与丽莎·南迪会面，作为一项更广泛的魅力攻势的一部分，旨在击败 Netflix 在日益激烈的收购战中的竞争。</p>
</div><p>Paramount is trying to convince shareholders to back its $30-per-share takeover offer and encourage regulators to obstruct Netflix’s rival bid, which was accepted by Warner Bros late last year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙试图说服股东支持其每股 30 美元的收购报价，并鼓励监管机构阻止 Netflix 的竞争性报价，该报价在去年年底被华纳兄弟接受。</p>
</div><p>Warner Bros has repeatedly rebuffed Paramount’s overtures, insisting that the $83bn deal agreed with Netflix last month remains superior.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>华纳兄弟一再拒绝派拉蒙的接触，坚称上个月与 Netflix 达成的 830 亿美元交易仍然更具优势。</p>
</div><p>Paramount’s campaign is centred on arguments that a merger between Netflix and Warner Bros would pose significant competition concerns owing to the combined company’s dominance in the streaming market.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙的活动集中在合并 Netflix 和华纳兄弟将对流媒体市场的主导地位造成重大竞争担忧的论点上。</p>
</div><p>Warner Bros owns Discovery+, which is home to TNT Sports, and HBO Max, a major US streaming service that is scheduled to launch in the UK in March.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>华纳兄弟拥有 Discovery+，该平台包含 TNT 体育和 HBO Max，这是一个计划于 3 月在英国推出的主要美国流媒体服务。</p>
</div><p>Executives are also emphasising the impact of the deal on cinemas amid concerns that Netflix could reduce the number of films distributed for theatrical release.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>高管们还强调了该交易对电影院的影响，担心 Netflix 可能会减少发行院线电影的数量。</p>
</div><p>In addition to the meeting with Ms Nandy, Paramount has met with officials at the Competition and Markets Authority and regulator Ofcom.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>除了与南迪女士的会面，派拉蒙还与竞争与市场管理局和监管机构 Ofcom 的官员进行了会谈。</p>
</div><p>Mr Ellison also met cinema executives who are fearful that Netflix will cut Warner Bros’ theatrical investments.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>埃里森先生还会见了担心 Netflix 会削减华纳兄弟院线投资的影院高管。</p>
</div><p>A source close to Paramount said the meetings were intended to build relationships after the Ellison family took control of the US studio in an $8bn deal last year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一位接近派拉蒙的消息人士表示，这些会议旨在建立关系，因为埃里森家族去年以 80 亿美元的交易控制了这家美国制片厂。</p>
</div><p>Paramount owns Channel 5, while it has also made a number of major films in the UK, including the latest instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙拥有第五频道，同时还在英国制作了多部重要影片，包括《碟中谍》系列的最新一部。</p>
</div><p>The planned takeover of Warner Bros will mark a major reshaping of Hollywood as traditional studios seek to build scale to compete in the cut-throat streaming era.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>计划收购华纳兄弟将标志着好莱坞的重大重塑，因为传统制片厂寻求扩大规模以在竞争激烈的流媒体时代中立足。</p>
</div><p>Any deal will also have significant implications in the UK, where Warner Bros employs around 4,000 people. The company has made a raft of blockbusters in its Leavesden studios near Watford in recent years, including Barbie and Wonka.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>任何交易在英国也将产生重大影响，华纳兄弟在这里雇佣了约 4000 人。近年来，该公司在沃特福德附近的利夫斯登制片厂制作了一系列大片，包括《芭比》和《旺卡》。</p>
</div><h2>Paramount’s PR push</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>派拉蒙的公关攻势</h2>
</div><p>Netflix has played down competition concerns and insisted it is committed to releasing films in cinemas, though it has acknowledged that the regulatory review process could take up to 18 months.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Netflix 淡化了竞争担忧，并坚称其致力于在电影院上映影片，尽管它承认监管审查过程可能需要长达 18 个月。</p>
</div><p>Paramount would itself face regulatory scrutiny over its plans to merge two of Hollywood’s major studios, though insiders said they were confident the proposed deal would clear any reviews.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙自身也将面临对其合并好莱坞两大主要制片厂计划的监管审查，尽管内部人士表示他们对拟议交易能够通过任何审查充满信心。</p>
</div><p>Mr Ellison and Paramount executives’ meetings form part of a broader charm offensive across Europe as the company seeks to shore up support from regulators in Brussels. Senior executives also recently met Emmanuel Macron, the French president, Bloomberg reported.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>埃里森先生和派拉蒙高管的会议是该公司在欧洲进行更广泛魅力攻势的一部分，旨在巩固来自布鲁塞尔监管机构的支持。彭博社报道，资深高管们最近还会见了法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙。</p>
</div><p>The studio has tapped City PR firm Brunswick to help in its discussions, while US law firms Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore and Latham &amp; Watkins are advising on the deal.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该制片厂已聘请城市公关公司 Brunswick 协助其讨论，同时美国律师事务所 Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore 和 Latham &amp; Watkins 正在为该交易提供建议。</p>
</div><p>Paramount’s lead financial advisers are Centerview Partners and bankers at RedBird Capital, the US private equity firm led by Gerry Cardinale, which is also the company’s second-largest shareholder.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙的主要财务顾问是 Centerview Partners 和 RedBird Capital 的银行家，后者是由杰里·卡迪纳尔领导的美国私募股权公司，也是该公司的第二大股东。</p>
</div><p>Mr Cardinale, who sits on Paramount’s board, is also thought to be working with Greenlight Group, a regulatory advisory launched late last year by Ali Nikpay, Daniel Gieve and Adam Atashzai.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>卡迪纳尔先生是派拉蒙董事会成员，也被认为与 Greenlight Group 合作，该监管咨询公司由阿里·尼克帕伊、丹尼尔·吉夫和亚当·阿塔什扎伊于去年底成立。</p>
</div><p>Mr Gieve is a former chief executive of the Government’s Office for Investment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>吉夫先生曾是政府投资办公室的首席执行官。</p>
</div><p>Mr Atashzai also briefly held an advisory role in No10 under the Conservatives, while Mr Nikpay is a former partner at law firm Gibson Dunn.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>阿塔什扎伊先生也曾在保守党执政期间短暂担任过首相办公室的顾问，而尼克帕伊先生则是律师事务所 Gibson Dunn 的前合伙人。</p>
</div><p>Paramount ramped up its campaign this week by suing Warner Bros in an effort to secure “basic information” that it said had not been shared with investors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙本周通过起诉华纳兄弟来加大其活动力度，试图获取 “基本信息”，称这些信息未与投资者共享。</p>
</div><p>It has also outlined plans to appoint directors to the Warner Bros board and fight a proxy battle against the Netflix deal.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>它还概述了计划向华纳兄弟董事会任命董事，并与 Netflix 交易进行代理战。</p>
</div><p>However, the company was dealt a setback on Thursday when a Delaware judge rejected a request to fast-track its lawsuit. Paramount has given Warner Bros shareholders until January 21 to accept its bid, though this deadline could be extended.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>然而，该公司在周四遭遇挫折，特拉华州法官拒绝了其加快诉讼的请求。派拉蒙已给华纳兄弟的股东设定了 1 月 21 日接受其报价的截止日期，尽管这一截止日期可能会延长。</p>
</div><p>Paramount and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport declined to comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>派拉蒙和数字、文化、媒体和体育部均拒绝置评。</p>
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好莱坞亿万富翁围绕华纳兄弟的争斗即将在英国上演