Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Adopts Skydance Name Ahead of Tuesday Merger
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Updated · CNN · Oct 2
Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Adopts Skydance Name Ahead of Tuesday Merger
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 2
Summary
Friday’s announcement gives the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery a new corporate name—Skydance—just days before the merger is expected to close on Tuesday.
David Ellison said the name is meant to give the merged company its own identity without overshadowing Paramount and Warner Bros., whose studio brands will remain in the spotlight.
Skydance is the production company Ellison founded in 2006, and he had already rebranded Paramount as Paramount Skydance after taking control in 2025.
Monday could bring the next key step: Ellison may unveil the combined leadership team before holding a town hall and meetings in Los Angeles and New York next week.