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Skydance Closes Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger After Settlement

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC · How we work

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Skydance Media closed its merger with Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures after a September 2026 ruling.
Settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta requires at least 30 movies per year for five years.
Merger left Skydance with $86.8 billion total debt, including $31.17 per share buyout cost and over $18 billion legacy obligations.
Skydance pledged $6 billion cost cuts over three years, targeting $2 billion savings in the first year.

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Skydance Media closed its merger with Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures after a September 2026 ruling.
Settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta requires at least 30 movies per year for five years.
Merger left Skydance with $86.8 billion total debt, including $31.17 per share buyout cost and over $18 billion legacy obligations.
Skydance pledged $6 billion cost cuts over three years, targeting $2 billion savings in the first year.