GoKawiilParamount-Warner Bros merger to be named Skydance, CEO Ellison confirms
David Ellison, CEO of the newly combining Paramount and Warner Bros, announced on X that the $110 billion merged company will be called Skydance, after the studio he founded in 2006. The deal is expected to close this month after clearing its last regulatory hurdle in September, uniting HBO Max and Paramount+ along with franchises like Harry Potter, DC and Game of Thrones under one company.
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The naming choice suggests Ellison wants to preserve the separate brand identities of Paramount and Warner Bros rather than erase them under a new corporate label, as he wrote in his post. Questions remain about editorial independence at CNN and CBS News, which a CNN report says will be subject to an oversight board Paramount has agreed to, though how robust that board will be in practice is still untested.
- The combined Paramount-Warner Bros entity will operate under the name Skydance.
- The $110 billion merger is expected to close this month, uniting HBO Max, Paramount+ and major franchises.
- An editorial independence board is reportedly being set up to oversee CNN and CBS News under the new company.
Source: engadget.com — Matt Tate, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “Soon-to-be merged Paramount and Warner Bros. will be known as Skydance going forward”
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