{
  "id": 13237820,
  "title": "Breaking Down the Top Warner Bros. Execs’ $1.1 Billion Paramount Windfall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/breaking-down-the-top-warner-bros-execs-1-1-billion-paramount-windfall-13237820",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T22:11:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/gunnar-wiedenfels-jb-perrette-bruce-campbell-gerhard-zeiler-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-payout/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The top executives at Warner Bros. Discovery have collectively received a $1.1 billion windfall from the merger with Paramount, now known as Skydance. This includes former CEO David Zaslav, who received $606 million in stock compensation, and his four top lieutenants - CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels ($125.74 million), Chief Revenue Officer Bruce Campbell ($132.52 million), streaming and games chief JB Perrette ($154.7 million), and WBD International President Gerhard Zeiler ($89 million). The sheer number of employees who benefited from the merger, with nearly half of the company's 35,500 employees now holding equity, highlights the scale of the deal.",
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        "title": "Breaking Down the Top Warner Bros. Execs’ $1.1 Billion Paramount Windfall",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}