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Skydance Press Gaggle Follows Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Closing

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  • VarietyDavid Ellison’s ‘Day One’ Skydance Press Conference: Studio Lot Dibs, Trump Ties and Everything Else We Learned

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety reports David Ellison held a press gaggle at the Paramount lot, hours after Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFolks, that's a studio lot with a brand new landlord!

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, he bought a movie empire and then just walked around the parking lot answering questions.

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The story so far

  1. Skydance Preps Wall Street Pitch for Paramount-Warner Deal · New York Post
  2. Paramount completes Warner Bros. deal, forms Skydance · Washington Examiner
  3. Water Tower Repainted After Paramount-Warner Merger Closes · Variety
  4. Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover to form Skydance · ABC Australia
  5. Paramount Completes Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Nasdaq Reports · Nasdaq
  6. Skydance Shares Dip After Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Closes · Benzinga
  7. Skydance Press Gaggle Follows Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Closing (this story)
  8. Skydance Merger Closes; Studio Heads Pledge Films From Both · Variety
  9. Spotify Audiobooks Go to 180 Markets; Ellison on Trump · The Hollywood Reporter
  10. Dungey Joins Skydance Team; Pooh Books Head to Phone Boxes · Variety
  11. Paramount-Warner Deal Done; Google Nuclear Pledge · Benzinga

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