Elon Musk invierte 1.000 millones de dólares en Skydance

Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest individual, has invested approximately $1 billion (89 billion euros) in Skydance, the multimedia conglomerate formed by the recent merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). This significant investment was announced on Thursday by Semafor, alongside other capital injections made by the new corporation from various investors.

The investment aligns with Musk's previous interest, as he was previously on a list of wealthy individuals considered by Ellison for future investment projects. Musk has a close relationship with Ellison's father, Larry Ellison, a co-founder of Oracle, who has also invested in several of Musk's ventures, including Tesla. Larry Ellison contributed $1 billion to the contentious purchase of X, previously known as Twitter, by Musk in 2022.

The merger of Paramount and WBD, valued at $110 billion, was finalized on October 6 after months of antitrust litigation and a writers' guild strike. The opposition from twelve U.S. states was due to the potential concentration of market share, with the combined entity holding nearly 27% of the film distribution market and more than 30% of the global box office market, in addition to reinforcing the concentration in basic cable television.

Under Skydance's umbrella, the new entity will encompass historical titans such as Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, CBS, CNN, HBO, Max, Nickelodeon, and Paramount+, consolidating nearly 27% of the global film distribution market and over 30% of the box office market.