Paramount Skydance To Acquire Warner Brothers Discovery

[Palumboism]

Paramount and Warner Brothers were the last two movie studios that weren't bought by a larger company like Disney, Sony, or Comcast. 

I really just view this as Oracle creating their own Netflix.

It will be interesting to see how they structure the new company and how the streaming platforms will be affected. 


https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-bid.html

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-skydance-prepares-ellison-backed-bid-for-warner-bros-discovery-0b921c20

[oldschoolfan]

Paramount and Warner Brothers were the last two movie studios that weren't bought by a larger company like Disney, Sony, or Comcast. 

I really just view this as Oracle creating their own Netflix.

It will be interesting to see how they structure the new company and how the streaming platforms will be affected. 


https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-bid.html

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-skydance-prepares-ellison-backed-bid-for-warner-bros-discovery-0b921c20

wow i remember when time warner was the power house in cable,  ted turner said in his book it all went to shit after the time warner aol merger.   which is basically true. times sure have changed.

[Palumboism]

Of the original eight studios, Paramount and Warner Brothers were the only two that weren't acquired by larger companies.

The Big Five

Paramount Pictures – 1912

Warner Bros. – 1923

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) – 1924
Now owned by Amazon

20th Century-Fox – 1935
Now owned by Disney

RKO Radio Pictures – 1928
Out of business.  Studios now part of Paramount.

The Little Three

Universal Pictures – 1912
Now owned by Comcast

Columbia Pictures – 1918
Now owned by Sony

United Artists (UA) – 1919
Merged with MGM - Now owned by Amazon

[Palumboism]

wow i remember when time warner was the power house in cable,  ted turner said in his book it all went to shit after the time warner aol merger.   which is basically true. times sure have changed.

The whole cable industry along with broadcast TV is going to shit right now.  Cord cutting is a very real phenomenon.  Very few people under the age of fifty still have cable and the ratings of cable channels are abysmal.  Broadcast TV is in the same situation.

Top 10 TV shows:
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/

Broadcast television has already died.

America is the only country in the world that allows televised commercials for pharmaceuticals, so all the biggest advertisers are drug companies. 

Both cable and broadcast television are being propped up by drug companies.
Top 10 advertisers:
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#advertising

[oldschoolfan]

The whole cable industry along with broadcast TV is going to shit right now.  Cord cutting is a very real phenomenon.  Very few people under the age of fifty still have cable and the ratings of cable channels are abysmal.  Broadcast TV is in the same situation.

Top 10 TV shows with viewers in 1000's.
1)
ABC SUNDAY NIGHT CFB ON ABC 10,404

2)
ABC SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL   
9,787

3)
ABC SUNDAY NIGHT CFB PRE ON ABC   6,635
   
4)
NBC AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (TUE)   
4,724

5)
CBS 60 MINUTES   
4,049

6)
NBC AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (WED)   
3,847

7)
NBC AFV – SO MANY LAUGHS   
3,815

8
ABC THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY   
3,697

9)
CBS BIG BROTHER (WED)   
3,451

10)
CBS BIG BROTHER (THU)   
3,358
   
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/

Broadcast television has already died.

 

i am one of them i cut the cord about 15 years ago.  ppv is dead now to.  all the ufcs and major boxing fights will be on paramount and netflix, i cant even remember the last time i watched national tv show .   

i remember when hbo was king and no competition.  they could print money almost.    then netflix came along. they put video stores out of business and started streaming

[Palumboism]

i am one of them i cut the cord about 15 years ago.  ppv is dead now to.  all the ufcs and major boxing fights will be on paramount and netflix, i cant even remember the last time i watched national tv show .   

i remember when hbo was king and no competition.  they could print money almost.    then netflix came along. they put video stores out of business and started streaming

Streaming by far has taken over everything.  When Netflix started streaming, the whole industry changed including movies.  Bing watching tv series on DVD was a precursor to streaming and Netflix even described TV on DVD as the fourth network.
I stopped ordering DVD's in the mail when Netflix started streaming and I seems like everyone else did too.  When I finally tried to order a DVD in the mail, they had already canceled that service.  I had no idea.

Youtube is tops in streaming ratings. 

https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2025/streaming-cranks-up-the-heat-in-july-accounts-for-nearly-half-of-all-tv-viewing-in-nielsens-the-gauge/

[tacobender]

Streaming by far has taken over everything.  When Netflix started streaming, the whole industry changed including movies.  Bing watching tv series on DVD was a precursor to streaming and Netflix even described TV on DVD as the fourth network.
I stopped ordering DVD's in the mail when Netflix started streaming and I seems like everyone else did too.  When I finally tried to order a DVD in the mail, they had already canceled that service.  I had no idea.

Youtube is tops in streaming ratings. What about Redbox

[Palumboism]

If this merger goes through, it will reshape the entire industry especially for those working in it.  It also concentrates power to David Ellison, Larry Ellison's son.

David Zaslav, Warner Brothers CEO has a mixed record in terms of performance.

Producer Patrick is an industry insider:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOem691jDC6/

[Flexacon]

A paramount/Warner (HBO) streaming app could be decent

[Krankenstein]

i am one of them i cut the cord about 15 years ago.  ppv is dead now to.  all the ufcs and major boxing fights will be on paramount and netflix, i cant even remember the last time i watched national tv show .   

i remember when hbo was king and no competition.  they could print money almost.    then netflix came along. they put video stores out of business and started streaming

Same here.  I run ESPN in my office and thats about it.  I will watch maybe 60 - 90 mins of tv at night before shutting down to read.  I used to love survivor...but that got so damn fucking old.  Especially when the big controversy about the host saying "come on in guys" and the trans community (or whatever group) said it offended them.

I rarely watch any of the UFC PPV.  Besides not wanting to stay up until almost 11pm, I got tired of the "I am a warrior in the cage.  I would fight to the death"...and then you get the dancing around BS.

I have Netflix (not sure why anymore), YoutubeTV (for my office), and Amazon (just because I have prime account).  Fuck all of the streaming services.  You can find all their 'exclusive' content online.

[Palumboism]

A paramount/Warner (HBO) streaming app could be decent

Exactly. 

Paramount is making an offer for the entire company including the cable networks and CNN.

[Kwon]

Streaming by far has taken over everything.  When Netflix started streaming, the whole industry changed including movies.  Bing watching tv series on DVD was a precursor to streaming and Netflix even described TV on DVD as the fourth network.
I stopped ordering DVD's in the mail when Netflix started streaming and I seems like everyone else did too.  When I finally tried to order a DVD in the mail, they had already canceled that service.  I had no idea.

Youtube is tops in streaming ratings. 

https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2025/streaming-cranks-up-the-heat-in-july-accounts-for-nearly-half-of-all-tv-viewing-in-nielsens-the-gauge/

Whats other? 12.1 % of something.

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[Palumboism]

Whats other? 12 %

Charging 20 bucks over Onlyfans for Helicoptering a Limp Noodle?

That's correct.