Paramount-Warner merger: How Skydance plans to turn Hollywood into a tech company with AI and streaming

David Ellison plans a tech-focused future for Skydance after the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.  (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon and Robyn Beck / AFP) (AFP)

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger has officially created a much bigger entertainment company called Skydance. The deal took effect Tuesday and brings together major Hollywood studios, television networks, streaming services and news businesses under one company. The merger is also a sign of how strongly Big Tech is influencing Hollywood. David Ellison plans a tech-focused … Read more

Trump vs CNN: What does the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger mean amid the feud? Key terms and what changes

A federal judge has approved the final settlement clearing Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. (Reuters/Bloomberg)

The long-awaited $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery has cleared its final legal hurdle. A federal judge approved a settlement resolving antitrust challenges on Wednesday. A federal judge has approved the final settlement clearing Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. (Reuters/Bloomberg) The decision paves the way for one of the … Read more