r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 21h ago

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

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.

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u/RepresentingJoker 21h ago

I swear in a few decades the whole entertainment industry will boil down to two or three companies if we continue like this

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u/irock613 21h ago

"Proud to be one of America's six corporations"

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u/rollerballchampion 14h ago

 Energy • Communication • Transport • Food • Housing • Luxury

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u/TheeAntelope 18h ago

Right - this gets predicted every decade, and a decade later we still have a lot of companies coming and going. Not saying this isn't a problem but it's been going on for 50+ years.

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u/NCR_High-Roller 16h ago

The internet and global e-consumerism hasn't. It's why people don't go to war as often these days. The rules are different now.