Paramount Completes $111 Billion Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Forming Skydance
David Ellison and former Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will serve as co-executives overseeing the combined studios, HBO Max, CNN, and CBS News, The Guardian reports.
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Paramount completed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, consolidating some of the world's most recognizable film studios and news outlets after a bidding war with Netflix and months of legal proceedings, according to The Guardian.
The combined company has been renamed Skydance. David Ellison will lead the new company, with Ynon Kreiz, the former chief executive of Mattel, serving alongside him as co-executive, the report said. The merger brings together both companies' film studios along with HBO Max, CNN, and CBS News under one corporate structure.
The deal followed a competitive bidding process in which Netflix had also pursued Warner Bros. Discovery, and its completion came after an extended period of legal and regulatory scrutiny, the report said.
The merger creates one of the largest media conglomerates in the industry, combining significant film, television, streaming, and news operations. Deals of this scale typically face antitrust and regulatory review in the United States before being allowed to close.
The Guardian's report did not detail the specific division of responsibilities between Ellison and Kreiz, the new company's organizational structure beyond the rebranding, or its plans for the combined news divisions.
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- Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance — The Guardian — Business
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