{"id":2825,"date":"2026-02-15T05:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2026-02-15T05:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:05:29","slug":"paramount-taps-ex-trump-official-as-public-policy-vp-amid-warner-bros-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=2825","title":{"rendered":"Paramount taps ex-Trump official as public policy VP amid Warner Bros bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Feb 13 (Reuters) &#8211; Paramount Skydance has named Rene Augustine, a former Trump administration attorney, as its senior vice president \u200cof global public policy, according to a company memo \u200cseen by Reuters, amid an ongoing takeover battle for Warner Bros Discovery.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Augustine, who \u200bserved in the Trump administration as a special assistant to the president and senior associate counsel in the office of White House Counsel, will join Paramount Skydance on February 17, reporting to Chief \u200cLegal Officer Makan \u2060Delrahim.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CDS Widget\" src=\"https:\/\/templates.cds.yahoo.com\/remote\/widget?campaignId=e7a421f3-d559-4873-8479-82acee0600e3&amp;lineItemId=b295c53f-8d5d-4f2b-9a01-458f2e0f176e&amp;site=finance&amp;contentId=27e61d1e-79b9-3cf8-b267-53c6db7103f5&amp;spaceId=1183300100&amp;providerId=reuters.com\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"0\" data-testid=\"iframe-with-resizer\" class=\"yf-16wd5dt\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->&#8220;In her role, Rene will be responsible for developing strategic policies that advance our business objectives and \u2060building key diplomatic relationships that are important for advancing those objectives globally,&#8221; Delrahim said in the memo.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Delrahim, also a former senior U.S. \u200bantitrust official, \u200bpreviously worked with Augustine at \u200bthe Department of Justice, the \u200cSenate and the White House.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Augustine has served as deputy assistant attorney general in the antitrust division of the Justice Department from 2019 to 2021.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Paramount and <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/review\/netflix-review-142822267.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Netflix<\/a> are locked in a battle for Warner Bros.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->This week, Paramount sweetened its bid by offering Warner \u200cBros investors about $650 million in extra \u200bcash for each quarter the deal fails \u200bto close after this \u200byear and agreeing to cover the $2.8 billion breakup \u200cfee the HBO owner would owe \u200bNetflix if it \u200bwalked away.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Netflix has offered to pay Warner Bros shareholders $27.75 per share in cash for the film and television studios, \u200bthe extensive library \u200cand its <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/review\/hbo-max-review-124544920.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">HBO<\/a> Max streaming service, instead of a mix \u200bof cash and stock.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico \u200bCity; 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