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  "id": 12402743,
  "title": "Paramount and Warner Bros merge into one Hollywood giant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-and-warner-bros-merge-into-one-hollywood-giant-12402743",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/paramount-and-warner-bros-merge-into-one-hollywood-giant/a-79565762?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have merged to create Skydance Corporation, a major new player in the Hollywood film industry. The hostile takeover, which took months and faced various obstacles, cost around $81 billion in total. The newly formed company will combine the assets of two historically significant US film studios, along with news networks CBS News and CNN, and HBO and CBS television brands. The merger received approval from a federal judge in California, despite previous attempts to block it on antitrust grounds. The deal included Warner Bros. debts in its valuation, totaling close to $111 billion. David Ellison, a billionaire investor, will serve as chairman and CEO of Skydance Corporation, with Ynon Kreiz from Mattel acting as co-CEO overseeing day-to-day operations. The new company aims to achieve cost savings of approximately $6 billion within three years by leveraging overlaps between the merged entities. With a combined revenue of about $70 billion, Skydance Corporation is poised to be a dominant force in the entertainment industry.",
  "summary": "Paramount has completed an $81 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, as its owner Skydance creates a new entertainment behemoth. Billionaire David Ellison's hostile takeover bid defeated rival efforts from Netflix.",
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        "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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        "published": "2026-10-06T13:42:53.000Z"
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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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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Paramount and Warner Bros merge into one Hollywood giant",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-and-warner-bros-merge-into-one-hollywood-giant",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-finalise-le-rachat-de-warner-bros-discovery-pour-110",
        "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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  "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."
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