Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy

October 10, 2026 · 2:00 pm 3 sources

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• Will Warner Bros. kill Skydance — or will David Ellison kill Warner Bros?
  The Verge · October 10, 2026 14:00
  Today, I’m talking with Peter Kafka, chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of the Channels podcast, about the gigantic Warner Bros.-Paramount merger and the future of the company now simply called Skydance. Skydance is owned by David Ellison, son of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and its…
• What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale
  TechCrunch · October 11, 2026 14:15
  Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it continues to develop.
• Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 13, 2026 12:18
  The Paramount merger may make good business sense, but research shows putting more media power in fewer hands can come at a cost to the common good of citizens.