Paramount Closes $111 Billion Warner Bros Deal
“Paramount closed its one hundred eleven billion dollar Warner Bros takeover, per the Financial Times, with six billion in cost cuts expected.” — Vera Bullock, on air
At a glance
- First reported by Financial Times: “Paramount closes $111bn takeover of Warner Bros”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:59 AM ET on The Opening Bell, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: Warner Bros, Paramount.
- BBN covered this story before: Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger (October 6).
The real story
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- Financial TimesParamount closes $111bn takeover of Warner Bros
What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorParamount closed its one hundred eleven billion dollar Warner Bros takeover, per the Financial Times, with six billion in cost cuts expected.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSomebody's getting a very expensive pink slip.
The story so far
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger Begins Operating · NPR
- Bovespa Jumps 7.7%; Paramount Closes Warner Bros. Deal · bloomberg.com
- Paramount and Warner Bros. Become One Hollywood Giant · AP News
- Paramount Completes $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger · The Verge
- Paramount Closes $111 Billion Warner Bros Deal (this story)
- Paramount completes Warner Bros. deal, forms Skydance · Washington Examiner
- Paramount Swallows Warner Bros in $110B Merger · BBC
- Bovespa slips while Canada and Mexico edge higher · CNBC
- Paramount Closes $81 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal · The Daily Caller
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