David Zaslav walking away from Warner Bros. Discovery with $606.1 million while the Paramount merger goes down
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Warner Bros. Discovery is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate formed on April 8, 2022, through the merger of WarnerMedia, which AT&T had spun off, and Discovery,...
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The Paramount Skydance merger is sending shockwaves through Hollywood because it means Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is walking away with a reported $606M payout. That figure officially makes him the…
David Zaslav is leaving Warner Bros. Discovery during a merger with Paramount and will get $606 million.
And so it ends! The Paramount-#WBD merger saga is officially over, as the mega $110B deal resulting in the new company SKYDANCE is now closed, originating one of the biggest media conglomerates ever created! Shares of…
Paramount has officially wrapped up the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a massive move that merges both major media entities under the new name Skydance for a total transaction value of $111 billion.…
Paramount finished acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery and the merger officially established Skydance
David Ellison just confirmed the merged entity from Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is officially going by the name Skydance.
Skydance merger announcement
Warner Bros. and Paramount are merging under the name Skydance. #WarnerBrosDiscovery
$PSKY just cleared its last legal hurdle. A federal judge signed off on the settlement with multiple states, and with that, nothing stands between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery anymore. The merger can finally…
A California judge signed off on Paramount's settlement with the states yesterday, which was the last thing standing in the way of the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover. Closing could come as early as October…
Bleacher Report and WBD just secured rights to broadcast WWE highlight clips. Reported by SeanRossSapp via FightfulSelect.
So the WWE-Bleacher Report agreement is done, and a WBD source thinks that's actually good news for AEW, because WBD ends up with more resources to put behind wrestling programming. And no, this isn't supposed to shake…
The WWE and Bleacher Report pairing might actually work out in AEW's favor, per a WBD source who spoke with FightfulSelect. Their reasoning: with that agreement in place, WBD ends up pouring more resources into wrestling…
Wbd is clearly pivoting to keep wrestling on their own terms while letting aew go once the current deal ends, especially with that connection between ari and ellison.
So the WWE-Bleacher Report agreement is done, and a WBD source thinks that's actually good news for AEW, because WBD ends up with more resources to put behind wrestling programming. And no, this isn't supposed to shake up any conversations about extending AEW's TV deal. Those talks aren't even on the table for a significant period anyway. Fightful Select has the details, and AEW's current contract
The defamation suit Dan Schneider filed against Warner Bros. Discovery over Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is officially dismissed, wrapping up the legal dispute regarding allegations tied to children's…
