The WB logo is seen on the exterior of Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank in Burbank, California on October 21, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Paramount Skydance has the inside track to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery , according to well-placed media executives — and it’s all about a cable network that has a troubled relationship with Donald Trump .

As first reported by The Post, the battle for control of WBD officially kicked off on Thursday at noon, as Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix submitted bids for WBD, which owns the No. 1 Hollywood studio and the No. 3 streaming service in addition to HBO and CNN.

In a twist that is in some respects surprising, it is CNN that is seen as key to giving Paramount Skydance a leg up on other bidders, I am told.

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