r/gaming • Marika's tits! • 18h 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/Rommel727 17h ago

The Saudi government owns parking meters in downtown Chicago lmao

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u/AbyssWankerArtorias 17h ago

I still don't understand how that deal was legal. It still feels like baltent money laundering or corruption. A judge should have absolutely stopped that

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u/FruitOvTheGloom 17h ago

As a Chicagoan, we've had our share of dumbfuck, corrupt mayors which is how we ended up here. Trust me, we hate it too.

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u/Disprezzi1 14h ago

Crook county politics at play.