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Skydancing At Last: $110B Merger Of Paramount And Warner Bros Discovery Officially Closes

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What happened

The long-gestating merger of Paramount and Warner Bros.

Discovery officially closed Tuesday, yielding a new major player in media.

Shares in the combined company, Skydance, will start trading later in the day on the New York Stock Exchange.

Key facts

  • Reported by Deadline and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:59:57 UTC.

Why it matters

Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.

What to watch next

  • Confirmed release or premiere dates
  • Opening figures and audience reception
  • Follow-on deals or casting announcements

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Skydancing At Last: $110B Merger Of Paramount And Warner Bros Discovery Officially Closes

  2. Paramount-Warner Bros. $111 Billion Merger Officially Closes: ‘Today Is a Historic Day, Not Just for Skydance but for Our Entire Industry,’ David Ellison Says

  3. How David Ellison Won the Battle: Timeline of Paramount’s Rocky Road to Acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery

Sources

The original report was published by Deadline. WorldPing does not claim that reporting — this page summarises and contextualises it.

Read the full report at Deadline

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Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance

The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network.

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