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What the Paramount and Warner Bros deal means for you

The BBC's Samira Hussain explains the impact the $110bn merger will have on consumers of both entertainment giants.

BBC News - Top Stories - 46 minutes ago

What the Paramount and Warner Bros deal means for you -- The BBC's Samira Hussain explains the impact the $110bn merger will have on consumers of both entertainment giants.

The BBC's Samira Hussain explains the impact the $110bn merger will have on consumers of both entertainment giants.

BBC News - US News - 1 hour ago

ASX set for flat start, Wall Street closes at record; Paramount completes $158b Warner Bros takeover

Even with worries about war, high inflation and cranked-up pressure from the bond market continuing to weigh on it, Wall Street’s benchmark index soared 23 per cent since hitting a bottom in late March.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Paramount closes $111bn Warner Bros takeover -- m read

Paramount's $111bn Warner Bros takeover creates Skydance, a media giant with iconic studios, CNN, HBO, and CBS under one roof.

Gulf News - Entertainment - 3 hours ago

David Ellison Rallies the Troops at Warner Bros.' Lot

"It wasn’t easy to get here," the Skydance CEO said to the Burbank crowd. "At times it was downright ugly. And at nearly every turn, someone told us it couldn’t be done. And here we are."

Hollywood Reporter - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating "Skydance" behemoth

Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery complete $81B merger — and hint at layoffs

David Ellison’s $81 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed Tuesday, creating a new media behemoth known as Skydance – and execs are already hinting at layoffs.

New York Post - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

RedBird Invests Another $4 Billion In Paramount's Warner Bros. Takeover

RedBird now has $6 billion committed and is one of two investors alongside the Ellison family controlling Paramount's voting stock.

Hollywood Reporter - Technology - 6 hours ago

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Closes, Creating New Media Behemoth

The $110 billion deal brings HBO Max, Paramount+, CNN, CBS, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures under one corporate owner.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Paramount-Warner Bros. transaction closes, creating a new Hollywood colossus

Shares of the merged company, now called Skydance, began trading on the stock market Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 6 hours ago

Skydance's $80 Billion Debt Bomb: How Will Warner Bros. and Paramount's New Owner Make It Work?

The combined company now has the scale to take on Netflix and Disney, but little room for error as it balances massive spending on film and TV with servicing its crushing financial obligations.

Hollywood Reporter - Business - 7 hours ago

From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you

The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

BBC News - Business - 7 hours ago

Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here

CHICAGO — It’s official: Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Columbian - Business - 7 hours ago

Paramount and Warner Bros merge to form Hollywood giant Skydance

Two of America’s oldest film studios have completed their merger, bringing CNN, HBO and franchises including The Godfather and Harry Potter under one roof.

Euronews - Business - 7 hours ago

Paramount and Warner Bros merge into one Hollywood giant

Paramount has completed an $81 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, as its owner Skydance creates a new entertainment behemoth. Billionaire David Ellison's hostile takeover bid defeated rival efforts from Netflix.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 8 hours ago

Paramount and Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here

Skydance-owned Paramount is expected to close its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday. The new Hollywood giant will have a shorter nametag: “Skydance.” But it marks one of …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 9 hours ago

Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance

LOS ANGELES: Paramount Skydance on Tuesday (Oct 6) completed its blockbuster US$110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, creating a Hollywood heavyweight called Skydance and handing CEO David Ellison control of one of the world's largest entertainment companies.The deal brings together the studios behin

Channel NewsAsia - World - 9 hours ago

Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger -- The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition.

The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition.

BBC News - World - 9 hours ago

Done Deal: Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Takeover, Creating Hollywood Giant

The combined company, Skydance, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange this week.

Hollywood Reporter - Technology - 9 hours ago

Longshot Bid to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Filed to Supreme Court

Paramount subscribers say the deal should be stopped until the Supreme Court considers their case.

Hollywood Reporter - Technology - 1 day ago

On cusp of merger, 'Digger bombs for Warner Bros., 'Verity' takes No. 1 at box office

On the cusp of the studio’s merger with Paramount, Warner Bros.’ “Digger” flopped in its opening weekend, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for Warner Bros. as a standalone studio.

CTV News - Entertainment - 2 days ago

After a bruising battle for Warner Bros., David Ellison faces daunting challenges in Hollywood

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison can proclaim victory after settling a lawsuit with state attorneys general that held up his company's merger with Warner Bros. But Ellison will have considerable work ahead to repair frayed relations with Hollywood talent.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 8 days ago

California deal on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger spurs frustration, questions about political pressure

Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s agreement clearing the $111-billion merger followed intense pressure from state leaders including Gov. Gavin Newsom and dissent among fellow Democratic state attorneys general.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 13 days ago

States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal

States and Hollywood writers settle lawsuits challenging Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery buyout, clearing a key hurdle for the merger.

One America News Network - Business - 15 days ago

AI could destroy humanity within 10 years: The tech bros won't save us

Really, the next Bond movie writes itself. Like From Russia With Love, in which 007 is on the same side as the Russians against Spectre (a megalomaniac outfit with no national affiliations ready to destroy the world), the new version would unite old enemies against a common threat. And what’s the new threat, except rogue AI? Alas, there’s no bringing back Sean Connery for Bond (nope, Jack Lowden doesn’t cut it) nor the fabulous Lotte Lenya as Rosa Klebb, she of the toxic footwear.

Evening Standard - Technology - 17 days ago

U.K. May Intervene In $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal

Britain's possible intervention comes as the global deal has already been cleared by the U.S., China, Australia, Germany, France and Saudi Arabia.

Huffington Post - Business - 3 months ago

How Will the Fight to Grab Warner Bros. Play Out Politically?

Trump may get the final say, and all the players know it. Here’s what pundits, reporters, and analysts are saying so far.

New York Magazine - Business - 9 months ago