Event Brief
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to be named Skydance
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Oct 02, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
UPDATED Oct 02, 2026 at 11:05 PM ET
Summary: David Ellison announced that the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery company will be named Skydance, while Paramount and Warner Bros. brands remain in the spotlight. The $111 billion merger was finalized on Sept. 21 after a consent decree settled antitrust claims brought by 12 state attorneys general.
WHO: David Ellison
WHAT: Announced that the merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery company will be named Skydance.
WHEN: Oct 2, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Ellison said the name gives the combined company its own identity while allowing Paramount, Warner Bros. and their brands to remain in the spotlight.
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