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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gaya Gupta

Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance

The blue and white Paramount water tower
The Paramount water tower in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Paramount completed its $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, consolidating some of the world’s most recognizable studios and news outlets after a bidding war with Netflix and months of legal turmoil.

The new company, now called Skydance, will have David Ellison, the son of a billionaire tech mogul, at its helm, with the former CEO of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, as co-executive. They will oversee Paramount and Warner Bros’ movie studios, HBO Max, CBS News and CNN.

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