Is my HBO safe? What the Paramount-WBD merger means for the future of CNN, movies, and more.
Source: Business Insider ·
David Ellison controls HBO and the Warner Bros. studio after forming Skydance. Here's what the Paramount-WBD merger means for HBO Max and CNN.
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HBO Max and CNN will operate as is for now under David Ellison's Skydance.Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for Paramount; Bloomberg/Getty ImagesSkydance's mega-merger is complete, giving David Ellison control of HBO and the Warner Bros. studio.The combined company also includes Paramount Pictures, Paramount+, Pluto TV, and CBS News.Here's what the Paramount-WBD deal means for HBO Max and CNN.What's going to happen to all my favorite TV shows and movies?Paramount has joined forces with Warner Bros. Discovery, prompting questions about what the mega-deal means for the likes of HBO and CNN.Skydance, David Ellison's new entertainment giant, is now home to HBO, HBO Max, CNN, CBS, Paramount+, Pluto TV, the Warner Bros. studio, Paramount Pictures, and cable networks like TNT and HGTV.That portfolio of assets is poised to make Skydance a powerhouse that could challenge Disney and Netflix in streaming while boasting the premium,…