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  "id": 11515461,
  "title": "Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to Become Skydance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/paramount-and-warner-bros-discovery-to-become-skydance-11515461",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/10/02/1836216/paramount-and-warner-bros-discovery-to-become-skydance"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are set to merge in a roughly $110 billion deal, with the combined entity operating under the Skydance name from October 6. This merger will consolidate Paramount+, HBO Max, CBS, CNN, MTV, and other networks, as well as major franchises such as The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, DC, and Yellowstone. The leaders behind the merger emphasized that they do not want the new corporate identity to diminish the prominence of the Paramount and Warner Bros. brands, aiming to create a distinct identity that allows both companies to remain in the spotlight.",
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "HBO Max and Paramount+ set to merge under ‘Skydance’ brand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/hbo-max-and-paramount-set-to-merge-under-skydance-brand",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:53:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to become Skydance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/paramount-and-warner-bros-discovery-to-become-skydance",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:53:50.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}