{
  "id": 12388365,
  "title": "Paramount-Warner Bros. $111 Billion Merger Officially Closes: ‘Today Is a Historic Day, Not Just for Skydance but for Our Entire Industry,’ David Ellison Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-warner-bros-111-billion-merger-officially-closes-today-is-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-officially-closes-skydance-david-ellison-1236900047/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It’s official: Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are now a single company — joined together as Skydance Corp., led by chairman and CEO David Ellison. The deal, valued at $111 billion, brings together two major studios, TV networks including CBS, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV and TBS, and streaming services Paramount+ and HBO Max. The new […]",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}