Paramount is ‘deadly serious' about leaving Hollywood as fight erupts over $111B merger

Paramount reportedly came close to leaving this week, but backed down at the last minute.

New York Post • 13 hours ago

Paramount Sets California Exit Plans Over Antitrust Battle With Blue States & Stymied $111B WBD Merger

Leaks out of David Ellison's inner circle said the CEO would take his Paramount ball and leave California if state Attorneys General didn't back off on their antitrust suit to stop the $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. And now it looks like the ball really is in play.

Deadline • 20 hours ago

US DoJ backs bond demand in Paramount-Warner Bros antitrust fight

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday urged a federal court to require states seeking to ​block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner ‌Bros Discovery to post a "proper bond" covering the costs of any delay in completing the deal.

Reuters • Sep 15, 2026

Paramount's threat to flee California could cost state nearly 58K jobs, $21B a year: leaked report

A full relocation of Paramount's California operations could result in the permanent loss of between 28,990 and 57,980 full-time jobs statewide.

New York Post • Sep 14, 2026

Paramount Skydance Corporation Announces Extension of Expiration Dates of Previously Announced Exchange Offers and Tender Offers

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("Paramount") today announced the extension of the Expiration Dates in connection with the previously announced (i) offers to purchase (the "Tender Offers" and each, a "Tender Offer") for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related offer to purchase (the "Offer to Purchase"), any and all of the identified notes in each series of the Existing Tender Offer Notes (defined by reference to the table set forth below) issued by Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.) (the "DGH Issuer") and Discovery Communications, LLC (the "DCL Issuer" and together with the DGH Issuer, each a "WBD Issuer" and collectively the "WBD Issuers"), as applicable, and (ii) offers to exchange (the "Exchange Offers" and each, an "Exchange Offer" and, together with the Tender Offers, the "Offers" and each, an "Offer"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related exchange offer memorandum (the "Offering Memorandum"), any and all of the identified notes in each series of the Existing Exchange Offer Notes (defined by reference to the table set forth below) (together with the Existing Tender Offer Notes, the "Offer Notes") issued by the applicable WBD Issuer for notes to be newly issued by Paramount.

PRNewsWire • Sep 14, 2026

Comcast, Paramount Skydance mull shutting European streaming venture SkyShowtime

Comcast's NBC and Paramount Skydance are considering winding down their SkyShowtime ​joint venture, which streams shows ‌and movies in European markets, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters on ​Monday.

Reuters • Sep 14, 2026

Paramount & Netflix End Animated Film Agreement

EXCLUSIVE: It has come to our attention that Paramount and Netflix are ending their animated film pact. There was a pre-existing agreement in place specifically between Netflix and Skydance Animation which was announced in 2023; that latter label ultimately falling under Paramount post merger.

Deadline • Sep 14, 2026

Paramount & Comcast Streamer SkyShowtime Could Be Shut Down, Board Says

The future of Paramount and Comcast's international streamer SkyShowtime is in serious doubt amid the Paramount-Warner mega-merger. A note from the SkyShowtime board to CEO Monty Sarhan informed him that it has kicked off a strategic review, “which includes the possibility of a wind-down.

Deadline • Sep 14, 2026

Paramount's CEO has ‘tricks up his sleeve' to get his Warner acquisition cleared in California

Ellison is keeping a tight lid on his thinking these days.

New York Post • Sep 11, 2026

Paramount says California AG contradicted bond arguments in TV interviews

Paramount Skydance said on Tuesday that California Attorney General Rob Bonta made statements in television interviews that undermine his legal arguments against ​the company's request for a $1.88 billion bond in the Warner Bros. ‌Discovery merger case.

Reuters • Sep 8, 2026