Paramount closes $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

The merger unites two major movie studios, news operations CBS News and CNN and cable networks including Comedy Central and TNT.

• Oct 6

Paramount Skydance reaches antitrust deal with states over Warner Bros. Discovery purchase

Paramount's agreement with 12 state attorneys general paves the way for the company to complete its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

• Sep 21

Paramount to delay Warner Bros. merger until as late as June 2027

Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.

• Jul 24

12 states sue to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger

The suit poses a new challenge to the $110 billion deal that would unite two of the nation's largest media companies.

• Jul 14

DOJ paves way for Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would not harm U.S. consumers or weaken competition, DOJ antitrust enforcers said.

• Jun 12

Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving way for Paramount Skydance

Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.

• Feb 27

Paramount Skydance raises bid for Warner Bros. Discover to $31 per share

Warner Bros. Discovery said it will engage with Paramount Skydance to assess if its latest offer is superior to Netflix's $83 billion bid.

• Feb 24

Warner Bros. Discovery restarts takeover talks with Paramount Skydance

Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount Skydance is considering enhancing its buyout offer for the entertainment company.

• Feb 17

Paramount Skydance makes $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.

• Dec 8, 2025

Charles Barkley dunks on NBA's new broadcast deal: "It just sucks."

"Inside the NBA" host Charles Barkley is decrying the NBA's new broadcast pact, saying Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT "never had a chance."

• Jul 26, 2024

DiCaprio film production spent $5.3 million in Sacramento, city says

The City of Trees' latest Hollywood closeup​ is now in the books, but officials are already extolling the economic windfall the production brought.

• Mar 11, 2024

VIDEO: Simulated explosion goes off in downtown Sacramento for DiCaprio movie project

The iconic streets of Sacramento's Fab 40s neighborhood transformed into a Hollywood movie set on Wednesday – and a downtown street was the scene of a dramatic simulated explosion.

• Feb 22, 2024

There and Back Cafe: Enjoy coffee and see Leonardo DiCaprio film in Sacramento?

From Hollywood to the heart of California's capital, a Sacramento coffee shop, There and Back Cafe and Games, is inviting the public for a front-row seat to a live Hollywood movie shoot.

• Feb 9, 2024

Simulated gunfire in Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie filming in Sacramento causes concerns

Simulated gunfire during the filming of a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio in downtown Sacramento caused a bit of concern at the nearby courthouse.

• Feb 6, 2024

Warner Bros. production set to film in Sacramento

Sacramento's Film Office confirmed on Wednesday that a Warner Bros. production has permits for filming in the city later this weekend.

• Feb 1, 2024

"Barbie" becomes Warner Bro.'s highest-grossing film domestically

The pink wave isn't slowing down, as "Barbie" has a chance of racing past Universal's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."

• Aug 16, 2023