Skydance announces layoffs to games division following $111bn merger
Skydance is cutting jobs in its games division a month after Paramount's $111bn Warner Bros. Discovery merger, as David Ellison reshapes the combined operation.
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Skydance is cutting jobs in its games division a month after Paramount's $111bn Warner Bros. Discovery merger, as David Ellison reshapes the combined operation.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav faces backlash after praising James Gunn following the co-CEO's abrupt exit from DC Studios.
Skydance Media is turning to artificial intelligence as a cost-cutting lever after absorbing Warner Bros. Discovery and inheriting roughly $87 billion in combined debt.
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Daniel Radcliffe says he may not watch HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series, citing his busy schedule and the eight-hour runtime.
Skydance Media's first post-merger earnings reveal cost-saving targets and a planned HBO Max-Paramount+ streaming bundle for 2027.
Skydance Media plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single streaming service launching in early 2027 while targeting over $6 billion in cost reductions across Warner Bros. operations.
James Gunn and Peter Safran exit DC Studios after Skydance merger, with Jeremy Latcham named new president and CCO.
Skydance begins cutting staff in its games division one month after completing its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Skydance has laid off at least 30 game developers, primarily from its existing teams, following its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.
Leaked organizational charts from Skydance provide a first look at the power structure following the Paramount-WBD merger.
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Skydance implements a strict five-day in-office mandate and offers voluntary buyouts to staff as part of a broader cost-cutting strategy.
John Oliver addresses the Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and declares war on Liberty Biberty.
Elite opinion scrutinizes the Skydance takeover of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery as streaming apps prepare to combine.
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Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery are implementing significant pay increases, contract extensions, and new bonuses for top executives.
Paramount has finalized a $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, merging two entertainment titans into a new entity known as Skydance.
A massive $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery has finalized, creating a new entertainment entity known as Skydance.
Plaintiffs are attempting a final legal intervention to stop the massive merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery as the deal nears closure.
David Zaslav has officially signed off as CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery via a farewell video ahead of the Skydance acquisition.
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CNN chief Mark Thompson will remain in his leadership role under new owner Skydance following the Warner acquisition.
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Actor Mark Ruffalo has publicly condemned the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, claiming the deal threatens creativity and free speech.
HBO's Casey Bloys signals a strategic shift toward bundling HBO Max and Paramount+ rather than pursuing a full merger of the services.
Mark Ruffalo slams the cleared $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger as a judge approves a settlement.
Paramount is set to finalize its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery next week following a critical judicial ruling.
Casey Bloys has been named content chief for the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery streaming empire under David Ellison's Skydance leadership.
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Cindy Holland is leaving her role as Paramount's streaming chief ahead of the anticipated Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Hollywood executives face the looming Ellison era as Paramount pursues a massive capital raise and awaits a crucial judge's ruling on the WBD deal.
Paramount and several states are resisting calls for a deeper antitrust review of a merger deal involving Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance.
Bleacher Report and WWE secure a multi-year global content partnership, expanding digital sports entertainment reach.
WWE and Bleacher Report have established a multi-year global content partnership focused on highlights, raising questions regarding the impact on AEW.
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The Block the Merger Coalition files a legal request opposing the Paramount and Warner Bros. deal amid courtroom battles and industry skepticism.
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Kara Swisher requests release from her CNN contract following the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery settlement.
Paramount reaches a historic settlement with state attorneys general, clearing a major hurdle for the Warner Bros. merger.
Paramount prepares for its Warner acquisition as legal maneuvers and settlement talks unfold.
The U.S. Supreme Court orders a California-led state coalition and the WGA to respond to a red-state merger challenge.
Paramount is demanding a $1.88 billion bond from states and the WGA as it battles an antitrust suit blocking its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is facing accusations of hypocrisy as he attempts to block the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled settlement talks regarding Paramount's bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
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CNN experienced a signal outage lasting nearly 30 minutes due to a broad technical issue within Warner Bros. Discovery.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has halted settlement negotiations with Paramount following a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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HBO Max unveils the first look and official season 3 teaser for the original drama series 'The Pitt'.
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Major cinema chains are shifting their stance to support a merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery amid ongoing legal disputes.
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