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Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth
Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into a single streamer under Skydance
What happened
HBO Max and Paramount Plus will become one streaming service under Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
Key facts
- HBO Max and Paramount Plus will become one streaming service under Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
- Reported by The Verge and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:03:06 UTC.
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Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
Controversial $110 billion mega-merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. finally closes
HBO Max and Paramount Plus will merge into a single streamer under Skydance
Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth
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