{
  "id": 8972721,
  "title": "David Ellison Says Paramount Hopes to Close Warner Bros. Deal in ‘ Approximately Two Weeks’ in Staff Memo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/david-ellison-says-paramount-hopes-to-close-warner-bros-deal-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T18:06:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/david-ellison-paramount-warner-deal-staff-memo-1236871327/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "David Ellison’s endgame is in sight. Following a dramatic weekend of negotiations with a collection of state attorneys general and the WGA, the mogul’s path to combining Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery is now clear. In a Monday address to staff, Ellison said his team’s goal is to “to close in approximately two weeks. […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}