# Paramount closes $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. to become Skydance

https://mins.news/en/video/88662

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-06 20:46 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYz6yIjgeOo

> Skydance-owned Paramount completed its $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, creating a new Hollywood giant. The deal combines two of America’s oldest movie studios under the new name Skydance.

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