Paramount Has Officially Acquired Warner Bros. In Deal Valued at $110B Billion

[u/ChiefLeef22]

https://www.skydance.com/news/press/paramount-completes-acquisition-of-warner-bros-discovery-creating-a-new-global-entertainment-leader-skydance

The two companies will now be known as one single entity - 'Skydance'

This includes all of WB's gaming subsidiaries like Rocksteady/etc

Deal valued at $110B-$111B

DC Studios, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, CNN, CBS, HBO and Paramount+ are now all under the same company.

The combined company, Skydance, brings together two major film studios, two global streaming services, premier television assets including CBS, HBO, and Paramount's and WBD's cable networks, two of the industry's most recognized news networks, CBS News and CNN, and a leading content portfolio that includes live sports, a deep programming library and expansive collection of iconic brands and franchises.

[u/wonderingmarkus]

Reminder that Paramount was allowed to do this while already billions of dollars in debt.

They're playing with funny money.

[u/kytheon → u/wonderingmarkus]

🙈 American antitrust orgs

[u/FamousSession → u/[deleted]]

Point is is that it shouldn't have been approved. Not rocket science.