Paramount, Warner Bros. reveal new name
First reported 30 Sept, 16:18 UTCUpdated 2d ago8 sources
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Once the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger is finalized, the resulting media empire will fall under a new name.
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The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will bring together two very different newsroom cultures with CNN and CBS News
The Barbie chief will help refashion Warner-Paramount into an IP company
David Ellison has laid out a vision for the future of his new entertainment conglomerate, and now it has a name too: Skydance. The entertainment exec shared on X that once the merger is complete, it will all be housed under the new corporate brand name he founded 20 years ago, with Paramount and Warner ...
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- Mattel’s Kreiz to join Warner Bros.-Paramount (opens Semafor in a new tab)
The Barbie chief will help refashion Warner-Paramount into an IP company
- Mark Ruffalo Continues Meaningless Opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
Actor Mark Ruffalo persisted in his opposition to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger this week after California AG Rob Bonta settled his lawsuit and the deal appears ready to close.
- Bari Weiss will not have a role at CNN — for now: report (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will bring together two very different newsroom cultures with CNN and CBS News
- Israeli-American Ynon Kreiz, a cost-cutter, tapped as co-CEO of Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Kreiz, who lived in Israel until his mid-20s, known for launching the blockbuster 'Barbie' movie is now expected to bring fiscal discipline to media giant
- David Ellison Reveals Name For Mega Merger Between Paramount And Warner Bros. (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
David Ellison has laid out a vision for the future of his new entertainment conglomerate, and now it has a name too: Skydance. The entertainment exec shared on X that once the merger is complete, it will all be housed under the new corporate brand name he founded 20 years ago, with Paramount and Warner ...
- David Ellison says combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance (opens CNBC in a new tab)
It's a full-circle moment for a company that has undergone two major acquisitions within the last 18 months.
- Paramount, Warner Bros. reveal new name (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Once the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger is finalized, the resulting media empire will fall under a new name.
- Trumpy Nepo Baby Roasted for ‘Vain’ New Studio Name (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Jeff Bottari / Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Social media users are absolutely obliterating President Donald Trump suck-up David Ellison, 43, for calling his new Paramount-Warner Bros. conglomeration Skydance—the name of his own studio. The controversial $111 billion mega-merger is slated to close next week. Former Mattel…



