Paramount Skydance Insists The WBD Merger Will Be Good For The Media And Ad Industry | AdExchanger

Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 – 8:29 pm

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Paramount Skydance’s No. 1 priority is closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery – and convincing investors that the proceedings are going as planned.

During Paramount Skydance’s Q2 earnings call on Tuesday, CEO David Ellison limited his remarks to a brief, two-minute monologue about the company’s confidence in the intended merger.

“We’re continuing to advance our proposed [acquisition of] Warner Bros. Discovery,” Ellison told investors, noting that the deal will create a “stronger, creative-first company with the scale to compete against Netflix, Amazon, Apple and others.” Ellison added that the deal will “benefit consumers, theatrical exhibition and creators alike.”