David Ellison and David Zaslav Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Just a few hours before word leaked of Netflix's mega-deal for Warner Bros. on Thursday, Dec. 4, Paramount CEO David Ellison realized something was up. The executive had been pursuing Warner Bros.