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CNN, CBS News now under one roof as Paramount-Warner Bros merger closes

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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The newly combined company is called Skydance and began trading on Wall Street on Tuesday.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:33:59 UTC.

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