After U.K. Approval of Paramount-WBD Deal, European Media Leaders Rally Behind David Ellison: ‘The Industry Will Be Stronger’

The U.K.’s decision to clear Paramount Skydance’s $111 ⁠billion proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has been broadly welcomed by European industry players. U.K. exhibitors, media executives and analysts have argued the deal reflects a wider shift in regulatory thinking as European broadcasters face mounting

Accustomed to getting what he wants, David Ellison now looks to be running out of moves, time and maybe even money when it comes to his $111 billion Warner Bros Discovery acquisition. Which begs the question, can the Oracle scion regain the upper hand for his deal with the Polo Lounge crowd and within the…

Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison has broken his silence, defending his company's $110bn (£86bn) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount reported mixed second-quarter results, with higher streaming and studio revenue offsetting declines in television.

The trial is set to begin roughly five months after Paramount starts paying a ticking fee of roughly $7 million per day to Warners shareholders.

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's company may soon have to pay up to WBD investors. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Paramount Skydance beat revenue and earnings estimates, but its backers may soon have to pay up. The trial for Paramount's proposed merger with WBD won't start until March 2, a federal judge ruled. Param

The chief executive of Paramount-Skydance says criticism of $110bn (£82m) merger with Warner Bros. relies on outdated Hollywood model.

Whenever I’m feeling a little down about the way some things are going in 2026, I like to remember that a bunch of malicious content creators recently lost their jobs in an overhaul at CBS and that the same thing is on the verge of happening at CNN. Perks me right up. David Ellison, the…

Paramount CEO David Ellison says the real fight over his $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger is whether he can be trusted as a steward of CNN news.

In an effort to get his Paramount-Warner Bros. merger approved, Paramount CEO David Ellison took to the far-left New York Times on Tuesday, hoping to ease the left’s mind about his intentions regarding CNN (which is part of Warner Bros.).

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison broke his silence on the antitrust litigation facing his company’s proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a New York Times guest essay published Tuesday, Ellison argued that legal pushback against the deal has been motivated by concerns over his ownership of CN

David Ellison Pens Op-Ed Defending ‘My Politics’ After CBS News Disaster  HuffPost

Media executive David Ellison is defending Paramount’s bid to purchase Warner Brothers Discovery and defending himself against accusations of implementing political bias at his media properties. In an op-ed published by the New York Times on Tuesday, Ellison said he “shouldn’t put a finger on the scale, especially on m

‘The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,’ Ellison wrote. ‘There has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions’

The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN