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Paramount Skydance has launched Paramount Games Studio, bringing Skydance Interactive, Skydance New Media, and Paramount’s gaming operations into one in-house division. The move signals David Ellison wants gaming treated as a core business, not just an IP licensing arm, with…

Paramount Skydance’s planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would combine Paramount+, HBO Max, and BET+ into a single streaming ecosystem built around scale, retention, and operating efficiency. The deal would unite major entertainment franchises, sports rights, and streaming infrastructure under…

Paramount’s potential combination with Warner Bros. Discovery would give the merged company 57% reach across US internet households, putting it near Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Disney. Paramount’s latest quarter strengthens the case, with streaming revenue up 11%, Paramount+ revenue up…

Paramount-WBD’s $110 billion merger has shareholder approval, but regulators in the U.S., U.K., and EU now control how much value survives the process. State attorneys general add another layer of risk, while scrutiny around streaming pricing, bundling, content access, labor,…

Marc DeBevoise has been named president of OverDrive and will join the company’s board as it looks to expand its global digital library distribution platform. DeBevoise brings experience from leadership roles at Brightcove, CBS Interactive and Paramount, where he helped…

Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery puts David Ellison’s $6 billion synergy target into a media labor market that’s already structurally smaller after years of elevated layoffs. Ellison said most savings will come from non-labor sources, but history shows…

Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance’s revised $31 per share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, signaling that the asset didn’t meet its return threshold despite strategic appeal. Investors rewarded that discipline, sending Netflix shares up more than 10% after hours…

Paramount’s Q4 results show why its Warner Bros. Discovery gamble just got riskier. The company posted a $573 million loss as linear TV revenue fell 5% to $4.7 billion, with advertising down 10% and distribution off 7%, reinforcing that its…

Paramount Global reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $70 million and a full-year net loss of $3.13 billion in 2025, driven by programming write-downs and restructuring charges tied to its Skydance merger. Revenue declined modestly, but profitability fell sharply, with…

Skip explores what would happen to Max if Netflix or Paramount Global acquires Warner Bros. Discovery, and whether the app and studio assets would operate independently or be folded into a larger platform. He breaks down how identity systems, billing…