Soon-to-be merged Paramount and Warner Bros. will be known as Skydance going forward

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- Paramount is appointing a new co-CEO ahead of the close of its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ynon Kreiz, previously Mattel's chairman and CEO, will be joining Paramount to lead alongside chairman and CEO David Ellison. According to Paramount, "Ellison will focus on the company's…
- Mammoth deal has raised questions about corporate consolidation and editorial independence in media.
- Twilio gets the nod, as current component Warner Bros Discovery is due to merger with Paramount.
- Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has announced that the company will just be called Skydance when it completes its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week. In a post on X, Ellison writes that "we wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while…
- The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6.
- Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced the new name in a social media post.
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- Paramount Skydance will complete its acquisition of Warner Bros. next week , and CEO David Ellison just revealed ‘Skydance’ as the new company name ahead of a planned merging of HBO Max and Paramount+ streaming services. more…