WBD Acquisition Thread

[Nexonius]

Paramount Submits Concessions To Gain Euro Approval For WBD Deal

Paramount has offered concessions in a bid to smooth over European Commission concerns about its $111B deal for Warner Bros Discovery.

deadline.com

Paramount leaving United International Pictures or having it shuttered, and/or maybe divesting Channel 5 or some Euro channels. Who knows what Europe wants.

 

[RandomMe]

Paramount Submits Concessions To Gain Euro Approval For WBD Deal

Paramount has offered concessions in a bid to smooth over European Commission concerns about its $111B deal for Warner Bros Discovery.

deadline.com

Paramount leaving United International Pictures or having it shuttered, and/or maybe divesting Channel 5 or some Euro channels. Who knows what Europe wants.

I thought UIP ceased to exist somewhat. I remember seeing Flushed Away in 2006 and it had the UIP logo at the beginning. That's when UIP changed hands IIRC

 

[awinger24]

Well, the EU and UK are hopeless. The state AGs really need a Hail Mary otherwise David Ellison won. Bari Weiss and John Lasseter will stay forever. Expect more celebrity typecasting and AI slop as WB Animation shuts down.

George Feltenstein, Michael De Luca, Pam Abdy, Sam Register and Bill Damaschke are all going to get fired. Movies like One Battle After Another will be banned for not being MAGA approved.

 

[Camping My TV Set]

Well, the EU and UK are hopeless. The state AGs really need a Hail Mary otherwise David Ellison won. Bari Weiss and John Lasseter will stay forever. Expect more celebrity typecasting and AI slop as WB Animation shuts down.

George Feltenstein, Michael De Luca, Pam Abdy, Sam Register and Bill Damaschke are all going to get fired. Movies like One Battle After Another will be banned for not being MAGA approved.

so are we just gonna ignore the UK expressing very clear intent to challenge this merger?

 

[Elijah Abrams]

I thought UIP ceased to exist somewhat. I remember seeing Flushed Away in 2006 and it had the UIP logo at the beginning. That's when UIP changed hands IIRC

It ceased to exist in most countries like Britain, Germany, France, Australia, etc.

 

[zakawer2]

It ceased to exist in most countries like Britain, Germany, France, Australia, etc.

It still exists in places like Denmark and Norway though.

 

[RandomMe]

In Portugal it ceased to exist in late 2006. That's when most countries ceased to used UIP's services.

 

[awinger24]

Well, the UK caved in. They are approving the deal.

https://go.bsky.app/redirect?u=http...may-be-aimed-commitments-not-veto-2026-07-02/

Ellison and the MAGA king will rule the world.

 

[Camping My TV Set]

Well, the UK caved in. They are approving the deal.

https://go.bsky.app/redirect?u=https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/britains-paramount-warner-review-may-be-aimed-commitments-not-veto-2026-07-02/

Ellison and the MAGA king will rule the world.

this is a claim made by paramount's lawyers. not the UK itself. even if they end up being right, it'd do you some good to actually read articles instead of reacting to headlines to fuel your cortisol addiction

 

[zakawer2]

Maybe if Paramount actually offers a lot of concessions to UK and EU regulators, the merger might not actually end up as bad as you might think, awinger24.

Or maybe the concessions they'll need to take in order to actually get the merger approved end up being severe that they prevent Paramount from actually carrying out the merger.

 

[awinger24]

Maybe if Paramount actually offers a lot of concessions to UK and EU regulators, the merger might not actually end up as bad as you might think, awinger24.

Or maybe the concessions they'll need to take in order to actually get the merger approved end up being severe that they prevent Paramount from actually carrying out the merger.

If Ellison gets their way, they will put John Lasseter in charge. They will fire Bill Damaschke. Sam Register will also get fired as WB Animation and Cartoon Network Studios fold into Nickelodeon/CBS.

 

[RandomMe]

As mentioned on the international Nick thread, Super! will be handed back to deAgostini on July 17, in two weeks' time.

 

[Perla Magica]

If Ellison gets their way, they will put John Lasseter in charge. They will fire Bill Damaschke. Sam Register will also get fired as WB Animation and Cartoon Network Studios fold into Nickelodeon/CBS.

Let's not jump ahead to what is about to happen just yet in the future. And most importantly, let's not panic, Ellison hasn't done anything yet regard animation industry.

 

[Daikun]

If Ellison gets their way, they will put John Lasseter in charge.

That's not gonna happen.
When Skydance acquired Paramount, everyone thought Lasseter would take charge of Paramount and/or Nick. He declined.

 

[awinger24]

https://www.thestreet.com/entertainment/paramounts-warner-deal-has-a-new-650-million-problem

What can we expect out of the UK? Ellison closing the deal in September feels more plausible. It’s inevitable.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

https://www.thestreet.com/entertainment/paramounts-warner-deal-has-a-new-650-million-problem

What can we expect out of the UK? Ellison closing the deal in September feels more plausible. It’s inevitable.

I did hear that Lisa Nandy quit X because it was spreading misinformation, so she does have a reason to intervene in the merger (and possibly block it).

 

[Moe]

I did hear that Lisa Nandy quit X because it was spreading misinformation, so she does have a reason to intervene in the merger (and possibly block it).

Also, Lisa Nandy is very tough lady that is akin to Lina Khan.

UK has stronger antitrust laws than the US do, so it means Ellison can't use court to get immediate relief, so it would be very tedious for him to through the court and delaying the closure, or complete halt.

California is currently working on lawsuit too.

https://www.thestreet.com/entertainment/paramounts-warner-deal-has-a-new-650-million-problem

What can we expect out of the UK? Ellison closing the deal in September feels more plausible. It’s inevitable.

You got yourself into deeper and deeper depression and time for you to take a break from forum and media.

If you dwell on Ellison too much, so it means you lose the game.

 

[awinger24]

We don’t what will happen post-merger. I hope for the best that Skydance keeps WB entirely separate from PSKY but consolidates distribution and streaming.

In terms of animation, I see Skydance Animation, WB Animation in TV (part of the WB Television Group), Paramount Animation and WB Pictures Animation all operating separately. Nickelodeon Animation already got consolidated and folded into CBS Studios.

Keeping myself open.

And just recently, PSKY wanted the merger finalized around July 16th.

https://go.bsky.app/redirect?u=http...lenges-paramount-over-warner-bros-acquisition

 

[Elijah Abrams]

We don’t what will happen post-merger. I hope for the best that Skydance keeps WB entirely separate from PSKY but consolidates distribution and streaming.

In terms of animation, I see Skydance Animation, WB Animation in TV (part of the WB Television Group), Paramount Animation and WB Pictures Animation all operating separately. Nickelodeon Animation already got consolidated and folded into CBS Studios.

Keeping myself open.

And just recently, PSKY wanted the merger finalized around July 16th.

https://go.bsky.app/redirect?u=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3946868-oregon-attorney-general-challenges-paramount-over-warner-bros-acquisition

There’s more info regarding Oregon, per Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/oregon-ag-ask-court-order-paramount-comply-with-merger-probe-2026-07-07/

 

[awinger24]

There’s more info regarding Oregon, per Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/world/oregon-ag-ask-court-order-paramount-comply-with-merger-probe-2026-07-07/

Are they serious thinking they will close the transaction on July 16th when in fact the EU and UK still have to review it?