Hollywood Mega Merger Completed
Discovery, bringing two of Hollywood’s most storied legacy film studios under one mammoth media and entertainment conglomerate named Skydance.Reported by 8 of 15 outlets; wording from Toronto Star.
What happened
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Ellison’s Skydance bought out Paramount for $8 billion just last year, and set its sights on Warner — an even bigger fish — very soon after.
Outside this board, however, the combined company is retaining Mark Thompson as CNN’s editor-in-chief.
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,“Today is a historic day, not just for Skydance but for our entire industry,” Ellison said in a press release.
Last week, Ellison named the outgoing chief executive of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, as co-chief executive.
Analysis
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The merger also brings together Paramount+ and HBO Max under the same corporate ownership.
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Months after disclosing it was open to selling parts or even all of its business, Warner initially struck a studio and streaming deal with Netflix back in December.
In April, thousands of movie stars, writers, directors and other professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the Paramount-Warner merger.
The takeover cost a total of around $81 billion (roughly €72 billion), or almost $111 billion including the Warner Bros. debts passed on as part of the deal.
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Framing
How the first headlines put it
How it changed
- 6 Oct
Skydance Corp emerges from one of the biggest tie-ups ever in the media and entertainment industry.
- 7 Oct
Skydance brings Paramount+ together with HBO Max with plans to unify its streaming products “into a single service over time.” What this would be called and how it might affect consumer costs and choices remains unknown.
Coverage 25 articles
11 Oct David Ellison’s Skydance deal was approved — but it may not be smooth sailing
New York Post
7 Oct Money, celebrities, and state power couldn’t stop the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Washington Examiner
7 Oct Here’s what’s happening to Paramount+ and HBO Max subscriptions after Paramount-WBD merger
New York Post
7 Oct Inside Skydance’s first day and David Ellison’s spiky message to the Hollywood traditionalists
New York Post
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7 Oct The biggest media deal in history has all the hallmarks of Trump’s America
Sydney Morning Herald7 Oct Warner Bros. and Paramount merger complete
Sydney Morning Herald
7 Oct Skydance now runs two of Hollywood's legacy film studios. A look at the new company, by the numbers
Toronto Star7 Oct One media giant now owns Top Gun, Harry Potter and CNN. What does that mean?
ABC News (AU)7 Oct Politics Chat, October 6, 2026
Letters from an American
7 Oct Legendary LA Warner Bros. water tower gets makeover after $81B Skydance takeover
New York Post
7 Oct What Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover means for streaming, movies and news
Toronto Star
7 Oct David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
The Guardian
7 Oct What audiences could expect from Paramount-Warner merger into Skydance
CBS News
6 Oct ‘A Skydance Corp.’: David Ellison immediately puts his stamp on Warner Bros.
NBC News
ABC News (AU)
6 Oct Paramount closes $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
CBS News
6 Oct Paramount and Warner Bros merge to become one Hollywood giant, Skydance
The Hindu- 6 Oct Paramount and Warner Bros merge complete: Skydance
CBC 
6 Oct Paramount and Warner Bros merge into one Hollywood giant
Deutsche Welle
6 Oct Paramount merges with Warner Bros., creating Skydance media empire
Washington Examiner
6 Oct Films and streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you
BBC
6 Oct Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
BBC
6 Oct Paramount and Warner Bros. to become one Hollywood giant: Skydance. Here's how we got here
The Independent
6 Oct David Ellison’s $81B merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially completed
New York Post
6 Oct New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.
NPR
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