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  "id": 12384313,
  "title": "Paramount wraps up mega Warner Bros merger to create Hollywood powerhouse Skydance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-wraps-up-mega-warner-bros-merger-to-create-hollywood",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/paramount-warner-bros-merger-skydance-6436746"
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  "account": "Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery have finalized a US$110 billion merger to form Skydance, a major Hollywood conglomerate. CEO David Ellison will oversee the combined company, which will house studios behind hit franchises like Mission: Impossible, Harry Potter, and DC. The merger includes major TV and streaming networks such as CBS, CNN, Paramount+, and HBO Max. The deal, which brings together film, TV, and news operations, was approved after settling legal issues with US states and a Hollywood writers' union. Shares of Skydance will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SKYD. While the merger aims to create cost savings, it may result in job cuts across the industry. The company is also expected to carry $80 billion in debt, putting pressure on Ellison to grow streaming, maintain cash flow from cable networks, and boost theatrical film performance.",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Paramount closes $110B deal with Warner Bros. Discovery after months of wrangling",
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        "title": "How Paramount, Warner Bros made Skydance",
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        "title": "Paramount closes deal to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T13:45:45.000Z"
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        "title": "Paramount and Warner Bros merge into one Hollywood giant",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde Economie",
        "title": "Paramount finalise le rachat de Warner Bros Discovery pour 110 milliards de dollars, créant un nouvel empire du cinéma et de la télévision",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T14:19:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-takes-over-warner-bros-in-110bn-hollywood-merger-12401708",
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