# Paramount completes $111 billion Warner merger, creating “Skydance” giant

https://mins.news/en/item/88508

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-06 17:33 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/paramount-completes-111b-warner-merger-creating-skydance-behemoth/

> Paramount Skydance completed its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery after Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan rejected a last-ditch bid to block the deal. The new company, named Skydance, brings together major film studios, streaming services, CBS, CNN and live-sports properties. The transaction was delayed by a lawsuit from California and 11 other states; a federal judge had ruled it would likely substantially reduce competition and violate antitrust law.

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