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What Is Skydance (SKYD) Signaling With Its New Board And Leadership Team?

Skydance (NYSE: SKYD) reshaped its board after closing the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, adding several high-profile figures. Laurene Powell Jobs and former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick joined as independent directors on the combined group's board. Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair became a board advisor, with Jay Askinasi, David Decker, and Ray Hopkins moving into senior leadership roles. The new Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery board lineup and advisory team only tell part of...

Yahoo·02:12

Netflix Hires Former Disney Exec to Fix Content Problem. Why the Stock Is Falling.

The streamer is changing up its leadership team—but that’s only drawing more attention to its biggest problem.

Yahoo·08:38

Skydance Rebounds 5% as Warrant Adjustment Selloff Fades; Netflix Rises 3%, Disney Advances 2%

Skydance Corporation (NYSE:SKYD) stock is regaining ground as a selloff tied to a warrant adjustment blows over. Skydance stock is up 5% to $7.42, recovering part of the drop that hit when warrant value separated from the share price. Meanwhile, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock is up 3% to $72.60, a smaller gain than the one in […]

Yahoo·12:01

Why Sylvester Stallone gave up his fight for Rocky's IP

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi talks with legendary actor Sylvester Stallone about why he has finally accepted he will never get the rights to his most famous IP, Rocky, back.

Yahoo·08:00

Sylvester Stallone: Hollywood's $400M blockbuster model is broken

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi talks with legendary actor Sylvester Stallone while he breaks down the shift in Hollywood’s risk management and greenlight approval processes.

Yahoo·07:00

Sylvester Stallone: Corporate studios killed the "classic movie"

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi talks with legendary actor Sylvester Stallone about the shifting economics of Hollywood, why studios refuse to take risks on original ideas, and why streaming is now the only place to find premium, award-worthy drama.

Yahoo·06:00

Skydance (SKYD) Stock Gets Fair Value Trim As Analysts Weigh Synergies And Leverage

Skydance’s model fair value estimate moved from US$9.81 to US$9.42 per share, signalling a modest reset to the price target that analysts are working with. The shift comes as research teams weigh the potential benefits of the combined Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery platform against concerns around leverage, deal complexity and execution risk, which is keeping opinion quite split. As you read on, you will see how this updated pricing framework fits into the evolving Skydance...

Yahoo·18:17PSKY

Channel 5 pays out £215m to US owner Paramount

Channel 5’s US parent company Paramount has extracted £215m from the British broadcaster even as it suffered a sharp drop in profits.

Yahoo·11:54PSKY

David Zaslav Made Nearly $800 Million from Paramount Deal in 2026: Here’s the Math

David Zaslav exits the Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery merger without a job, but he has plenty of reasons to smile.

Benzinga·09:18PSKY

Paramount paid Netflix $2.8 billion to walk away from its $82.7-billion Warner Bros. deal — and Netflix stock jumped 14%

You could see the results of this deal show up in your portfolio — or your streaming bill.

Yahoo·19:00PSKY

Market Chatter: Paramount Skydance's Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery's TVN to Undergo Polish Review

Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery's Polish television broadcaster TVN will

Yahoo·08:13PSKY

SKYD Stock Rises Overnight As Skydance Emerges Out Of Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger

Skydance started trading after Paramount completed its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a major media company.

Yahoo·00:36PSKY

Paramount Completes Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s What Comes Next for Skydance (SKYD).

The new combined equity will now trade as Skydance Corporation.

Yahoo·13:36PSKY

Paramount names Skydance leadership team before Warner Bros. merger

David Ellison will serve as chairman and CEO of the combined company, with Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO overseeing day-to-day operations and integration

Yahoo·13:20PSKY

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Names Ynon Kreiz Co Chief Executive Officer, Is It Fully Valued?

Why Ynon Kreiz’s arrival matters for Paramount Skydance Paramount Skydance (PSKY) just reshaped its leadership, appointing longtime media executive Ynon Kreiz as Co-Chief Executive Officer and board member, with David Ellison remaining the principal executive officer and Chairman. This move lands days before the planned closing of the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition and follows a multi billion dollar secured debt raise, setting up Kreiz to run day to day operations while Ellison...

Yahoo·05:07PSKY

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to become Skydance

The roughly $110 billion deal is expected to close October 6.

Yahoo·11:53PSKY

Paramount Skydance bonds fall on first trading day after debt sale

The eight-year U.S. dollar notes changed hands at about 96 cents on the dollar, leaving investors nursing more than $100 million in losses

Yahoo·08:51PSKY

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Lines Up $7.5 Billion Loan For Its Acquisition

On 23 September 2026, Paramount Skydance (NasdaqGS:PSKY) began syndicating a new US$7.5b loan to help fund its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The media group also outlined plans to raise more than US$44b in secured debt tied to the proposed transaction. Management framed the fresh financing as a material step forward in deal execution, including new debt commitments and updated transaction milestones. The new US$7.5b loan syndication and more than US$44b in planned secured debt...

Yahoo·17:18PSKY

Paramount Skydance Corporation Announces Launch of Syndication of Incremental Term B Facility

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) (the "Company" or "Paramount") today announced the launch of syndication for a proposed senior secured incremental tranche of term "B" loans in an aggregate principal amount of $7.5 billion (the "Incremental Term B Facility"). The consummation of the Incremental Term B Facility is subject to market and other conditions.

Yahoo·09:00PSKY

CA Attorney General defends settling lawsuit over Paramount’s $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins The Lead.

Yahoo·17:17PSKY

Paramount Settled the Warner Bros. Antitrust Fight. Is the Deal Finally Close?

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY)’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), which has an equity worth of around $81 billion plus assumed debt, has been in legal limbo for months, stalled by a 12-state antitrust case and a trial date that was not scheduled until March 2027. On September 21, one of the […]

Yahoo·15:54PSKY

Paramount Could Be Eying Investment from Elon Musk: Will Two Top 10 Billionaires Get Warner Bros. Deal Done?

Elon Musk and Larry Ellison may team up on an investment together again.

Benzinga·09:38PSKY

Warner Bros Discovery Stock Surges on Settlement Progress in Paramount Merger Suit

Key Stats for Warner Bros Discovery StockPrice change for Warner Bros Discovery stock: 12%$WBD Stock Price as of Sep. 22: $3152-Week High: $31$WBD Stock Price Target: $30What Happened?Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shares surged more than 12% on Monday after Paramount Skydance settled a major legal battle standing in the way of its $110 billion acquisition of the company.

Yahoo·08:39PSKY

'Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment' - Semafor Exclusive

https://www.semafor.com/article/09/23/2026/paramount-weighs-tapping-musk-for-equity-investment

Benzinga·07:35PSKY

Paramount Skydance kept at 'sell' by UBS despite Warner Bros Discovery deal clearing final hurdle

UBS maintained its 'sell' rating on Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) even as the company's settlement with attorneys general from 12 states removed the last major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Management expects the deal to close in approximately two...

Yahoo·14:12PSKY

Paramount Settlement Triggers WBD Breakout. How It Compares To Past Media Mergers.

Both Paramount and Warner Bros. jumped on Monday after settling an antitrust lawsuit that could have blocked the merger.

Yahoo·13:36PSKY

Warner Bros., Paramount stocks jump, but there’s a twist

The $110 billion merger just cleared a major legal hurdle. Now the numbers matter.

Yahoo·11:37PSKY

Paramount Skydance Settlement Clears Path for Warner Bros. Deal Close, Morgan Stanley Says

Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) settlement with 12 state attorneys general is a "clear win" for its prop

Yahoo·11:13PSKY

Paramount Skydance Rises 4% on 12-State Settlement, Warner Bros. Discovery Holds Flat as $110B Deal Nears Its Close

A 12-state antitrust settlement just removed the last legal wall blocking a $110 billion media megadeal, yet the company being acquired barely moved while the buyer surged. Understanding why reveals exactly where the real risk still sits.

Paramount Nashville Talks Surface Amid Hollywood Exit

Paramount is scouting Nashville office space as CEO David Ellison considers relocating the studio from Hollywood.

Yahoo·10:52PSKY

How Paramount triumphed over state AGs in antitrust settlement

Following Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) settlement of its antitrust lawsuit with several state attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), "The 8:30" hosts Julie Hyman, Pras Subramanian, and Jake Conley talk about whether the conditions laid out in the deal hold any weight.

Yahoo·09:44PSKY

Paramount Just Cleared a Major Hurdle for Its $110B Warner Bros. Deal

Paramount Skydance is moving closer to completing its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, potentially removing a costly delay risk for the companies.

Yahoo·08:31PSKY

Paramount Settles: Can It Operate With Many Long-Term Restraints?

Can the company hold on with these restrictions for five years? And what happens after that?

Yahoo·08:00PSKY

Paramount settles antitrust lawsuit with state AGs, clearing path for WBD merger

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) has settled its antitrust lawsuit from several state attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Morningstar senior equity analyst Matthew Dolgin discusses what this means for Paramount's path forward in closing this deal.

Yahoo·15:49PSKY

Paramount reaches historic settlement with states, clearing way for WBD deal

Paramount Skydance agreed to a highly anticipated settlement with 12 state attorneys general that sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the company confirmed in a filing Monday.

Yahoo·15:17PSKY

Calif. AG Bonta Says Settlement Is Not a 'Blessing' for Paramount Deal

Paramount settles with states over Warner Bros Discovery deal

Investing.com -- Paramount Skydance reached a settlement on Monday with California and 11 other states that had filed a lawsuit to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. The agreement clears a path for one of the largest media mergers in history.

Yahoo·14:35PSKY

Can Paramount+ Lift Paramount Skydance Stock While The Warner Deal Sits In Court?

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) stock is down 42% over the past year and trades about 47% below its 52-week high. Since 2010, its only rally of more than 30% inside two months came in 2025. The strongest case for another is Paramount+, where subscriber growth sped up between the first and second quarters of 2026, though management expects subscribers to stay relatively flat in the third. That case has to outlast a court fight over Warner Bros. Discovery.

Yahoo·14:13PSKY

Paramount, attorneys general settle lawsuit, clearing a path for Warner Bros. merger

With the agreement, California Atty. General Rob Bonta and his coalition plan to withdraw historic lawsuit that aimed to derail the $111-billion deal.

Yahoo·11:33PSKY

Warner Bros. Discovery Jumps 7%, Paramount Skydance Climbs 5% as Antitrust Settlement Talks Advance; Netflix Sits Out the Rally

Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are jumping in early Monday trading on fresh reports that antitrust settlement talks tied to its pending sale are advancing. Its counterparty Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) is climbing alongside it on the same headline. The move is a merger-arbitrage repricing rather than a sector event, and the two stocks […]

Yahoo·09:42PSKY

Paramount's $110B Warner Bros. Deal Has a $30M Problem

A reported theater-distribution requirement could leave Paramount facing a sizable penalty if it falls short of its proposed film-release target.

Yahoo·08:35PSKY

Paramount, Warner Bros. Rally On Promising Settlement Talks With California AG

Both stocks jumped about 7% Monday morning after reports that Paramount Skydance and the California attorney general met to discuss a settlement.

Yahoo·08:32PSKY

Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Soars as Paramount Makes Bold Merger Offer

Media Stocks Jump as Paramount Seeks Breakthrough in Merger Fight

Paramount and Warner Bros. Shares Rise on Report of Progress in Merger Settlement Talks

Shares of Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) rose in premarket trading on Monday after The Wall Street Journal reported progress in negotiations aimed at resolving legal opposition to their proposed $81 billion merger.

Yahoo·06:24PSKY

Paramount (PSKY) Turns California’s Own Words Against it in Warner Bros. (WBD) Bond Fight

On September 8, 2026, Reuters reported that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) said California Attorney General Rob Bonta made television statements that contradict his own legal arguments against Paramount’s request for a $1.88 billion bond in the ongoing court fight over its roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD). Bonta’s office has argued […]

Yahoo·19:02PSKY

Opposition grows to Paramount-Warner Bros. merger settlement as deal enters critical week

Critics of the $111-billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. urged California Atty. Gen. Bonta and other state attorneys general to disregard pressure to reach a settlement.

Yahoo·17:30PSKY

Like father, like son: David Ellison considers Nashville alongside Austin as future home for Paramount

Paramount's David Ellison (Illustration by The Real Deal with Getty)Paramount CEO David Ellison may be following his billionaire father to Music City. The media company, which is pursuing a hotly debated $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, is searching for office space in Nashville as it considers leaving Hollywood, Politico reported. An anonymous source told the outlet that Paramount is looking for 400,000 square feet of office space it could occupy in the next two or three years.

Yahoo·10:00PSKY

FCC grants Paramount's indirect ownership request for Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyout

As Paramount looks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, it’s racked up billions of dollars in financial backing from three Gulf countries. The FCC cleared the way on Thursday, granting sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to hold indirect equity interests in a Paramount-Warner combo, but no voting stakes. Skydance-owned Paramount — whose $81 billion merger with Warner is still on hold amid a separate antitrust battle with twelve states and Hollywood writers — welcomed the FCC's ruling.

Yahoo·15:04PSKY

Paramount (PSKY)’s CEO Has Cleared 68 Countries for His Warner Bros (WBD) Deal. California Still Won’t Budge

CNBC reported that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) CEO David Ellison has cleared regulatory approval in 68 jurisdictions for his $110 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), but a lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general remains the final obstacle. California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who leads the states’ case, canceled a planned settlement […]

Yahoo·17:05PSKY

Why Is Disney (DIS) Up 2.4% Since Last Earnings Report?

Disney (DIS) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

Yahoo·11:30

Why Is Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Up 25.2% Since Last Earnings Report?

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

Yahoo·11:30PSKY

Wall Street Is Putting Close to 85% Odds of Paramount- Warner Deal Getting Done

Investors are betting that Paramount, led by CEO David Ellison, will work out a deal to avert an antitrust lawsuit filed by a group of state attorney generals.

Yahoo·14:53PSKY

Stay informed with the top movers within the S&P500 index on Wednesday.

Stay informed about the performance of the S&P500 index in the middle of the day on Wednesday. Uncover the top gainers and losers in today's session for valuable insights.

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Adam Schiff Warns Trump’s Alleged Corruption Could Hit Your Wallet and Jobs: ‘One Thing Is for Certain…’

Schiff warned Trump administration corruption could cost Americans jobs, raise streaming prices and reduce consumer choices, citing an alleged $16M payment.

Benzinga·02:19

Mike Johnson Met With Elon Musk in Austin as Republicans Look For Midterm Cash — Billionaire Could Put More Than $100 Million Behind GOP Candidates: Report

Mike Johnson’s reported meeting with Elon Musk sparks GOP hopes for major financial backing ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Benzinga·01:24