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Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery to close $110B merger Oct. 6

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery will close a $110 billion merger on Oct. 6.
RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale says the merger aims for $6 billion cost savings, mainly from non-labor cuts.
A Los Angeles County study projects nearly 4,500 film and TV jobs lost and $2.8 billion regional economic loss.
The settlement requires 30 films in two years, 32 in the next three, and $1.5 billion U.S. production investment.

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Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery will close a $110 billion merger on Oct. 6.
RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale says the merger aims for $6 billion cost savings, mainly from non-labor cuts.
A Los Angeles County study projects nearly 4,500 film and TV jobs lost and $2.8 billion regional economic loss.
The settlement requires 30 films in two years, 32 in the next three, and $1.5 billion U.S. production investment.