Billionaire media and tech investor Barry Diller approached Warner Bros. Discovery last year expressing interest in buying CNN, according to people familiar with the matter.
No serious action was taken on Diller’s inquiry nor was it taken to the Warner board of directors, people close to the company said.
Diller’s overture to Warner, which hasn’t been previously reported, adds a new twist to the biggest takeover drama in the media industry in years.
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