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Paramount Closes Warner Merger in Historic Hollywood Deal

Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 06 October 2026, 16:59 UTC 1 min read
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Oct 6th, 2026 Paramount Closes Warner Merger in Historic Hollywood Deal Paramount Skydance Corp. closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., combining two of the five largest Hollywood film studios and uniting major franchises such as Harry Potter and Mission Impossible. The new company, called Skydance, will be home to dozens of TV networks and two major subscription streaming services, Paramount+ and HBO Max, and will be led by David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz as co-chief executive...

Oct 6th, 2026 Paramount Closes Warner Merger in Historic Hollywood Deal Paramount Skydance Corp. closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., combining two of the five largest Hollywood film studios and uniting major franchises such as Harry Potter and Mission Impossible. The new company, called Skydance, will be home to dozens of TV networks and two major subscription streaming services, Paramount+ and HBO Max, and will be led by David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz as co-chief executive officers. Bloomberg's Hannah Miller joins to discuss.
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