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Paramount-Warner Bros. $111 Billion Merger Officially Closes: ‘Today Is a Historic Day, Not Just for Skydance but for Our Entire Industry,’ David Ellison Says
Source: Variety
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- CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance
- David Zaslav Bids Farewell to Warner Bros. Employees in Video on Eve of Skydance Merger Close: ‘It’s Been a Great Honor to Be Alongside All of You’
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery complete $110 billion media megamerger
- Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
- Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
- How David Ellison Won the Battle: Timeline of Paramount’s Rocky Road to Acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery
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