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Bari Weiss isn’t expected to have a role involving CNN at close of the deal, people familiar with Ellison’s thinking said.

A federal judge just cleared the final legal hurdle for one of Hollywood's biggest mergers, yet the buyer's stock is sinking fast. The reason comes down to a financing package that dwarfs the company's own market cap.

Investing.com-- Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) said on Wednesday they expect their merger to close on Oct. 6, bringing the two U.S. media companies closer to combining their entertainment and streaming businesses.

The deal announced last week with 12 states, led by California, clears the way for the company’s $81-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount Skydance is selling about $52 billion of debt to finance its $81 billion cash purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Mattel stock dropped to its lowest level in nearly six years on Wednesday after the toy company announced CEO Ynon Kreiz would step down ahead of the holiday season. Shares of Mattel fell 4.7% to $12.60, on pace for their lowest close since hitting $12.45 on Oct. 21, 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Mattel said Kreiz will step down as chairman and CEO effective Oct. 2 to take a senior leadership position at another public company.

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Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison has picked HBO content chief Casey Bloys to oversee streaming operations once the company combines with Warner Bros. Discovery people familiar with the matter said. It’s the first major executive decision by Ellison ahead of Paramount’s planned $81 billion acquisition of Warner, which owns HBO and streaming service HBO Max.

Warner Bros. Discovery has been on a powerful run in recent years, and the stock now sits at a point where investors are asking whether that share price is properly backed by the cash the business can produce. With a pending merger with Paramount Skydance reshaping the media group on paper, the question is how much of the current valuation really connects to Warner Bros. Discovery's underlying cash flows. Over the past 3 years, Warner Bros. Discovery has returned about 194.0%, which puts a...

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Paramount Skydance is hauling a mountain of debt into credit markets to finance its Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, and the split between a sinking acquirer and a steady target tells a story about who is bearing the real risk here.

Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Kraft dropped a midday upgrade on Netflix to Buy with a $95 price target.

Paramount Skydance is stacking nearly $80 billion in debt onto a freshly downgraded balance sheet, racing a $7 million daily clock, and still faces a judge who has not signed off on a 12-state lawsuit. Here is what that means for shareholders on both sides of the deal.

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Jim Cramer and Steve Eisman are staring at the same Netflix data and reaching opposite conclusions, and with Q3 results approaching, one of them is about to look very wrong.

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It's been a painful game of thrones for both companies that fought for Warner Bros. Discovery. They should both bounce back.

Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) plan to raise over $44 billion from US dollar and euro bond sales has be

Paramount Skydance plans a massive secured-notes offering as it assembles financing for its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY)’s $81 billion pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) cleared its biggest legal obstacle in late September 2026, when the company settled with California and 11 other states. The terms commit Paramount to at least $1.5 billion of additional U.S. production spending over five years, a minimum of 30 films released […]

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) shareholders just got one of the biggest pieces of good news since Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) agreed to buy the company. But good news for existing shareholders doesn’t necessarily make WBD an equally attractive stock for someone buying today. DON’T MISS: Disney Adds Formula E to Disney+: Can Live Sports Strengthen […]

On September 18, 2026, Reuters reported that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) and several states are negotiating settlement terms regarding its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The discussions include potential commitments such as establishing independent content monitoring for CNN and setting a minimum requirement for annual theatrical releases. A final resolution could be […]

The Paramount-WBD merger finally looks set to close. Is it a buying opportunity?

Merger filings from one of Hollywood's biggest consolidations tell a very different story about job losses than the one studio executives keep repeating in public. The real culprits are hiding in the debt schedules and settlement terms.

A Citi-led arranger group has launched a $7.5 billion-equivalent cross-border term loan B split between a $6.5 billion US dollar tranche and a $1 billion-equivalent euro tranche as part of the debt financing package supporting the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) by Paramount Skydance Corp. (Nasdaq: PSKY), according to sources. Commitments to the deal are due on Wednesday, Sept. 30, by noon ET (5 p.m. BST) for the dollar portion and 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. BST) for the euros. Price

On 23 September 2026, Paramount Skydance (NasdaqGS:PSKY) began syndicating a new US$7.5b loan to help fund its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The media group also outlined plans to raise more than US$44b in secured debt tied to the proposed transaction. Management framed the fresh financing as a material step forward in deal execution, including new debt commitments and updated transaction milestones. The new US$7.5b loan syndication and more than US$44b in planned secured debt...

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Netflix (NFLX) stock trades near $71, about 43% below its high of the past year, and it lost 6.6% in the past week. The market did not fall with it: The S&P 500 returned 16.5% over the past twelve months. So without any shock at all, Netflix is already down more than its average fall in past market shocks. What would a real crash add.

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Politicians and rank-and-file workers who feared a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal now hope concessions will soften the impact.

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY)’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), which has an equity worth of around $81 billion plus assumed debt, has been in legal limbo for months, stalled by a 12-state antitrust case and a trial date that was not scheduled until March 2027. On September 21, one of the […]

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CorpGov hosted the second LA CorpGov Forum on Sept. 18, 2026, at The Huntington Library in San Marino, California. This event brought together members of the financial community from both LA and beyond in panels focused on the finance of entertainment and media, sports, along with capital markets and shareholder activism. Panel: Entertainment in the […] The post Entertainment in the AI Era: Music, Games and Film​: 2nd LA CorpGov Forum appeared first on CorpGov.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) jumped into focus after a new multi year licensing deal with PowerA connected its Harry Potter consumer products to branded controllers and accessories for Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox players. For investors watching the bigger picture, Warner Bros. Discovery has ridden a wave of deal headlines and licensing announcements, with the Harry Potter accessories partnership arriving just after merger settlement progress that pushed the stock close to the US$31 cash offer...

After a powerful run to new highs, this media giant's stock is asking every investor the same question: is the turnaround in streaming enough to carry the whole company higher.

Walt Disney (DIS) owns theme parks and streaming services. The stock costs 21.8 times its earnings of the past year. The S&P 500 is at 22.6 times. So you pay less than the market for these businesses. That case only pays off if two things are both true. Disney's latest earnings call gave a reason to doubt the first. What did management say about ad prices.

Key Stats for Warner Bros Discovery StockPrice change for Warner Bros Discovery stock: 12%$WBD Stock Price as of Sep. 22: $3152-Week High: $31$WBD Stock Price Target: $30What Happened?Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shares surged more than 12% on Monday after Paramount Skydance settled a major legal battle standing in the way of its $110 billion acquisition of the company.

The debt package includes $30 billion in investment-grade bonds, $7.5 billion in loans, and $12 billion in second-lien bonds

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UBS maintained its 'sell' rating on Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) even as the company's settlement with attorneys general from 12 states removed the last major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Management expects the deal to close in approximately two...

Both Paramount and Warner Bros. jumped on Monday after settling an antitrust lawsuit that could have blocked the merger.

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) bankers plan to begin selling $49 billion in debt backing takeover of Warn

The $110 billion merger just cleared a major legal hurdle. Now the numbers matter.

Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) settlement with 12 state attorneys general is a "clear win" for its prop

A 12-state antitrust settlement just removed the last legal wall blocking a $110 billion media megadeal, yet the company being acquired barely moved while the buyer surged. Understanding why reveals exactly where the real risk still sits.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Paramount Skydance is moving closer to completing its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, potentially removing a costly delay risk for the companies.

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