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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
Paramount completes takeover of Warner Bros, creating media behemoth Skydance
WorldPingWhat happened
Paramount 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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- The deal closed following federal approval of a settlement between Paramount and 12 US states that tried to block the transaction on antitrust grounds.
- Reported by France 24 and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:23:17 UTC.
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