Edition No. 104 · Sun 4 Oct 2026 · Story 1 of 30

Ellison's Media Titanic

Status

David Ellison named the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Skydance, and the company must find about $6 billion in annual savings under roughly $80 billion of debt.

Interest score

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  • 3.45Interest score1 of 30 in this edition
  • 1.00NewslettersCount not recorded yet, so neutral
  • 3.00On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
  • 1.15MovementRunning: in 1 of the last 7 editions

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  5. 06 · StatusEllison's Graham Doc Grab

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