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Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance, David Ellison Reveals

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Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance, David Ellison Reveals. After the expected close of their merger, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will together be known as Skydance. CEO David Ellison revealed the new name Friday in a post on X. The $110 billion merger is projected to be finalized on Tuesday after a year-long pursuit by Ellison and a two-month delay caused by antitrust […].

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