Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal

One of the best-paid executives in Hollywood has already made $113m after selling shares in WBD this month

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David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery, is in line for a $700m (£525m) payday from the $110bn sale of the Hollywood studio to Paramount Skydance.

Zaslav could receive $34.2m in cash severance payments, $115.8m in vested stock and $517.2m in unvested share awards once the deal is complete, according to a filing from Warner Bros Discovery on Monday.