Skydance Completes $81 Billion Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
Skydance completes $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition; Ellison leads combined entity.
Event / Economy
Paramount's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery completed on October 7, 2026, creating a major consolidated Hollywood conglomerate. The year-long process included competing bids, regulatory antitrust challenges, and settlement agreements with worker protections and editorial independence safeguards.
No reported coordinates available.
2026-10-07 to 2026-10-30 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 7 Oct, 01:49 UTC
Follow the documented timeline or explore the related reporting.
No facts published for this event yet.
Skydance completes $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition; Ellison leads combined entity.