Category: Deals
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Becomes Skydance
The $111B Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger closes Oct. 6 under the Skydance name, with ticker SKYD, $80B debt and legacy brands intact.
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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery become Skydance
The $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger will operate as Skydance, David Ellison said, keeping both studio brands under one corporate roof.
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Paramount-WBD $110B merger approved; Bloys to lead streaming
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s $110B merger cleared; the new company opens Oct 6, with Casey Bloys expected to lead streaming.
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Lineup Industries takes Grannies and four formats to Mipcom
Lineup Industries is taking five formats to Mipcom, led by EBU 2026 format of the year Grannies and its podcast, TikTok and book extensions.
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WAP Media Launches Ultramar Fiction Label with Alonso Aguilar
Spain’s WAP Media Group adds Ultramar, a scripted label led by Alonso Aguilar, to pursue Latin American and Spanish fiction via licensing and coproduction.
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Narrative Capital acquires UK distributor 3DD
US group Narrative Capital Partners has bought UK factual distributor 3DD, combining slates before Mipcom with six new series and a feature film library.
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How NBCU Lures Top Filmmakers Like Sheridan and Nolan
Donna Langley explains how film-first dealmaking won Taylor Sheridan, why Christopher Nolan stays a free agent, and what Universal’s box-office misses reveal.
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SVT and TV2 pre-buy BBC Studios slate before Mipcom
SVT and TV2 have pre-bought BBC Studios packages ahead of Mipcom, locking natural history titles, returning dramas and catalogue seasons.
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Warner Film Chiefs to Exit as Paramount Merger Nears Close
Puck reports Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy will leave Warner Bros. as the $110 billion Paramount merger closes. Cost cuts and a packed…
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Warner Bros. Film Chiefs De Luca and Abdy Exit After Merger
Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will not join David Ellison’s team after the Paramount Skydance-WBD merger closes, expected Oct. 6.