# Paramount-Warner Bros merger closes, bringing CNN and CBS News under Skydance

https://mins.news/en/item/88716

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 21:33 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/6/cnn-cbs-news-now-under-one-roof-as-paramount-warner-bros-merger-closes?traffic_source=rss

> Paramount Skydance has completed its $110bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery, forming Skydance and beginning Wall Street trading. The deal puts CNN and CBS News under one company. After lawsuits by unions and 12 state attorneys general, the company agreed to create an independent editorial board, though press-freedom experts question whether it will protect editorial independence. Layoffs, consolidation and the networks’ long-term structure remain uncertain.

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