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If Paramount Skydance buys up Warner Bros, most shows you watch will be owned by the same company.

Published October 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:17

Any of that ring a bell? The short of it is that Paramount, owner of CBS and Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, just merged with another giant company called Skydance. The deal needed approval from the Trump administration and the deal got approved, conveniently after Trump apparently made a multimillion dollar secret side deal with SK CEO. So then, voila, we got Paramount, Skydance. But apparently that just wasn't enough. Now their CEO wants to take over Warner Brothers as well. (00:17–00:33)

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Asserts that the Paramount-Skydance merger needed Trump administration approval and was approved after a secret deal.

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“If the deal goes through, that'll combine hbo, cbs, cnn, Nick, Cartoon Network, Animal Planet, hgtv, and literally hundreds more channels…”
If Paramount Skydance buys up Warner Bros, most shows you watch will be owned by the same company. | Uploaded October 22, 2025 | 01:39-01:54
“Paramount, owner of CBS and Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, just merged with another giant company called Skydance.”
If Paramount Skydance buys up Warner Bros, most shows you watch will be owned by the same company. | Uploaded October 22, 2025 | 00:08-00:18
“A merger between Paramount, Skydance and Warner Brothers could also raise your prices by a lot.”
If Paramount Skydance buys up Warner Bros, most shows you watch will be owned by the same company. | Uploaded October 22, 2025 | 00:58-01:07
“We have antitrust laws to put a stop to this kind of concentration.”
If Paramount Skydance buys up Warner Bros, most shows you watch will be owned by the same company. | Uploaded October 22, 2025 | 01:58-02:04