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Warner Bros. Water Tower Already Repainted to Add ‘A Skydance Corporation’ After Merger Closes
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Read the full report at Hollywood ReporterThe 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.
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WorldPingParamount completed its acquisition of Warner Bros Discover on Tuesday, after a bidding war against Netflix. The deal closed following federal approval of a settlement between Paramount and 12 US states that tried to block the transaction on antitrust grounds.
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Paramount has faced competing bids and an antitrust hurdle since its earliest attempts to take over WBD. Here's a timeline of key events.
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WorldPingNew media empire will be known as Skydance, with CEO David Ellision calling it a 'historic day.'…
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Host David Attenborough promises more “underwater life, which is more surprising, more sophisticated and even more important than we ever realized.” And Hans Zimmer calls his musical work on the franchise “the most important work I've ever done.”…
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WorldPingDavid Ellison wasted no time in adding the Skydance name to the iconic Warner Bros. water tower in Burbank. On Tuesday morning, shortly after Paramount officially closed its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros.
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