Skydance is real: historical acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) by Paramount (US$ 111 billion)
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Main Note Wednesday October 07 | 2026 Skydance is real: historical acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) by Paramount (US$ 111 billion) The new company will operate under a single corporate roof and adopt the name Skydance. This agreement, led by David Ellison after winning an intense bidding war against Netflix, reshapes global entertainment. (By Vera and Maurizio) The new company drastically reshapes the global entertainment map by uniting under the same parent company iconic brands such as Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, HBO, Max, Paramount+, CNN, CBS, and Nickelodeon. Impact on Key Audience and Market Indicators: The new Skydance will concentrate approximately 27% of the film distribution market and over 30% of major box office releases worldwide. This consolidates massive power over what audiences consume in cinema, cable television, and online platforms. Money and Revenue: The new giant will total some 70 billion dollars in annual revenue. The investor group (led by the Ellison family, RedBird Capital, and sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi) injected 47 billion dollars of fresh capital to consolidate the business. Impact on Streaming: With the unification of intellectual properties, Skydance will own in a single catalog franchises on the scale of Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Mission...
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Former Warner CEO David Zaslav was left out of the corporation receiving an estimated severance package of 550 million dollars.
