Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
“Over at NPR: New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.” — Vera Bullock, on air
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The RecapPublished
At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7:27 PM ET on The Recap, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Hollywood, Warner Bros, Paramount.
- BBN covered this story before: Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Nasdaq Reports (October 6).
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- BBCParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBBC reports: Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOver at NPR: New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.
Also on air
The story so far
- Bovespa slips while Canada and Mexico edge higher · CNBC
- Paramount Closes $81 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal · The Daily Caller
- Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Acquisition · Bloomberg.com
- Nuclear Deal, Tariffs and a Record S and P · Bloomberg.com
- Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover to form Skydance · ABC Australia
- Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Nasdaq Reports · Nasdaq
- Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger (this story)
- Skydance Merger Closes; Studio Heads Pledge Films From Both · Variety
- Paramount-Warner Deal Done; Google Nuclear Pledge · Benzinga
- Warner Slate Homework, HBO Max Merger, Chicago Fire Exit · Deadline
- Dungey Adds Paramount Cable; Netflix Maps Its 2027 Films · Deadline
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