{
  "id": 11477064,
  "title": "Everything Paramount will own as Skydance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/everything-paramount-will-own-as-skydance",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/everything-skydance-will-own-paramount-warner-bros-skydance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will result in a new company called Skydance, according to chairman and CEO David Ellison. The name stems from Ellison's own production company, Skydance Media, established in 2006. The merger, which faced legal challenges from U.S. states and criticism from industry members, is set to conclude on October 6, consolidating two major American film studios along with their subsidiaries and intellectual property, including HBO Max, Paramount+, and the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises.",
  "summary": "From HBO to Cartoon Network, what brands and IP are impacted by the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}