Is Warner Bros. gonna merge with Paramount?

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Everybody loses in Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger

Paramount and David Ellison have seemingly beat Netflix in the battle for Warner Bros. In the end, though, everybody in Hollywood loses.

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David Ellison says HBO will “operate with independence” and “should stay HBO,” but HBO Max and Paramount+ will be combined.

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HBO and Showtime under one roof is a big deal

Paramount-WBD Side Note: Merger ends premium TV's original heated rivalry, brings together Showtime and HBO.

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Tim Millard hosts the Extras podcast, which is frequently commentary on Warner Archive home video releases. George Feltenstein of Warner Archive is a frequent expert guest.
Here is Tim's commentary on the pending Paramount purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VtFA9yGeZo

Warner Archive is really the only major avenue of Blu-Ray releases left. My hope is that Paramount would keep it, and do something with their titles through it.

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I explain why AT&T buying Time Warner in 2018 was a mistake and how it led to their current hostile takeover.

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How did Warner Bros.—the studio behind Batman, HBO, and The Matrix—end up drowning in debt and corporate chaos?

This is the story of the mergers, scandals, and executive decisions that pushed one of Hollywood’s greatest studios toward collapse.

• 00:42 The Original Sin: AOL Time Warner
• 02:41 Rot Beneath the Surface
• 06:59 AT&T Takes Over
• 11:38 Project Popcorn: The Betrayal
• 14:08 Enter David Zaslav: The Chainsaw Era
• 18:02 Debt Upon Debt Upon Debt
• 20:42 The Empire Up for Sale
• 21:55 Paramount vs. Netflix
• 25:11 Nepo Baby Gets His Shiny New Toy

Warner Bros. was once the most powerful studio in Hollywood.

A century-old empire built on iconic films, legendary IP, and cultural dominance.

Then it started deleting itself.

This documentary breaks down how Warner Bros. Discovery went from owning Hollywood’s most valuable catalog to canceling finished films, wiping content for tax write-offs, and torching billions in value. From the disastrous merger with Discovery to David Zaslav’s brutal cost-cutting regime, this is the story of how debt, misaligned incentives, and short-term financial engineering hollowed out a creative giant.

We expose how the fight for content dominance, including bidding wars with Netflix and Paramount, pushed Warner Bros. into unsustainable spending just as its balance sheet collapsed. Why projects were greenlit with no path to profit. Why entire franchises were shelved. And why Wall Street rewards destruction when it’s labeled “discipline.”

This isn’t a streaming story.

It’s a corporate collapse story.

A case study in how one of Hollywood’s most powerful companies lost its identity, its audience, and its future trying to survive modern finance.

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Breaking News: Warner Bros Shareholders Approve Blockbuster Merger With Paramount Skydance

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted Thursday to back its $110 billion merger with Paramount Skydance, a blockbuster move that's set to transform the entertainment landscape.

The vote, which "overwhelmingly passed," was widely expected after the boards of directors at both companies approved the transaction.

The merger unites two major Hollywood studios, streaming platforms HBO Max and Paramount+, and news operations CNN and CBS.

Developing story. No further details at this time.

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Hollywood Petition to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Tops 4,000 Names as Robert De Niro, Sofia Coppola, Holly Hunter and More Join the Fight

As of April 23, 2026, an industry petition to block the $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has surpassed 4,194 signatories.

The open letter, which launched on April 13 with 1,000 names, gained significant momentum following a Thursday vote where WBD shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal.