Business & Finance · Published October 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM CDT
Paramount Completes Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Forms Skydance
Not covered by right-leaning outlets we read.
What everyone agrees on
- Paramount closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, forming a new company called Skydance
- The deal is valued around $110 billion
- David Ellison will lead the combined company
- The merger followed a lengthy legal and bidding process
- The combined company includes major studios, news outlets like CNN and CBS News, and networks such as HBO Max and Comedy Central
Each fact above was reported by outlets on every side that covered this story.
How each side framed it
Left-leaning outlets · 6
Left-leaning outlets emphasized the scale of the new media empire, noting the company's debt load and hints of upcoming cost cuts, and highlighted that the deal gives control over major news outlets like CNN and CBS News.
Center-leaning outlets · 6
Center-leaning outlets focused on the historic size of the deal, describing it as creating one of the largest entertainment companies in the world, and noted the months of legal disputes and competition concerns that preceded the closing.
Right-leaning outlets · 0
No coverage from the right-leaning outlets we read.
Still disputed
- Reports vary on the exact deal value, with figures cited as $110 billion, $111 billion, and $81 billion across outlets
Read the original reporting
- Left ABC News Paramount and Warner Bros are now one Hollywood giant: Skydance Free to read
- Left CBS News Paramount closes $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Free to read
- Left NBC News Paramount Skydance completes $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Free to read
- Left NPR Dems have edge in midterms, poll shows. And, Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to close Free to read
- Left The Guardian (US) Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance Free to read
- Left The New York Times Paramount Closes Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery to Form Skydance A few free articles a month
- Center AP News Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance Free to read
- Center Axios Paramount closes historic $110B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery to create Skydance Free to read
- Center BBC News Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger Free to read
- Center Bloomberg Paramount Closes Warner Merger in Historic Hollywood Deal Paywall
- Center Reuters Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance A few free articles a month
- Center The Hill Paramount closes deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Free to read
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