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Paramount–Warner Bros. merger and leadership changes
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MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Current status
Skydance Putting All 3 TV Studios Under George Cheeks: Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios, PTVS – The Dish.
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First tracked development
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger to Close Next Week After Judge Approves Settlement With Democrat AGs
Primary: Breitbart ↗ · Confirmed by: Variety ↗ · Also reported by: Variety ↗+4 more sources
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Follow the deal and confirmed leadership decisions as one evolving corporate event.
What we’re watching
Closing announcements, official leadership appointments and confirmed changes to the merged company.
The latest sourced development appears above. Questions to watch are not predictions or confirmed outcomes.
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Skydance Putting All 3 TV Studios Under George Cheeks: Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios, PTVS – The Dish
Primary: Deadline ↗deadline.com
UPDATE
European Entertainment Leaders Mostly Optimistic About David Ellison’s Takeover of Warner Bros. : ‘I Believe in His Commitment to Cinema’
Primary: Variety ↗variety.com
UPDATE
James Gunn & Peter Safran To Stay At DC Studios After Paramount-Warner Bros Merger
Primary: Deadline ↗deadline.com
UPDATE
Mark Thompson safe at CNN for now — but Bari Weiss could still loom over network’s future: report
Primary: New York Post ↗nypost.com
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Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance, David Ellison Reveals
Primary: Deadline ↗deadline.com
UPDATE
‘Relief’ at CNN After Report Indicates Bari Weiss Will Not Have a Role at the Network
Primary: The New York Sun ↗nysun.com
What happened earlier5 earlier developments
UPDATE
Casey Bloys Says He Believes David Ellison Plans to ‘Maintain What We’ve Done’ at HBO as Paramount and Warner Bros. Merge
Primary: Variety ↗
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
David Ellison Wants CEO Mark Thompson To Remain At CNN After Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery Deal Closes
Primary: Deadline ↗ · Confirmed by: Daily Wire ↗ · Confirmed by: TechCrunch ↗+1 more source
UPDATE
Paramount, CNN Chief Mark Thompson in ‘Early Stages’ of Discussions to Keep Him in Post
Primary: Variety ↗
UPDATE
Bari Weiss’ role at CNN revealed after David Ellison makes Mark Thompson decision
Primary: New York Post ↗
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger to Close Next Week After Judge Approves Settlement With Democrat AGs
Primary: Breitbart ↗ · Confirmed by: Variety ↗ · Also reported by: Variety ↗+4 more sources
Sources tracking this story
Breitbart · Daily Wire · Deadline · New York Post · TechCrunch · The Epoch Times · The Hill · The New York Sun · The Verge · Variety
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