Paramount Closes Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery to Form Skydance NYT - Business By: Benjamin Mullin 6 October 2026 at 14:08 After a legal battle, Paramount has finally acquired Warner Bros. Discovery. In a memo to employees, the combined companyβs leaders hinted at cost cuts. Β© Mark Abramson for The New York TimesThe Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California.