John Oliver neglected to address Paramount’s acquisition of HBO’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, on Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight amid speculation about the show’s future.
David Ellison will lead the new combined entertainment company — to be named Skydance — after U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín approved the $ 110 billion deal last week. Paramount said it would close the merger on Tuesday after the deal was held up for months over antitrust concerns.
