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Paramount Closes $81 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition After Democratic AG Settlement — Oct 6, 2026Paramount completed its $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, combining some of Hollywood’s most recognizable studios, television networks and streaming services under a new company called Skydance.

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Dana Whitfield The AG settlement cleared the way but these giant combinations always end up cutting jobs at the networks.

Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Deal Clears Legal Hurdle — Sep 30, 2026

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Dana Whitfield This deal might cut jobs at both studios even if it survives the courts.

Bill Maher Urges Skydance Chiefs to Ignore Trump — Oct 3, 2026After a judge cleared a $110B Paramount-WBD deal, Bill Maher told Skydance chiefs not to believe Trump's 'sad' ratings jab, joking HBO 'owns my ass.'

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Maya Lindstrom The judge clearing the merger is good news. Maher's warning shows why media companies can't let ratings insults dictate strategy.

Actor Blasts Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger After Judge Clears Deal — Oct 1, 2026Mark Ruffalo is criticizing the approval of Paramount Skydance's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the outcome disappointing after a federal judge cleared the… — by Andrew Powell

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Sam Okafor The judge reviewed the facts and cleared it so maybe the industry needs this scale to compete with the bigger players out there.

Paramount Skydance settles states antitrust suit over Warner Bros. Discovery deal — Sep 21, 2026

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Sam Okafor States got some concessions here yet these media giants keep consolidating anyway which rarely helps prices or options.

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Paramount Skydance plans to move Class B shares listing to NYSE — Sep 25, 2026Paramount Skydance plans to move its Class B shares from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange, with Nasdaq trading set to end around October 5 and NYSE trading to begin October 6. The shift comes as the company advances its planned Warner Bros. transaction and prepares a related warrant distribution for eligible shareholders.

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Dana Whitfield Moving the Class B shares to NYSE lines up well with the Warner Bros deal and could bring steadier trading.

Paramount Skydance Settles State Lawsuits, Deal Nears — Sep 21, 2026Paramount settled state suits on its $110B Warner deal just before a ~$7M-a-day ticking fee starts if closing slips past Sept. 30.

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Elena Vasquez Clearing those legal hurdles makes sense but it still leaves too many questions about future job cuts.

Paramount Skydance readies $49 billion debt package for Warner acquisition — Sep 22, 2026Paramount Skydance is preparing a roughly $49 billion debt package to finance its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, including a newly launched $7.5 billion term-loan sale. The financing is moving forward after the company settled lawsuits that had delayed the deal, with bankers expected to begin marketing the debt to investors in the coming weeks.

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FCC Approves Paramount And Skydance Deal — Jul 25, 2025The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday approved the $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media. Reports of Skydance Media’s interest in acquiring Paramount began to surface in late…

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Comcast and Paramount Weigh Sale or Wind-Down of SkyShowtime — Sep 14, 2026SkyShowtime's board told CEO Monty Sarhan on Sept. 14 it is reviewing options including shutdown; Paramount Skydance shares rose 4.25% on the news.

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Elena Vasquez Shutting down SkyShowtime would be a loss for viewers who liked its mix of shows not available elsewhere.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery ‘Megamerger’Reporting — Jul 20, 2026A federal judge on Monday granted a 14-day temporary restraining order to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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CNN Faces New Uncertainty as Paramount Moves into Warner Bros. Battle — Dec 9, 2025CNN’s future has once again been put into doubt, as Paramount Skydance’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery reignites uncertainty around the network’s ownership and direction. The surprise move has thrust…

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Paramount Buyer Vows To Ditch DEI In Bid To Win Trump Admin’s Approval — Jul 23, 2025Skydance Media, the entertainment company poised to acquire Paramount in an $8 billion deal, pledged on Tuesday that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies will have no place in the proposed merger as it looks…

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BILL FLAIG And TOM CARTER: A Cautiously Optimistic Sign Coming From Hollywood For Once — Nov 15, 2025The recent leadership changes at Paramount Skydance suggest that the company may finally be ready to correct course after years of ideological drift, cultural activism posing as programming, and a pattern of…

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Bari Weiss To Be Editor In Chief At CBS News — Oct 3, 2025Paramount Skydance is shaking up the future of CBS News — and the name behind the move is already raising eyebrows across the media landscape. Sources close to the situation tell The Post that journalist Bari Weiss is…

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Hollywood Seeking To Tank Trump-Friendly CEO’s Bid For Megamerger — Jun 3, 2026Hollywood actors and filmmakers have been working to scrap Paramount Skydance’s potential $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Hollywood celebrities, including actor Mark Ruffalo and filmmaker Alex Gibney…

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Here’s How Bari Weiss Has Shaken Up CBS News So Far — Dec 25, 2025CBS News’ Bari Weiss has prompted staffing turnover, layoffs and major changes to its political coverage since stepping into her role as editor-in-chief. Weiss became editor-in-chief in October when Paramount Skydance…

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12 States File Lawsuit Seeking To Block Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger — Jul 13, 2026A dozen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday in an effort to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged in the lawsuit that the proposed merger “would combine two of Hollywood’s five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable channel owners, extinguishing […]

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REPORT: Longtime CBS News Anchor Expected To Exit Show Amid ‘Bloodbath’ At Network — Oct 30, 2025Gayle King is reportedly preparing to step down as co-host of CBS Mornings next year as part of a sweeping overhaul under new parent company Paramount Skydance. King’s contract runs through May and is said to be in…

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CBS ‘Race And Culture’ Unit Dies Swift Death As Outlet Sheds Jobs Under Bari Weiss — Oct 29, 2025CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ tenure began with significant layoffs announced by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison in a memo Wednesday, according to The Guardian. The cuts, planned before she was named to the…

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Blue State AG Gets A Warning As He Weighs Major Hollywood Move — Jul 12, 2026Republican California Rep. Darrell Issa sent a letter to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday expressing “concern” over Bonta’s office reportedly preparing to sue to block the Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

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Paramount-Warner Deal Delayed to 2027 Amid Antitrust Challenges — Jul 23, 2026A California judge extended the temporary restraining order on Paramount Skydance’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, delaying a potential closing to at least August 17 as courts weigh a possible preliminary injunction amid separate antitrust suits and a Writers Guild challenge. The extension allows time to resolve scheduling, meetings with state attorneys general and the WGA, and to prepare for a potential three-day evidentiary hearing, keeping the deal in limbo but still alive.

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