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DC Boss Confirms Paramount CEO Has Already Met With James Gunn About DCU Future
There are major shifting tides in the entertainment industry, and one of the biggest is the impending merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount-Skydance. With Warner’s extensive library of TV and movie properties added to its own, Paramount will leapfrog to the forefront of the TV/movie industry, while also claiming a sizeable chunk of the []
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Independent Journal Review
· Jul 6, 2026
Whining Actors Aside, There’s No Real Antitrust Reason To Block Paramount Merger
Nearly a year has passed since news broke that Paramount was preparing to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).
Awful Announcing
· Jul 9, 2026
Paramount pushes back target close of WBD deal amid regulatory scrutiny
After initially circling July 16 as the earliest date it could close its 110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount has now pushed that date back as it faces regulatory pressure on multiple fronts. According to a report by Jody Godoy in Reuters, Paramount will not close its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery
That Park Place
· Jul 3, 2026
Paramount Will End Universal Partnership as EU Demands Major Change Before Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Approval
The massive entertainment industry shakeup involving Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is moving closer to reality, but European regulators are requiring one major change before giving the deal their blessing: the end of a decades-old Paramount Universal partnership. According to a new report from Variety, Paramount is preparing to exit United International Pictures (UIP), its [] The post Paramount Will End Universal Partnership as EU Demands Major Change Before Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Approval appeared first on That Park Place.
Variety
· Jun 25, 2026
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Overseas: EU Likely to Give Go-Ahead, but Another Hurdle Looms in the U.K.
With Paramount’s 111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery likely to soon get the go-ahead from the European Union, the next question will be whether the U.K.’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), will follow suit. The prospects are that the U.K. won’t block the deal, but may throw in an extra hurdle, according to []
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The Hollywood Reporter
· Jun 23, 2026
‘Supergirl’ Producer Says David Ellison Has Met With James Gunn, Peter Safran: “He’s Pretty Open to What We’re Doing”
The Paramount Skydance CEO is preparing to take over the superhero property amid the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and has already weighed in on the upcoming DC slate.
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