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  "id": 12442002,
  "title": "Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/paramount-completes-111b-warner-merger-creating-skydance-behemoth",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:33:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/paramount-completes-111b-warner-merger-creating-skydance-behemoth/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have finalized a $111 billion merger to create a new entity called Skydance, a conglomerate encompassing two of the world's largest movie studios, streaming platforms, and various media assets. The combined company will include Paramount+, HBO Max, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, and a vast library of programming and intellectual properties. This monumental merger faced a brief setback when California and 11 other states filed a lawsuit, arguing that the deal would undermine competition and violate antitrust laws. However, their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, as Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan dismissed the challenge.",
  "summary": "Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.",
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        "title": "Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T17:33:44.000Z"
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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."
}